Systems and devices for controlled putting
First Claim
1. A system for putting comprising:
- a) a putter assembly with a putter substrate and a handle;
b) a plurality of modules configured to detachably couple to the putter substrate to form a putter head, wherein at least one of the plurality of modules is an alignment module configured to indicate an alignment of the putter head with a target from the putter head; and
c) a target module with a transmitter unit for transmitting alignment signals in a path between the target and the putter head and wherein the alignment module includes a receiver unit for receiving the alignment signals, wherein the transmitter unit includes one or more of a radio transmitter and an optical transmitter for generating the alignment signals.
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Abstract
A putting system with a putter substrate and modules that detachably couple to the putter substrate to form a putter head is disclosed. The modules detect, determine, measure and/or monitor alignment and/or tempo of the putter head. Modules include displays and/or audio outputs that provide visual and/or audio representations of the alignment and/or the tempo of the putter head. In accordance with the embodiments of the invention, the system includes a target module for generating alignment signals that are received by a positioning module with a built-in receiver unit. Preferably, the transmitter unit includes an array of infrared transmitters and the receiver unit includes an array of infrared detectors. In operation the positioning module is configured to detect, determine, measure and/or monitor angular alignment of the putter head with respect to the target module based on intensities of the alignment signals received at each of the infrared detectors. In accordance with further embodiments of the invention the system includes weight modules with a range of weights and weight balances.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for putting comprising:
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a) a putter assembly with a putter substrate and a handle; b) a plurality of modules configured to detachably couple to the putter substrate to form a putter head, wherein at least one of the plurality of modules is an alignment module configured to indicate an alignment of the putter head with a target from the putter head; and c) a target module with a transmitter unit for transmitting alignment signals in a path between the target and the putter head and wherein the alignment module includes a receiver unit for receiving the alignment signals, wherein the transmitter unit includes one or more of a radio transmitter and an optical transmitter for generating the alignment signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for putting, the system comprising:
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a) a positioning module coupled to a putter substrate to form a putter head, wherein the positioning module includes a receiver unit for detecting infrared optical signals as the putter substrate is moved back and forth through a putting trajectory; and b) a target module for positioning near a putting target with a transmitter unit for emitting the infrared optical signals in a path between the target and the putter substrate, wherein the positioning module provides one or more of an indication of the position of the putter head with respect to the target module based on the infrared optical signals detected by the receiver unit, wherein the transmitter unit includes an array of light emitting diodes for emitting the infrared optical signals and wherein the receiver includes an array of infrared detectors for detecting an intensity of the infrared light emitted by the array of light emitting diodes. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for putting comprising:
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a) a putter assembly with a putter substrate and a handle; and b) a plurality of modules configured to detachably couple to the putter substrate to form a putter head, wherein at least one of the plurality of modules is an alignment module configured to indicate an alignment of the putter head with a target from the putter head; and c)a target module with a transmitter unit for transmitting alignment signals in a path between the target and the putter head, wherein the alignment module includes a receiver unit for receiving the alignment signals, the transmitter unit includes one or more of a radio transmitter and an optical transmitter for generating the alignment signals and the receiver unit includes a plurality of detectors and a computing circuit for determining an angular alignment of the putter head as the putter head is moved back and forth through a putting trajectory. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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