Method for predicting a golfer's ball striking performance
First Claim
1. A system for predicting a golfer'"'"'s ball striking performance, the system comprising:
- a plurality of cameras, each of the plurality of cameras focused on a field of view, the field of view including a golf ball;
a golf club having means for providing a true golf club head orientation at a moment of time prior to impact with the golf ball in the field of view;
means for triggering the activation of each of the plurality of cameras prior to the golf club impacting the golf ball;
means for determining a plurality of pre-impact swing properties for the golfer based on the golfer'"'"'s swing with the golf club;
means for generating a plurality of ball launch parameters from a plurality of club head properties of the golf club, a plurality of ball properties of a golf ball, and the plurality of pre-impact swing properties;
means for inputting into a trajectory code the plurality of ball launch parameters, a plurality of atmospheric conditions, and a plurality of lift and drag properties for the golf ball; and
means for generating a predicted performance from the trajectory code of the golf ball if struck with the golf club by the golfer under the atmospheric conditions.
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Abstract
A system for a predicting golfer'"'"'s performance is disclosed herein. The system inputs the pre-impact swing properties of a golfer, a plurality of mass properties of a first golf club, and a plurality of mass properties of a first golf ball into a rigid body code. Ball launch parameters are generated from the rigid body. The ball launch parameters, a plurality of atmospheric conditions and lift and drag properties of the golf ball are inputted into a trajectory code. This trajectory code is used to predict the performance of a golf ball if struck by the golfer with the golf club under the atmospheric conditions. The system can then predict the performance of the golf ball if struck by the golfer with a different golf club. The system of the present invention predicts the performance of the golf ball without the golfer actually striking the golf ball.
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13 Claims
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1. A system for predicting a golfer'"'"'s ball striking performance, the system comprising:
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a plurality of cameras, each of the plurality of cameras focused on a field of view, the field of view including a golf ball;
a golf club having means for providing a true golf club head orientation at a moment of time prior to impact with the golf ball in the field of view;
means for triggering the activation of each of the plurality of cameras prior to the golf club impacting the golf ball;
means for determining a plurality of pre-impact swing properties for the golfer based on the golfer'"'"'s swing with the golf club;
means for generating a plurality of ball launch parameters from a plurality of club head properties of the golf club, a plurality of ball properties of a golf ball, and the plurality of pre-impact swing properties;
means for inputting into a trajectory code the plurality of ball launch parameters, a plurality of atmospheric conditions, and a plurality of lift and drag properties for the golf ball; and
means for generating a predicted performance from the trajectory code of the golf ball if struck with the golf club by the golfer under the atmospheric conditions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for predicting a golfer'"'"'s ball striking performance, the system comprising:
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a plurality of cameras, each of the plurality of cameras focused on a field of view, the field of view including a golf ball;
a golf club having means for providing a true golf club head orientation at a moment of time prior to impact with the golf ball in the field of view;
means for triggering the activation of each of the plurality of cameras prior to the golf club impacting the golf ball;
means for determining a plurality of pre-impact swing properties for the golfer based on the golfer'"'"'s swing with the golf club;
means for generating a plurality of ball launch parameters from a plurality of club head properties of at least one golf club of a plurality of golf clubs, a plurality of ball properties of at least one golf ball of a plurality of golf balls, and the plurality of pre-impact swing properties;
means for inputting into a trajectory code the plurality of ball launch parameters, a plurality of atmospheric conditions, and a plurality of lift and drag properties for the at least one golf ball of the plurality of golf balls; and
means for generating a predicted performance from the trajectory code of the at least one golf ball of the plurality of golf balls if struck with the at least one golf club of the plurality of golf clubs by the golfer under the atmospheric conditions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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