METHOD FOR ANALYZING GOLF SWING PERFORMANCE RELATIVE TO A TARGET LINE

• US 20160271445A1
• Filed: 03/16/2015
• Published: 09/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Adam Kolloff
• Original Assignee: Adam Kolloff
• Inventors: Kolloff, Adam
• Application Number:
  US14/659,552
• Publication Number:
  US 20160271445A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/11 Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor, mobility of a limb for measuring pulse A61B5/02 ;A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/19 Sporting applications
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2218/12 Classification; Matching
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0639 Performance analysis of employees; Performance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/23 Recognition of whole body movements, e.g. for sport training
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 Sports
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera constructional features concerning the integration of cameras in portable phones H04M1/0264

Abstract

An object of one or more embodiments of the method presented is to provide an analysis of swing features relative to a target line. To accomplish this, a golfer selects a target line, which is an imaginary line connecting the position of a strike object, such as a golf ball, with an intended target. The target line is stored on a mobile device. A sensing unit attached to a golf club captures orientation and acceleration data during a swing, which is analyzed relative to the intended target, against a baseline swing model. The method also provides feedback on golf club position when the golfer is addressing the ball, prior to the backswing. The golfer receives feedback on swing performance swing performance relative to the target line for each club and various swings types, such as chips or bunker shots.

Claims

1. A method for analyzing golf swing performance relative to a target line comprising:

providing a mobile computing device containing a first microprocessor, computer memory, a mobile application, baseline data, a video camera, a display, a wireless receiver, and a magnetometer;

selecting a target line delineated by a strike object and an intended target;

storing a compass heading defined by said target line in said computer memory;

selecting a baseline model swing from a plurality of model swings stored in said mobile application;

executing a golf club swing with a golf club having a sensing unit attached thereto;

wherein said sensing unit contains a gyroscope, an accelerometer, a magnetometer, a second microprocessor, a memory buffer module and a wireless transmitter for collecting sensing unit data;

wirelessly transmitting said sensing unit data from said wireless transmitter to a wireless receiver;

transferring said sensing unit data from said wireless receiver to said mobile application on said mobile device;

comparing said sensing unit data to said baseline model swing, relative to said target line to generate a comparative analysis; and

displaying said comparative analysis in said mobile application on said mobile computing device.

2. A method according to claim 1 where Near Field Communications (NFC) is used to wirelessly transmit said sensing unit data to said wireless receiver.

3. A method for analyzing golf swing performance relative to a target line comprising:

providing a mobile computing device containing a first microprocessor, computer memory, a mobile application, baseline data, a video camera, a display, a wireless receiver, and a GPS;

selecting a target line delineated by a strike object and an intended target;

storing a bearing defined by said target line in said computer memory;

selecting a baseline model swing from a plurality of swings determined by a projected trajectory in said mobile application;

executing a golf club swing with a golf club having a sensing unit attached thereto;

wherein said sensing unit contains a gyroscope, an accelerometer, a magnetometer, a second microprocessor, a memory buffer module and a wireless transmitter for collecting sensing unit data;

wirelessly transmitting said sensing unit data from said wireless transmitter to a wireless receiver;

transferring said sensing unit data from said wireless receiver to said mobile application on said mobile device;

comparing said sensing unit data to said baseline model swing, relative to said target line to generate a comparative analysis; and

displaying said comparative analysis in said mobile application on said mobile computing device.

4. A method according to claim 3 where Near Field Communications (NFC) is used to wirelessly transmit said sensing unit data to said wireless receiver.

5. A method according to claim 3 or 4 wherein selection of said target line occurs by selecting a strike object coordinate and selecting an intended target coordinate using a map displayed on a mobile device.

6. A method for analyzing golf club position at an initial swing point comprising:

providing a mobile computing device containing a first microprocessor, computer memory, a mobile application, baseline data, a video camera, a display, a wireless receiver, and a magnetometer;

selecting a target line delineated by a strike object and an intended target;

storing a compass heading defined by said target line in said computer memory;

selecting a baseline model swing from a plurality of swings determined by a projected trajectory in said mobile application;

positioning a golf club adjacent to a strike object, said golf club having a sensing unit attached thereto;

wherein said sensing unit contains a gyroscope, an accelerometer, a magnetometer, a second microprocessor, a memory buffer module and a wireless transmitter for collecting sensing unit data;

wirelessly transmitting said sensing unit data from said wireless transmitter to a wireless receiver;

transferring said sensing unit data from said wireless receiver to said mobile application on said mobile device;

comparing said sensing unit data to said baseline model swing, relative to said target line to generate a comparative analysis; and

displaying said comparative analysis in said mobile application on said mobile computing device.

7. A method according to claim 6 wherein generating a comparative analysis is displayed visually on said mobile device, continuously, in real time.

8. A method according to claim 7 wherein said comparative analysis uses a three-dimensional representation of said golf club.

9. A method according to claim 6 wherein said comparative analysis uses tactile feedback.

10. A method according to claim 6 wherein said comparative analysis uses audible feedback.

11. A method for analyzing golf club position and swing features comprising:

providing a mobile computing device containing a first microprocessor, computer memory, a mobile application, baseline data, a video camera, a display, a wireless receiver, and a magnetometer;

selecting a baseline model swing from a plurality of swings determined by a projected trajectory in said mobile application;

positioning a golf club adjacent to a strike object, said golf club having a sensing unit attached thereto;

wherein said sensing unit contains a gyroscope, an accelerometer, a magnetometer, a second microprocessor, a memory buffer module and a wireless transmitter for collecting sensing unit data;

wirelessly transmitting said sensing unit data from said wireless transmitter to a wireless receiver;

transferring said sensing unit data from said wireless receiver to said mobile application on said mobile device;

comparing said sensing unit data to said baseline model swing, to generate a comparative analysis; and

displaying said comparative analysis in said mobile application on said mobile computing device.

12. A method according to claim 11 where Near Field Communications (NFC) is used to wirelessly transmit said sensing unit data to said wireless receiver.