Launch monitor system and a method for use thereof
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1. A launch monitor system for measuring data for a club and a ball moving in a predetermined field-of-view, the system comprising:
- at least one club camera pointed toward the predetermined field-of-view, and positioned in a first plane, each club camera obtains at least two club images in the predetermined field-of-view;
at least one ball camera pointed toward the predetermined filed-of-view, and positioned in a second plane spaced vertically from the first plane, each ball camera obtains at least two ball images in the predetermined field-of-view; and
a computer to determine club motion data from the club images and ball motion data from the ball images.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a launch monitor system that measures club motion data and ball motion data. The system includes a club monitor and a ball monitor. The club monitor obtains images of the club before impact with the ball, and the ball monitor takes images of the ball after impact during a single swing. The present invention further includes a method of monitoring a club and ball in a single swing.
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1. A launch monitor system for measuring data for a club and a ball moving in a predetermined field-of-view, the system comprising:
- at least one club camera pointed toward the predetermined field-of-view, and positioned in a first plane, each club camera obtains at least two club images in the predetermined field-of-view;
at least one ball camera pointed toward the predetermined filed-of-view, and positioned in a second plane spaced vertically from the first plane, each ball camera obtains at least two ball images in the predetermined field-of-view; and
a computer to determine club motion data from the club images and ball motion data from the ball images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- at least one club camera pointed toward the predetermined field-of-view, and positioned in a first plane, each club camera obtains at least two club images in the predetermined field-of-view;
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17. A launch monitor system for measuring data for a club and a ball moving in a predetermined field-of-view, the system comprising:
- at least one club camera pointed toward the predetermined field-of-view, each club camera obtains at least two club images in the predetermined field-of-view;
at least one ball camera pointed toward the predetermined filed-of-view, each ball camera obtains at least two ball images in the predetermined field-of-view;
each of the club and ball cameras are located on the same side of the club and ball, and a computer to determine club motion data from the club images and ball motion data from the ball images. - View Dependent Claims (18)
- at least one club camera pointed toward the predetermined field-of-view, each club camera obtains at least two club images in the predetermined field-of-view;
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19. A method of calculating club motion data and ball motion data using a launch monitor system, said method comprising the steps of:
- a golfer swinging a club to impact a ball;
obtaining at least two club images during the swing at two different times;
obtaining at least two ball images at two different times during the swing;
determining the club motion data from the club images; and
determining the ball motion data from the ball images;
wherein the club images are obtained before the club impacts the ball and the ball images are obtained after the club impacts the ball during a swing. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
- a golfer swinging a club to impact a ball;
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