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Systems and methods for measuring and/or analyzing swing information

  • US 8,430,770 B2
  • Filed: 01/28/2010
  • Issued: 04/30/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for monitoring a golf swing comprising:

  • providing a cellular telephone having one or more accelerometers and a program that allows the cellular telephone to;

    monitor acceleration of the cellular telephone as the cellular telephone swings;

    collect acceleration information based on the monitored acceleration of the cellular telephone as the cellular telephone swings;

    analyze the collected acceleration information to determine one or more characteristics of a golf swing based on the collected acceleration information; and

    output information regarding the one or more characteristics of the golf swing on a display of the cellular telephone;

    coupling the cellular telephone to a forearm or wrist of a user; and

    employing the cellular telephone coupled to the forearm or wrist of the user to;

    monitor acceleration of the cellular telephone as the cellular telephone swings while the user swings a golf club;

    collect acceleration information based on the monitored acceleration of the cellular telephone as the cellular telephone swings;

    analyze the collected acceleration information to determine one or more characteristics of the golf swing based on the collected acceleration information; and

    output information regarding the one or more characteristics of the golf swing on the display of the cellular telephone.

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