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Method and apparatus for measuring golf green speeds

  • US 8,282,499 B2
  • Filed: 11/30/2011
  • Issued: 10/09/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a golf ball comprisinga golf ball body,a motion sensor disposed within the golf ball body and configured to measure acceleration of the golf ball along each of three mutually perpendicular axis,a processor configured to determine a deceleration of the golf ball based upon the acceleration measured by the motion sensor, and wherein the processor is also configured to determine a frequency of signals provided by the motion sensor and to await the frequency falling below a predefined threshold prior to determining a deceleration of the golf ball,a transmitter disposed within the golf ball body configured to transmit data representative of deceleration of the golf ball; and

    a display device comprising,a receiver configured to receive data representative of the deceleration of the golf ball from transmitter, anda display configured to provide a representation of a measure of the deceleration of the golf ball.

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