Golfer's monitoring system
First Claim
1. A monitoring device for monitoring pivotal hand movements of a golfer about a pivot axis as the golfer swings a golf club, said hand being that connected to the leading arm of said golfer and said pivot axis extending, throughout the monitoring of said hand movements, transversely of said leading arm, generally parallel to the plane of said hand and through the wrist connection of said hand with said leasing arm, said device comprising:
- (A) means supported by the golfer'"'"'s leading arm and having a pivotally moveable sensing element that is biased into contact with the back of said hand for sensing the pivotal position of said hand with respect to said leading arm during pivotal movements of said hand about said pivot axis, said sensing element being pivotally moveable about an axis that is parallel to said pivot axis,(B) a first circuit component for establishing a circuit condition which is equatable to a position for referencing pivotal movements of said hand about said pivot axis, said first circuit component being adapted and arranged to operate under the control of said sensing element and to continuously and without interruption change the circuit condition in response to continuing and uninterrupted pivotal movement of said element,(C) a second circuit component which is connected to said first circuit component for detecting changes in said circuit condition, said second circuit component being responsive to such changes in said circuit condition and having outputs which respectively indicate pivotal movements of said hand about said pivot axis and in opposite pivotal directions from said reference position, andsignals generating means operatively connected to said second circuit component and being responsive to the receipt of said outputs for generating humanly perceivable signals which are respectively indicative of the pivotal movements of said hand in said opposite pivotal directions from said reference position.
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Abstract
A device for monitoring a golfer'"'"'s errant hand movements involves a hand position sensing element, a circuit for establishing a circuit condition which is indicative of a preferred hand position, a circuit for detecting changes in the established circuit condition and providing outputs that are indicative of errant pivotal hand movements, and a signals generating circuit for providing perceivable signals that are indicative of such errant movements. Various circuit controls are provided in the device and a training system is disclosed.
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1. A monitoring device for monitoring pivotal hand movements of a golfer about a pivot axis as the golfer swings a golf club, said hand being that connected to the leading arm of said golfer and said pivot axis extending, throughout the monitoring of said hand movements, transversely of said leading arm, generally parallel to the plane of said hand and through the wrist connection of said hand with said leasing arm, said device comprising:
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(A) means supported by the golfer'"'"'s leading arm and having a pivotally moveable sensing element that is biased into contact with the back of said hand for sensing the pivotal position of said hand with respect to said leading arm during pivotal movements of said hand about said pivot axis, said sensing element being pivotally moveable about an axis that is parallel to said pivot axis, (B) a first circuit component for establishing a circuit condition which is equatable to a position for referencing pivotal movements of said hand about said pivot axis, said first circuit component being adapted and arranged to operate under the control of said sensing element and to continuously and without interruption change the circuit condition in response to continuing and uninterrupted pivotal movement of said element, (C) a second circuit component which is connected to said first circuit component for detecting changes in said circuit condition, said second circuit component being responsive to such changes in said circuit condition and having outputs which respectively indicate pivotal movements of said hand about said pivot axis and in opposite pivotal directions from said reference position, and signals generating means operatively connected to said second circuit component and being responsive to the receipt of said outputs for generating humanly perceivable signals which are respectively indicative of the pivotal movements of said hand in said opposite pivotal directions from said reference position.
