Swing measurement golf club with sensors
First Claim
1. A golf club comprising:
- a grip at a proximal end of said golf club;
a club head at a terminal end of said golf club; and
a shaft connecting said grip and said club head, juxtaposed between said grip and said club head;
wherein said club head further comprises a sensor box;
wherein said sensor box further comprises a high range gyroscope having a measurement range of greater than about 2,000°
/sec, andwherein a linear velocity of said club head is continuously calculated from a rotational velocity data gather from said high range gyroscope throughout the entire golf swing.
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Abstract
A method relating to an improved fitting system for a golf club shaft is disclosed herein. More specifically, the present invention utilizes specific data gathered from the golfer'"'"'s golf swing itself to determine the best performing golf club shaft for this particular golf swing. Even more specifically, the present invention relates to the utilization of infrared motion capturing cameras to record the location data of a golf club shaft throughout a swing. Based on the location data captured, one or more dynamic behavioral characteristics can be calculated to determine one or more preferred shaft characteristics. Using the preferred shaft characteristics, a shaft can be recommended for the golfer having this particular golf swing. The current inventive fitting methodology is preferred to the archaic fitting method of using data gathered from the result orientated ball flight data together with a tedious process of having to try numerous different shafts.
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15 Claims
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1. A golf club comprising:
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a grip at a proximal end of said golf club; a club head at a terminal end of said golf club; and a shaft connecting said grip and said club head, juxtaposed between said grip and said club head; wherein said club head further comprises a sensor box; wherein said sensor box further comprises a high range gyroscope having a measurement range of greater than about 2,000°
/sec, andwherein a linear velocity of said club head is continuously calculated from a rotational velocity data gather from said high range gyroscope throughout the entire golf swing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A golf club comprising:
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a grip at a proximal end of said golf club; a club head at a terminal end of said golf club; and a shaft connecting said grip and said club head, juxtaposed between said grip and said club head; wherein said sensor box further comprises; an accelerometer; a magnetometer; a memory storage device; an antenna; and a high range gyroscope having a measurement range of greater than about 3,000°
/sec, andwherein a linear velocity of said club head is continuously calculated from a rotational velocity data gather from said high range gyroscope throughout the entire golf swing. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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