Systems and methods for fitting golf equipment
First Claim
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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Abstract
A golf equipment fitting system that uses advanced technology to not only objectively identify the optimum equipment for the golfer, but to also identify and help correct swing flaws so that the golfer can achieve optimum performance on the golf course. Thus, in one embodiment, golf fitting includes collecting data related to the golfer'"'"'s swing and 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 providing swing instruction to the golfer. When, however, it is determined that the golfer'"'"'s swing technique is fine, then collecting data related to how the golfer'"'"'s swing launches a golf ball. Finally, golf equipment, e.g., golf clubs, can be specified based on the collected swing data and launch data.
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1. A method for fitting golf equipment, comprising:
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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, then in 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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