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Impact and sound analysis for golf equipment

  • US 9,612,253 B2
  • Filed: 03/15/2013
  • Issued: 04/04/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for determining an impact location of a golf ball on a face of a golf club, comprising:

  • the golf club comprising a motion sensor including at least one of a gyroscope or an accelerometer for generating motion sensor data relating to motion of the golf club, wherein the motion sensor is mounted on the golf club below a center of gravity of the golf club;

    a computing apparatus including a processor;

    memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause the computing apparatus to;

    receive data generated from an impact of a golf ball against a face of the golf club, wherein the data includes the motion sensor data generated by the motion sensor;

    analyze the motion sensor data from the impact to determine one or more characteristics of the impact between the golf ball and the face of the golf club, including filtering the motion sensor data, generating a response spectrum from the filtered motion sensor data, and comparing the response spectrum to a first reference response spectrum for a first location on the face of the golf club; and

    generate an output specifying an impact location of the golf ball on the face of the golf club; and

    an output device providing at least one of visual, audio, textual, or haptic information relating to the impact location of the golf ball on the face of the golf club.

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