Golf swing-diagnosing system
First Claim
1. A golf swing-diagnosing system to permit a adjustment of a golf swing comprising a computer for capturing a golf swing colored moving image and for capturing a number of still frames from the colored moving image in which a golfer swinging by gripping a golf club is photographed, wherein said computer comprises:
- an extraction means for selectively extracting one or more individual still images each individual still image showing a swing posture as a check-point image, wherein the one or more individual still check-point images are selected from the group consisting of an address image, a take-back shaft 8 o'"'"'clock image, a take-back shaft 9 o'"'"'clock image, a take-back unskillful arm horizontal image, a top image, a downswing unskillful arm horizontal image, a downswing shaft 9 o'"'"'clock image, an impact image, a follow-through shaft 3 o'"'"'clock image, and a finish image from a large number of still images constituting said color moving image;
means for extracting a plurality of different colored marks attached to the golfer or the golfer'"'"'s golf club or a plurality of attention-focused points from each individual still check-point image sufficient to diagnose the golfer'"'"'s swing;
means for obtaining a coordinate of a position of each of a plurality of different colored marks attached to a golfer or a golf club, and/or of a plurality of attention-focused points comprising a golfer'"'"'s silhouette, contour of the golfer'"'"'s silhouette, the curvature of the contour of a golfer'"'"'s silhouette, a straight line associated with the contour of a golfer'"'"'s silhouette, edge extraction characteristics of a golfer'"'"'s silhouette, a color of a golfer'"'"'s garment, and a golfer'"'"'s skin color, which operate, in each of said individual still check-point images, while said golfer is swinging, wherein sufficient different colored marks and/or attention-focused points are used to diagnose the golfer'"'"'s swing;
a means for diagnosing a swing form of said golfer by setting a plurality of diagnosis items each including a swing posture and a shaft angle for each trajectory pattern and by comparing numerical data generated from data of said coordinate of said position of each of said attention-focused points in each of said check-point images with a judgement value which is an ideal value inputted to said computer in advance; and
a means for outputting an advice drill corresponding to a result of each of said diagnosis from a data base in which a plurality of advice drills prepared as a practicing method for improving a swing form is registered.
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Abstract
A computer (16) for capturing a colored moving image photographed by photographing means (14, 15) has an extraction means for extracting images having necessary swing postures as check-point images from a large number of still images constituting the color moving image; a means for obtaining a coordinate of a position of each of attention-focused points, which operate, in each of the check-point images, while a golfer (11) is swinging; a means for diagnosing a golfer'"'"'s swing form by setting a plurality of diagnosis items for each trajectory pattern obtained by a ball motion measuring apparatus (20) to classify behavior of a golf ball and by comparing numerical data generated from data of the coordinate of the position of each of the attention-focused points with a judgement value set in each of a plurality of diagnosis items; and a means for outputting an advice drill corresponding to a result of a diagnosis.
