Fitting system for a golf club
First Claim
1. A method of fitting a golfer to a recommended shaft comprising:
- selectively positioning a plurality of markers on a golf club;
selectively positioning a plurality of cameras, adapted to react to said plurality of markers, around said golfer;
capturing a plurality of location data of said plurality of markers using said plurality of cameras, as said golfer performs a golf swing;
calculating a one or more dynamic behavioral characteristics of said golf club based on said plurality of location data of said plurality of markers throughout said golf swing;
determining a combination of preferred static shaft characteristics based on said one or more dynamic behavioral characteristics; and
selecting said recommended shaft having a combination of static shaft characteristics that most closely resembles said combination of preferred static shaft characteristics;
wherein said combination of preferred static shaft characteristics comprises a shaft length, a shaft weight, a shaft frequency, a shaft torque, a shaft flex, and a shaft EI profile.
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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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1. A method of fitting a golfer to a recommended shaft comprising:
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selectively positioning a plurality of markers on a golf club; selectively positioning a plurality of cameras, adapted to react to said plurality of markers, around said golfer; capturing a plurality of location data of said plurality of markers using said plurality of cameras, as said golfer performs a golf swing; calculating a one or more dynamic behavioral characteristics of said golf club based on said plurality of location data of said plurality of markers throughout said golf swing; determining a combination of preferred static shaft characteristics based on said one or more dynamic behavioral characteristics; and selecting said recommended shaft having a combination of static shaft characteristics that most closely resembles said combination of preferred static shaft characteristics; wherein said combination of preferred static shaft characteristics comprises a shaft length, a shaft weight, a shaft frequency, a shaft torque, a shaft flex, and a shaft EI profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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