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Systems and methods for measuring and/or analyzing swing information

  • US 9,566,495 B2
  • Filed: 07/22/2014
  • Issued: 02/14/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for monitoring a golf swing comprising:

  • a mobile communications device coupled to a wrist strap or band configured to securely attach to a wrist of a user, the mobile communications device having a display and one or more accelerometers that monitor acceleration of the mobile communications device as the mobile communications device swings so as to generate acceleration information, the mobile communications device having a program that allows the mobile communications device to;

    monitor acceleration of the mobile communications device as the mobile communications device swings while the user swings a golf club;

    collect acceleration information based on the monitored acceleration of the mobile communications device as the mobile communications device swings;

    effectuate analysis of the collected acceleration information to determine one or more characteristics of the golf swing based on the collected acceleration information;

    store, in a user swing database in the mobile communications device, data representative of the user golf swing based on the determined characteristics of the golf swing;

    compare data representative of an ideal golf swing retrieved from a reference swing database in the mobile communications device with the data representative of the user golf swing;

    retrieve golf course map information from a course database;

    receive location information from a GPS module in the mobile communications device indicating a location of the user;

    determine a position of the user relative to a golf hole based on the location of the user and the golf course map information;

    determine a recommended golf shot based on the position of the user relative to the golf hole and the comparison of the stored data representative of the user golf swing and the retrieved data representative of an ideal golf swing; and

    output information regarding the the recommended golf shot to the display.

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