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30 Claims
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1. A golf swing-diagnosing system to permit a adjustment of a golf swing comprising a computer for capturing a golf swing colored moving image and for capturing a number of still frames from the colored moving image in which a golfer swinging by gripping a golf club is photographed, wherein said computer comprises:
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an extraction means for selectively extracting one or more individual still images each individual still image showing a swing posture as a check-point image, wherein the one or more individual still check-point images are selected from the group consisting of an address image, a take-back shaft 8 o'"'"'clock image, a take-back shaft 9 o'"'"'clock image, a take-back unskillful arm horizontal image, a top image, a downswing unskillful arm horizontal image, a downswing shaft 9 o'"'"'clock image, an impact image, a follow-through shaft 3 o'"'"'clock image, and a finish image from a large number of still images constituting said color moving image; means for extracting a plurality of different colored marks attached to the golfer or the golfer'"'"'s golf club or a plurality of attention-focused points from each individual still check-point image sufficient to diagnose the golfer'"'"'s swing; means for obtaining a coordinate of a position of each of a plurality of different colored marks attached to a golfer or a golf club, and/or of a plurality of attention-focused points comprising a golfer'"'"'s silhouette, contour of the golfer'"'"'s silhouette, the curvature of the contour of a golfer'"'"'s silhouette, a straight line associated with the contour of a golfer'"'"'s silhouette, edge extraction characteristics of a golfer'"'"'s silhouette, a color of a golfer'"'"'s garment, and a golfer'"'"'s skin color, which operate, in each of said individual still check-point images, while said golfer is swinging, wherein sufficient different colored marks and/or attention-focused points are used to diagnose the golfer'"'"'s swing; a means for diagnosing a swing form of said golfer by setting a plurality of diagnosis items each including a swing posture and a shaft angle for each trajectory pattern and by comparing numerical data generated from data of said coordinate of said position of each of said attention-focused points in each of said check-point images with a judgement value which is an ideal value inputted to said computer in advance; and a means for outputting an advice drill corresponding to a result of each of said diagnosis from a data base in which a plurality of advice drills prepared as a practicing method for improving a swing form is registered. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A golf swing-diagnosing system comprising:
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a computer for (1) extracting one or more individual still images each showing posture as check-point images selected from the group consisting of an address image, a take-back shaft 8 o'"'"'clock image, a take-back shaft 9 o'"'"'clock image, a take-back unskillful arm horizontal image, a top image, a downswing unskillful arm horizontal image, a downswing shaft 9 o'"'"'clock image, an impact image, a follow-through shaft 3 o'"'"'clock image, and a finish image from a large number of still colored images by capturing a colored image in which a golfer swinging by gripping a club is photographed;
(2) obtaining a coordinate of each of attention-focused points, which operate, in each of only said check-point images, while said golfer is swinging; and
(3) diagnosing a swing form of said golfer by setting a plurality of diagnosis items each including a swing posture and a shaft angle for each trajectory pattern; anda server connected with said computer through a communication network and receiving swing information having results of a diagnosis on a swing form from said computer, and a terminal information apparatus connected to said communication network for providing said swing information to said golfer. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of diagnosing a golf swing to permit a adjustment of a golf swing comprising a computer for capturing a golf swing colored moving image and for capturing a number of still frames from the colored moving image in which a golfer swinging by gripping a golf club is photographed, comprising:
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selectively extracting one or more individual still images each individual still image showing a swing posture as a check-point image, wherein the one or more individual still check-point images are selected from the group consisting of an address image, a take-back shaft 8 o'"'"'clock image, a take-back shaft 9 o'"'"'clock image, a take-back unskillful arm horizontal image, a top image, a downswing unskillful arm horizontal image, a downswing shaft 9 o'"'"'clock image, an impact image, a follow-through shaft 3 o'"'"'clock image, and a finish image from a large number of still images constituting said color moving image; extracting a plurality of different colored marks attached to the golfer or the golfer'"'"'s golf club or a plurality of attention-focused points from each individual still check-point image sufficient to diagnose the golfer'"'"'s swing; obtaining a coordinate of a position of each of a plurality of different colored marks attached to a golfer or a golf club, and/or of a plurality of attention-focused points comprising a golfer'"'"'s silhouette, contour of the golfer'"'"'s silhouette, the curvature of the contour of a golfer'"'"'s silhouette, a straight line associated with the contour of a golfer'"'"'s silhouette, edge extraction characteristics of a golfer'"'"'s silhouette, a color of a golfer'"'"'s garment, and a golfer'"'"'s skin color, which operate, in each of said individual still check-point images, while said golfer is swinging, wherein sufficient different colored marks and/or attention-focused points are extracted to diagnose the golfer'"'"'s swing; diagnosing a swing form of said golfer by setting a plurality of diagnosis items each including a swing posture and a shaft angle for each trajectory pattern and by comparing numerical data generated from data of said coordinate of said position of each of said attention-focused points in each of said check-point images with a judgement value which is an ideal value inputted to said computer in advance; and outputting an advice drill corresponding to a result of each of said diagnosis from a data base in which a plurality of advice drills prepared as a practicing method for improving a swing form is registered. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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