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2. A training system for use by a golf instructor in correcting errant pivotal hand movements during a swing of a golf club by a golfer comprising:
a monitoring device for monitoring said errant hand movements and which includes (A) a primary unit that is carried by the golfer, and (B) an auxiliary unit that is located apart from said primary unit and remote from said golfer; said primary unit comprising (A-1) means supported by the golfer'"'"'s leading arm and having a pivotally moveable sensing element that is biased into contact with the back of the hand connected thereto for sensing the pivotal position of said hand with respect to said leading arm during pivotal movements of said hand about a pivot axis, said pivot axis extending transversely of said leading arm, generally parallel to the plane of said hand, and through the wrist connection of said hand with said leading arm throughout such pivotal movements, and said sensing element being pivotally moveable about an axis that is parallel to said pivot axis, (A-2) a first circuit component for establishing a circuit condition which is equatable to a position for referencing pivotal movements of said hand about said pivot axis, said first circuit component being adapted and arranged to operate under the control of said sensing element and to continuously and without interruption change the circuit condition in response to continuing and uninterrupted pivotal movement of said element, (A-3) a second circuit component which is connected to said first circuit component for detecting changes in said circuit condition, said second circuit component being responsive to such changes in said circuit condition and having outputs which respectively indicate pivotal movements of said hand in opposite pivotal directions from said reference position, (A-4) signals generating means operatively connected to said second circuit component and being responsive to the receipt of said outputs for generating signals which are respectively associated with said outputs and indicative of the pivotal movements of said hand in said opposite pivotal directions from said reference position, and (A-5) transmission means responsive to receipt of said associated signals for transmitting the associated signals to said auxiliary unit; said auxiliary unit being provided for use by a golf instructor in analyzing said pivotal movements of said hand and comprising (B-1) receiving means for receiving the associated signals transmitted by said transmission means, and (B-2) a transducer operating under the control of said receiving means and being responsive to the associated signals received thereby for generating humanly perceivable signals which are respectively indicative of the pivotal movements of said hand in said opposite pivotal directions from said reference position. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4)
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5. A training system for use in correcting errant hand movements during a swing of a golf club by a golfer comprising:
a monitoring device for monitoring said errant hand movements and which includes (A) a primary unit that is carried by the golfer, and (B) an auxiliary unit that is located apart from said primary unit and remote from said golfer; said primary unit comprising (A-1) means supported by the golfer'"'"'s leading arm and having a sensing element in contact with the hand connected thereto for sensing the position of said hand during pivotal movement thereof about a pivot axis which is generally parallel to the plane of said hand and through the wrist connection with said arm, (A-2) a first circuit component for establishing a circuit condition which is equatable to a position for referencing pivotal movements of said hand about said pivot axis, said first circuit component being arranged to operate under the control of said sensing element, and said circuit condition being changeable in response to sensed pivotal movements of said hand about said pivot axis, (A-3) a second circuit component which is connected to said first circuit component for detecting changes in said circuit condition, said second circuit component being responsive to such changes in said circuit condition and having outputs which respectively indicate pivotal movements of said hand in opposite pivotal directions from said reference position, (A-4) signals generating means operatively connected to said second circuit component and responsive to the receipt of said outputs for generating signals which are respectively associated with said outputs and indicative of the pivotal movements of said hand in said opposite pivotal directions from said reference position, and (A-5) transmission means responsive to receipt of said associated signals for transmitting the associated signals to said auxiliary unit; said auxiliary unit comprising (B-1) receiving means for receiving the associated signals transmitted by said transmission means, and (B-2) a transducer operating under the control of said receiving means and being responsive to the associated signals received thereby for generating humanly perceivable signals which are respectively indicative of the pivotal movements of said hand in said opposite pivotal directions from said reference position; said training system further comprising (C) an ancillary unit which is carried by the golfer; said auxiliary unit further comprising (B-3) second transmission means operatively connected to said receiving means and responsive to the receipt of associated signals thereby for retransmitting the associated signals to said ancillary unit, and (B-4) switching means manipulatable to operatively disconnect said second transmission means from said receiving means; and said ancillary unit comprising (C-1) second receiving means for receiving the associated signals retransmitted by said second transmission means, and (C-2) second transducer means operating under the control of said second receiving means and being responsive to the associated signals received thereby for generating humanly perceivable signals which are respectively indicative of the pivotal movements of said hand in said opposite pivotal directions from said reference position.
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6. A training system for use in correcting errant hand movements during a swing of a golf club by a golfer comprising:
a monitoring device for monitoring said errant hand movements and which includes (A) a primary unit that is carried by the golfer, and (B) an auxiliary unit that is located apart from said primary unit and remote from said golfer; said primary unit comprising (A-1) means supported by the golfer'"'"'s leading arm and having a sensing element in contact with the hand connected thereto for sensing the position of said hand during pivotal movement thereof about a pivot axis which is generally parallel to the plane of said hand and through the wrist connection with said arm, (A-2) a first circuit component for establishing a circuit condition which is equatable to a position for referencing pivotal movements of said hand about said pivot axis, said first circuit component being arranged to operate under the control of said sensing element, and said circuit condition being changeable in response to sensed pivotal movements of said hand about said pivot axis, (A-3) a second circuit component which is connected to said first circuit component for detecting changes in said circuit condition, said second circuit component being responsive to such changes in said circuit condition and having outputs which respectively indicate pivotal movements of said hand in opposite pivotal directions from said reference position, (A-4) signals generating means operatively connected to said second circuit component and responsive to the receipt of said outputs for generating signals which are respectively associated with said outputs and indicative of the pivotal movements of said hand in said opposite pivotal directions from said reference position, and (A-5) transmission means responsive to receipt of said associated signals for transmitting the associated signals to said auxiliary unit; said auxiliary unit comprising (B-1) receiving means for receiving the associated signals transmitted by said transmission means, and (B-2) a transducer operating under the control of said receiving means and being responsive to the associated signals received thereby for generating humanly perceivable signals which are respectively indicative of the pivotal movements of said hand in said opposite pivotal directions from said reference position; said training system further comprising (C) an ancillary unit which is carried by the golfer; said auxiliary unit further comprising (B-3) second transmission means operatively connected to said receiving means and responsive to the receipt of associated signals thereby for retransmitting the associated signals to said ancillary unit, and (B-4) switching means manipulatable to operatively disconnect said second transmission means from said receiving means, (B-5) microphone means operatively connected to said second transmission means for converting vocal sounds to electronic signals transmissible by said second transmission means, and (B-6) switching means manipulatable to operatively disconnect said second transmission means from said microphone means; and
said ancillary unit comprising(C-1) second receiving means for receiving the associated signals retransmitted by said second transmission means and the electronic signals transmitted thereby, and (C-2) second transducer means operating under the the control of said second receiving means and being responsive to the associated signals received thereby for generating humanly perceivable signals which are respectively indicative of the pivotal movements of said hand in said opposite pivotal directions from said reference position and further responsive to the electronic signals transmitted by said second transmission means for converting said electronic signals to humanly perceivable vocal sounds.
