Device and method for displaying golf shot data
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1. A golf data system comprising:
- circuitry, at a portable data acquisition device, configured to determine a location of the portable data acquisition device;
an assembly configured to be coupled to a shaft or grip of a golf club, the assembly includinga sensor adapted to detect that the golf club has been lifted from a golf bag; and
a transmitter configured to emit a signal including identification data unique to the assembly based on a detection by the sensor that the golf club has been lifted from the golf bag; and
a memory, at the portable data acquisition device, configured to receive the identification data unique to the assembly, and store the identification data unique to the assembly in association with the location of the portable data acquisition device.
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Abstract
Golf club telemetry equipment sends signals to a receiver in a golf round data system. The signals uniquely identify the particular club a player has selected for a stroke and the fact that a stroke has been taken. The club identification can occur either before or during a stroke. Automatic detection of clubs and strokes simplifies round data collection for the player. Club identification before a stroke permits a forecast of the result of the stroke to be presented to then player prior to the stroke. The signals can be either acoustic or electromagnetic.
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1. A golf data system comprising:
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circuitry, at a portable data acquisition device, configured to determine a location of the portable data acquisition device; an assembly configured to be coupled to a shaft or grip of a golf club, the assembly including a sensor adapted to detect that the golf club has been lifted from a golf bag; and a transmitter configured to emit a signal including identification data unique to the assembly based on a detection by the sensor that the golf club has been lifted from the golf bag; and a memory, at the portable data acquisition device, configured to receive the identification data unique to the assembly, and store the identification data unique to the assembly in association with the location of the portable data acquisition device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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