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Instrumented golf club system & method of use

  • US 6,648,769 B2
  • Filed: 04/30/2001
  • Issued: 11/18/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/12/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An instrumented golf club system comprising:

  • a shaft having a hollow interior, an angular rate sensor disposed within the hollow interior of the shaft, the angular rate sensor capable of measuring data related to the shaft during a golf swing, a power supply disposed within the hollow interior of the shaft, and an electronic circuitry board disposed within the hollow interior of the shaft, the electronic circuitry board having a ring buffer memory circuit, a power control circuit, a signal conditioning circuit for the angular rate sensor, and a serial communication circuit;

    a club head secured to the shaft, the club head having a hollow interior, a plurality of accelerometers disposed within the hollow interior of the club head, and a signal conditioning board for the accelerometers;

    a computer for processing the data from the electronic circuit board; and

    an interface mechanism capable of providing communication between the instrumented golf club and the computer.

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