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7. A training system for use in correcting errant hand movements during a swing of a golf club by a golfer comprising:
a monitoring device for monitoring said errant hand movements and which includes (A) a primary unit that is carried by the golfer, and (B) an auxiliary unit that is located apart from said primary unit and remote from said golfer; said primary unit comprising (A-1) means supported by the golfer'"'"'s leading arm and having a sensing element in contact with the hand connected thereto for sensing the position of said hand during pivotal movement thereof about a pivot axis which is generally parallel to the plane of said hand and through the wrist connection with said arm, (A-2) a first circuit component for establishing a circuit condition which is equatable to a position for referencing pivotal movements of said hand about said pivot axis, said first circuit component being arranged to operate under the control of said sensing element, and said circuit condition being changeable in response to sensed pivotal movements of said hand about said pivot axis, (A-3) a second circuit component which is connected to said first circuit component for detecting changes in said circuit condition, said second circuit component being responsive to such changes in said circuit condition and having outputs which respectively indicate pivotal movements of said hand in opposite pivotal directions from said reference position, (A-4) signals generating means operatively connected to said second circuit component and responsive to the receipt of said outputs for generating signals which are respectively associated with said outputs and indicative of the pivotal movements of said hand in said opposite pivotal directions from said reference position, and (A-5) transmission means responsive to receipt of said associated signals for transmitting the associated signals to said auxiliary unit; said auxiliary unit comprising (B-1) receiving means for receiving the associated signals transmitted by said transmission means, and (B-2) a transducer operating under the control of said receiving means and being responsive to the associated signals received thereby for generating humanly perceivable signals which are respectively indicative of the pivotal movements of said hand in said opposite pivotal directions from said reference position; said training system further comprising (C) an ancillary unit which is carried by the golfer; said auxiliary unit further comprising (B-3) second transmission means operatively connected to said receiving means and responsive to the receipt of associated signals thereby for retransmitting the associated signals to said ancillary unit, and (B-4) switching means manipulatable to operatively disconnect said second transmission means from said receiving means; and said ancillary unit comprising (C-1) second receiving means for receiving the associated signals retransmitted by said second transmission means, and (C-2) second transducer means operating under the the control of said second receiving means and being responsive to the associated signals received thereby for generating humanly perceivable signals which are respectively indicative of the pivotal movements of said hand in said opposite pivotal directions from said reference position; said transmission means of said primary unit being a radio frequency transmitter, said receiving means of said auxiliary unit being a radio frequency receiver that is tuned to the radio frequency of the transmission means of said primary unit, said second transmission means being a radio frequency transmitter with a frequency that is operatively distinct from the radio frequency of the transmission means of said primary unit, and said second receiving means being a radio frequency receiver that is tuned to the radio frequency of said second receiving means.
