Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture to measure, analyze and share golf swing characteristics
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1. A method comprising:
- collecting data with a portable electronic device related to at least one of position or motion of a golf club at least one of before, during or after at least one golf stroke performed with the golf club, the portable electronic device being attached to the golf club; and
determining at least one golf club characteristic based on the data configured to improve performance at least one of before, during or after a golf stroke;
wherein the at least one golf club characteristic is related to at least one of a location of center of gravity of a head of a golf club, a length of a golf club, a loft angle of a golf club, or a lie angle of a golf club;
wherein determining the at least one golf club characteristic comprises determining the at least one golf club characteristic at least one of before, during or after a golf stroke based on the collected data and receiving with the portable electronic device at least one of the following additional data;
data associated with a physical measurement of an individual;
data associated with an image of an individual;
data associated with at least one characteristic of a putting green;
ordata associated with at least one golf club preference of an individual.
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Abstract
Embodiments of systems, methods, computer-readable media and article of manufacture related to putting stroke characteristics are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
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1. A method comprising:
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collecting data with a portable electronic device related to at least one of position or motion of a golf club at least one of before, during or after at least one golf stroke performed with the golf club, the portable electronic device being attached to the golf club; and determining at least one golf club characteristic based on the data configured to improve performance at least one of before, during or after a golf stroke; wherein the at least one golf club characteristic is related to at least one of a location of center of gravity of a head of a golf club, a length of a golf club, a loft angle of a golf club, or a lie angle of a golf club; wherein determining the at least one golf club characteristic comprises determining the at least one golf club characteristic at least one of before, during or after a golf stroke based on the collected data and receiving with the portable electronic device at least one of the following additional data; data associated with a physical measurement of an individual; data associated with an image of an individual; data associated with at least one characteristic of a putting green;
ordata associated with at least one golf club preference of an individual. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method comprising:
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classifying a golf club in at least one golf club category based on at least one golf club characteristic; associating at least one stroke type with the at least one golf club category; and indicating a stroke type of the golf club based on the at least one golf club category; wherein the at least one golf club characteristic is related to at least one of a location of center of gravity of a head of the golf club, a length of the golf club, a loft angle of the golf club, or a lie angle of the golf club; wherein indicating a stroke type of the golf club comprises providing a plurality of stroke type indicators on the golf club, wherein one of the stroke type indicators of the plurality of stroke type indicators is configured to be visually identifiable as indicating the stroke type associated with the golf club. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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associating a stroke type with each of a plurality of golf club categories, wherein golf clubs associated with each of the plurality of club categories comprise at least one generally common golf club characteristic; determining a stroke type for at least one golf stroke performed with a golf club based on data collected with a portable electronic device related to at least one of position or motion of a golf club at least one of before, during or after the at least one golf stroke, the portable electronic device being attached to the golf club; and indicating one of the golf club categories of the plurality of golf club categories based on the stroke type associated with the indicated golf club category generally corresponding to the stroke type of the at least one golf stroke; wherein the at least one generally common golf club characteristic is related to at least one of a location of center of gravity of a head of the golf club, a length of the golf club, a loft angle of the golf club, or a lie angle of the golf club; wherein indicating one of the golf club categories comprises displaying at least one of graphical based information corresponding to the stroke type associated with the indicated golf club category, color based information corresponding to the stroke type associated with the indicated golf club category, or alphanumeric based information corresponding to the stroke type associated with the indicated golf club category. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method comprising:
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collecting data with a portable electronic device related to at least one of position or motion of a golf club at least one of before, during or after at least one golf stroke performed with the golf club, the portable electronic device being attached to the golf club; and determining at least one golf club characteristic based on the data configured to improve performance at least one of before, during or after a golf stroke; wherein the at least one golf club characteristic is related to at least one of a location of center of gravity of a head of a golf club, a length of a golf club, a loft angle of a golf dub, or a lie angle of a golf club; having further instructions stored therein, which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform at least one of; indicting another golf club having the at least one golf club characteristic; and indicating an adjustment to a characteristic of the golf club corresponding to the determined at least one golf club characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method comprising:
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collecting data with a portable electronic device related to at least one of position or motion of a golf club at least one of before, during or after at least one golf stroke performed with the golf club, the portable electronic device being attached to the golf club; and determining at least one golf club characteristic based on the data configured to improve performance at least one of before, during or after a golf stroke; wherein the at least one golf club characteristic is related to at least one of a location of center of gravity of a head of a golf club, a length of a golf club, a loft angle of a golf club, or a lie angle of a golf club, wherein determining the at least one golf club characteristic comprises determining the at least one golf club characteristic based on the collected data and receiving with the portable electronic device at least one of the following additional data; data associated with a physical measurement of an individual; data associated with an image of an individual; data associated with at least one characteristic of a putting green;
ordata associated with at least one golf club preference of an individual.
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