Golf clubs and golf club heads
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1. A piece of sports equipment comprising:
- a cartridge;
an electronic module carried by the cartridge;
one or more flexible members connected to the cartridge and configured to engage a grip or distal end of the piece of sports equipment to retain the cartridge to the piece of sports equipment;
wherein the cartridge has a housing configured to receive the electronic module; and
wherein the flexible members are connected to an exterior surface of the cartridge and extend outwardly from the cartridge to engage the grip.
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Abstract
Golf clubs according to at least some example aspects of this disclosure may include a golf club head and a shaft configured to engage with the golf club head which includes a grip engaged with the shaft. Further, the golf club may include a monitoring device, which includes a sensor and a transmitter. Additionally, the monitoring device may be configured to determine data related to the characteristics of a golf swing. Further, the monitoring device may be configured to transmit the data related to the characteristics of a golf swing to a remote computer.
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18 Claims
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1. A piece of sports equipment comprising:
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a cartridge; an electronic module carried by the cartridge; one or more flexible members connected to the cartridge and configured to engage a grip or distal end of the piece of sports equipment to retain the cartridge to the piece of sports equipment; wherein the cartridge has a housing configured to receive the electronic module; and wherein the flexible members are connected to an exterior surface of the cartridge and extend outwardly from the cartridge to engage the grip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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8. A piece of sports equipment comprising:
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a cartridge; an electronic module carried by the cartridge; one or more flexible members connected to the cartridge and configured to engage a grip or distal end of the piece of sports equipment to retain the cartridge to the piece of sports equipment; a cap member; wherein the cartridge further comprises a clip configured to hold the electronic module; and wherein the clip member has a base and a finger extending generally transversely from the base, and wherein the cap member, the base, and the finger are configured to engage the electronic module. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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14. A piece of sports equipment comprising:
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a cartridge; a monitoring device carried by the cartridge; one or more fasteners connected to the cartridge and configured to retain the cartridge to the piece of sports equipment; and wherein the cartridge has a housing configured to receive the monitoring device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A piece of sports equipment comprising:
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a monitoring device having a sensor configured to monitor a performance characteristic of the piece of sports equipment having a grip and a distal end located proximate the grip; a cartridge comprising a retaining member, wherein the monitoring device is removably carried by the cartridge, wherein the retaining member retains the monitoring device in connection with the cartridge; and a plurality of flexible members connected to the cartridge and configured to engage the grip or distal end of the piece of sports equipment to retain the cartridge to the piece of sports equipment; wherein the cartridge has a housing configured to receive the monitoring device; and wherein the flexible members are connected to an exterior surface of the cartridge and extend outwardly from the cartridge to engage the grip.
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