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8. A training system for use in correcting errant hand movements during a swing of a golf club by a golfer comprising:
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a monitoring device for monitoring said errant hand movements and which includes (A) a primary unit that is carried by the golfer, and (B) an auxiliary unit that is located apart from said primary unit and remote from said golfer; said primary unit comprising (A-1) means supported by the golfer'"'"'s leading arm and having a sensing element in contact with the hand connected thereto for sensing the position of said hand during pivotal movement thereof about a pivot axis which is generally parallel to the plane of said hand and through the wrist connection with said arm, (A-2) a first circuit component for establishing a circuit condition which is equatable to a position for referencing pivotal movements of said hand about said pivot axis, said first circuit component being arranged to operate under the control of said sensing element, and said circuit condition being changeable in response to sensed pivotal movements of said hand about said pivot axis, (A-3) a second circuit component which is connected to said first circuit component for detecting changes in said circuit condition, said second circuit component being responsive to such changes in said circuit condition and having outputs which respectively indicate pivotal movements of said hand in opposite pivotal directions from said reference position, (A-4) signals generating means operatively connected to said second circuit component and responsive to the receipt of said outputs for generating signals which are respectively associated with said outputs and indicative of the pivotal movements of said hand in said opposite pivotal directions from said reference position, and (A-5) transmission means responsive to receipt of said associated signals for transmitting the associated signals to said auxiliary unit; said auxiliary unit comprising (B-1) receiving means for receiving the associated signals transmitted by said transmission means, and (B-2) a transducer operating under the control of said receiving means and being responsive to the associated signals received thereby for generating humanly perceivable signals which are respectively indicative of the pivotal movements of said hand in said opposite pivotal directions from said reference position; said training system further comprising (C) an ancillary unit which is carried by the golfer; said auxiliary unit further comprising (B-3) second transmission means operatively connected to said receiving means and responsive to the receipt of associated signals thereby for retransmitting the associated signals to said ancillary unit, and (B-4) switching means manipulatable to operatively disconnect said second transmission means from said receiving means; and said ancillary unit comprising (C-1) second receiving means for receiving the associated signals retransmitted by said second transmission means, and (C-2) second transducer means operating under the the control of said second receiving means and being responsive to the associated signals received thereby for generating humanly perceivable signals which are respectively indicative of the pivotal movements of said hand in said opposite pivotal directions from said reference position; said transmission means of said primary unit being a narrow band light signal transmitter, said receiving means of said auxiliary unit being a light signal receiver that is adapted to receive the narrow light band of the transmission means of said primary unit, said second transmission means being a narrow band light signal transmitter with a light band that is operatively distinct from the light band of the transmission means of said primary unit, and said second receiving means being a light band receiver that is adapted to receive the narrow light band of said second receiving means.
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9. A training system for use in correcting errant hand movements during a swing of a golf club by a golfer comprising:
a monitoring device for monitoring said errant hand movements and which includes (A) a primary unit that is carried by the golfer, (B) an auxiliary unit that is located apart from said primary unit and remote from said golfer, and (C) an ancillary unit which is carried by the golfer;
said primary unit comprising(A-1) means supported by the golfer'"'"'s leading arm and having a sensing element in contact with the hand connected thereto for sensing the position of said hand during pivotal movement thereof about a pivot axis which is generally parallel to the plane of said hand and through the wrist connection with said arm, (A-2) a first circuit component for establishing a circuit condition which is equatable to a position for referencing pivotal movements of said hand about said pivot axis, said first circuit component being arranged to operate under the control of said sensing element, and said circuit condition being changeable in response to sensed pivotal movements of said hand about said pivot axis, (A-3) a second circuit component which is connected to said first circuit component for detecting changes in said circuit condition, said second circuit component being responsive to such changes in said circuit condition and having outputs which respectively indicate pivotal movements of said hand in opposite pivotal directions from said reference position, (A-4) signals generating means operatively connected to said second circuit component and responsive to the receipt of said outputs for generating signals which are respectively associated with said outputs and indicative of the pivotal movements of said hand in said opposite pivotal directions from said reference position, and (A-5) transmission means responsive to receipt of said associated signals for transmitting the associated signals to said auxiliary unit; said auxiliary unit comprising (B-1) receiving means for receiving the associated signals transmitted by said transmission means, (B-2) a transducer operating under the control of said receiving means and being responsive to the associated signals received thereby for generating humanly perceivable signals which are respectively indicative of the pivotal movements of said hand in said opposite pivotal directions from said reference position, (B-3) second transmission means operatively connected to said receiving means and responsive to the receipt of the associated signals thereby for retransmitting the associated signals to said ancillary unit, (B-4) switching means manipulatable to operatively disconnect said second transmission means from said receiving means, (B-5) microphone means operatively connected to said second transmission means for converting vocal sounds to electronic signals transmissible by said second transmission means, and (B-6) switching means manipulatable to operatively disconnect said second transmission means from said microphone means; and said ancillary unit comprising (C-1) second receiving means for receiving the associated signals retransmitted by said second transmission means and the electronic signals transmitted thereby, and (C-2) second transducer means operating under the control of said second receiving means and being responsive to the associated signals received thereby for generating humanly perceivable signals which are respectively indicative of the pivotal movements of said hand in said opposite pivotal directions from said reference position and being further responsive to the electronic signals transmitted by said second transmission means for converting said electronic signals to humanly perceivable vocal sounds. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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