Golf clubs and golf club heads
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1. A golf club configured to determine aspects related to a golf swing, comprising:
- a golf club head;
a shaft; and
a monitoring device configured to be engaged with the golf club, comprising;
at least a first sensor configured to determine data related to at least one characteristic of a golf swing; and
at least a second sensor configured to determine data related to at least one characteristic of a golf swing;
wherein the monitoring device is configured to selectively use the first sensor instead of the second sensor to determine data related to at least one characteristic of a golf swing when a predefined condition is satisfied or receive data from both the first sensor and second sensor and selectively use data from the first sensor instead of the second sensor to determine data related to at least one characteristic of a golf swing when a predefined condition is satisfied.
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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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1. A golf club configured to determine aspects related to a golf swing, comprising:
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a golf club head; a shaft; and a monitoring device configured to be engaged with the golf club, comprising; at least a first sensor configured to determine data related to at least one characteristic of a golf swing; and at least a second sensor configured to determine data related to at least one characteristic of a golf swing; wherein the monitoring device is configured to selectively use the first sensor instead of the second sensor to determine data related to at least one characteristic of a golf swing when a predefined condition is satisfied or receive data from both the first sensor and second sensor and selectively use data from the first sensor instead of the second sensor to determine data related to at least one characteristic of a golf swing when a predefined condition is satisfied. - 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)
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27. A system configured to determine aspects related to a golf swing, comprising:
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a golf club including; a golf club head; and a shaft; a monitoring device configured to be engaged with the golf club, comprising; at least a first sensor configured to determine data related to at least one characteristic of a golf swing; and at least a second sensor configured to determine data related to at least one characteristic of a golf swing; a transmitter; and a remote computer configured to receive data from the transmitter, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the data related to the at least one characteristic of a golf swing to the remote computer, wherein the monitoring device is configured to selectively use the first sensor instead of the second sensor to determine data related to at least one characteristic of a golf swing when a predefined condition is satisfied or receive data from both the first and second sensor and selectively use data from the first sensor instead of the second sensor to determine data related to at least one characteristic of a golf swing when a predefined condition is satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A golf club configured to determine aspects related to a golf swing, comprising:
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a golf club head; a shaft; and a monitoring device configured to be engaged with the golf club, comprising; a sensor configured to determine data related to at least one characteristic of a golf swing, wherein the sensor has a first sensitivity range and a second sensitivity range; wherein the monitoring device is configured to selectively use the first sensitivity range instead of the second sensitivity range to determine data related to the at least one characteristic of a golf swing when a predefined condition is satisfied; and wherein the monitoring device is configured to set the sensor to the first sensitivity range upon determining that the golf club is being used for a first type of shot and to the second sensitivity range upon determining that the golf club is being used for a second type of shot. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. An apparatus comprising:
a monitoring device configured to be engaged with a golf club, comprising; at least a first sensor configured to measure at least one characteristic of a golf swing performed with the golf club with a first sensitivity; and at least a second sensor configured to measure at least one characteristic of a golf swing performed with the golf club with a second sensitivity; wherein the monitoring device is configured to; selectively use the first sensor instead of the second sensor to determine data related to the at least one characteristic of a golf swing when a predefined condition is satisfied;
orreceive data from both the first and second sensor and selectively use the first sensor instead of the second sensor to determine the data related to the at least one characteristic of a golf swing when the predefined condition is satisfied; wherein the monitoring device includes a processor configured to receive data from at least one of the first sensor and the second sensor, and a memory configured to store at least one value or at least one range of values related to the at least one characteristic of a golf swing, wherein the predefined condition includes the processor determining whether the received data is above or below the at least one value or within, or outside of, the at least one range of values. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50)
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