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Golfing apparatus

  • US 5,290,037 A
  • Filed: 09/11/1991
  • Issued: 03/01/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/26/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A golfing apparatus for determining the carry distance of a golf ball which has a golfer has struck, said golfing apparatus comprising:

  • a. a speed measuring mechanism having a boresight disposed at angle in the range of zero degrees to twenty five degrees with respect to level ground so that it can be aimed at the struck golf ball while in flight wherein said speed measuring mechanism measures the component of the speed of the golf ball which is parallel to said boresight;

    b. a correlator electrically coupled to said speed measuring mechanism, said correlator correlates said measured component of the speed of the golf ball for each club with an empirically derived multiplier for use in determining the carry distance of the golf ball;

    c. a display electrically coupled to said correlating means whereby said display displays the carry distance of the golf ball so that the golfer can determine how far the golf ball which he has hit will carry in flight; and

    d. an acoustic trigger coupled to said speed measuring mechanism, said acoustic trigger turns on said speed measuring mechanism in response to the sound of the struck golf ball.

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