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Systems and methods for fitting golf equipment

  • US 8,827,842 B2
  • Filed: 11/26/2003
  • Issued: 09/09/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for fitting golf equipment, comprising:

  • in a swing module, collecting swing data from strain gauges related to how a golfer swings a golf club, the golf club comprising a shaft and a club head, the swing data comprising a load time, load pattern, peak load, swing ramp, and ramp potential or a combination of at least some of these paramaters;

    determining if the golfer'"'"'s swing technique should be modified based at least in part on the collected swing data;

    when it is determined that the golfer'"'"'s swing technique should be modified, then using the swing data to correct the swing flaws; and

    when it is determined that the golfer'"'"'s swing technique should not be modified, thenin a launch module, monitoring how the golfer launches a golf ball using the golf club by obtaining launch data from a launch monitor including a launch angle, velocity, and spin rate;

    in the launch module, using the received launch data to optimize a launch angle, velocity, and spin rate relative to each other based on non-linear relationships between the launch angle, velocity, and spin rate;

    iteratively changing a combination of characteristics of at least one of the shaft and the club head until the optimized launch angle, velocity, and spin rate are achieved; and

    in the launch module, obtaining launch data from the launch monitor related to how the golfer launches a golf ball using the golf club with the changed characteristics.

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