Shaft selection aiding apparatus for selecting optimum shaft for a golfer
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1. A shaft selecting apparatus for selecting a golf club shaft with an optimum flex for a golfer, comprising:
- a speed detection unit for detecting a speed of the head of a golf club in the vicinity of the top of the swing; and
a selecting unit for selecting the golf club shaft with an optimum flex for said golfer based on the speed of the club head detected by said speed detection unit.
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Abstract
A high speed camera takes an image in the vicinity of a ball 3 and a club head 12, while a high speed camera 5 takes an image in the vicinity of the top of the swing of a golfer 1, and the images are recorded in a high speed video tape recorder 6. The recorded images are reproduced, swing time, a swing speed and a head speed are detected using a personal computer 15, and a shaft with an optimum flex for the golfer is selected based on the swing time, the swing speed, the swing time and the head speed, or the swing speed and the head speed.
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1. A shaft selecting apparatus for selecting a golf club shaft with an optimum flex for a golfer, comprising:
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a speed detection unit for detecting a speed of the head of a golf club in the vicinity of the top of the swing; and a selecting unit for selecting the golf club shaft with an optimum flex for said golfer based on the speed of the club head detected by said speed detection unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A shaft selecting apparatus for selecting a golf club shaft with an optimum flex for a golfer, comprising:
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a speed detection unit for detecting the speed of the club head of a golf club in the vicinity of the top of the swing; an impact speed detection unit for detecting the speed of the club head at impact; and a selecting unit for selecting the golf club shaft with an optimum flex for said golfer based on the speed of the club head detected by said speed detection unit and the speed of the club head at impact detected by said impact speed detection unit. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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