Method and apparatus for assistive energy type golf club
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1. Apparatus adapted to control the operation of an assistive energy golf club head during a swing wherein said assistive energy is additive to the swing energy, said apparatus including:
- sensor apparatus adapted to sense the travel of said golf club head relative to a golf ball;
signal processing apparatus operating to generate a firing command during said swing and prior to the impact of said golf club head with said golf ball based on a predicted impact time or impact distance of said golf club face with said golf ball;
velocity generating apparatus including said golf club head responsive to said generation of said firing command to apply said assistive energy additive to the swing energy from said golf club face to said golf ball; and
said assistive energy additive to the swing energy is effective to apply incremental velocity to said golf ball.
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Apparatus and a method that enables an assistive energy type golf club to sense the approach of the club face toward a golf ball, and to trigger the release of the assistive energy at the optimum time to achieve the desired golf ball velocity and distance.
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1. Apparatus adapted to control the operation of an assistive energy golf club head during a swing wherein said assistive energy is additive to the swing energy, said apparatus including:
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sensor apparatus adapted to sense the travel of said golf club head relative to a golf ball; signal processing apparatus operating to generate a firing command during said swing and prior to the impact of said golf club head with said golf ball based on a predicted impact time or impact distance of said golf club face with said golf ball; velocity generating apparatus including said golf club head responsive to said generation of said firing command to apply said assistive energy additive to the swing energy from said golf club face to said golf ball; and said assistive energy additive to the swing energy is effective to apply incremental velocity to said golf ball. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of operating apparatus adapted to control the operation of an assistive energy golf club head during a swing, where said assistive energy is additive to the swing energy, said method including the steps of:
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operating sensor apparatus to sense the travel of said golf club head relative to a golf ball during said swing; operating signal processing apparatus responsive to said sensor apparatus during said swing and prior to the impact of said golf club head with said golf ball to determine a predicted time or distance to said impact; generating a firing command based on said predicted time or distance to ball impact, during said swing and prior to the impact of the club face of said golf club head with said golf ball; applying assistive energy additive to the swing energy from said golf club face to said golf ball responsive to said generation of said firing command; and said assistive energy additive to the swing energy is effective to apply incremental velocity to said golf ball. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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