Golf player aid with stroke result forecasting
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1. A portable golf round data system comprising:
- a radiolocation receiver to receive at least one external locating signal from which a user'"'"'s current location on a golf course can be determined;
data storage in a data collection unit for storing course data relating to locations of one or more golf course features;
at least one processor in said data collection unit operatively connected to said radiolocation receiver and to said data storage, said processor programmed to;
determine said user'"'"'s current location on said golf course from said external locating signal; and
dynamically generate a graphical view of a selected portion of said golf course based on said user'"'"'s current location, said dynamically generated view including a selected portion of the course and graphic indicia starting at said user'"'"'s current location and representing at least one point on and along a selected path or direction corresponding to a next stroke, which said at least one point includes at least an end point of said selected path or direction; and
a graphic display to display said graphical view of said selected portion of said golf course.
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Abstract
A portable handheld device for collecting and displaying golf round data. The data collected for each stroke includes the location, time, and club used and the resulting ball position achieved. Before each drive or approach shot player skill level, course layout information, and player location on the course are used together with the club selected by the player to forecast the result of the next stroke. Putt break prediction information is provided before each putt. Information that a stroke has been taken and which club was used can be entered manually or sensed automatically from telemetry equipped clubs.
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1. A portable golf round data system comprising:
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a radiolocation receiver to receive at least one external locating signal from which a user'"'"'s current location on a golf course can be determined; data storage in a data collection unit for storing course data relating to locations of one or more golf course features; at least one processor in said data collection unit operatively connected to said radiolocation receiver and to said data storage, said processor programmed to; determine said user'"'"'s current location on said golf course from said external locating signal; and dynamically generate a graphical view of a selected portion of said golf course based on said user'"'"'s current location, said dynamically generated view including a selected portion of the course and graphic indicia starting at said user'"'"'s current location and representing at least one point on and along a selected path or direction corresponding to a next stroke, which said at least one point includes at least an end point of said selected path or direction; and a graphic display to display said graphical view of said selected portion of said golf course. - 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, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A portable golf round data device comprising:
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a radiolocation receiver to receive at least one external locating signal from which a user'"'"'s current location on a golf course can be determined when said portable golf round data device is in possession of said user; data storage in a data collection unit for storing course data relating to locations of one or more golf course features; at least one processor in said data collection unit operatively connected to said radiolocation receiver and to said data storage, said processor programmed to; determine said user'"'"'s current location on said golf course from said external locating signal when said portable golf round data device is in possession of said user; and dynamically generate a graphical view of a selected portion of said golf course based on said user'"'"'s current location, said dynamically generated view including a selected portion of the course and graphic indicia starting at said user'"'"'s current location and representing at least one point on and along a selected path or direction corresponding to a next stroke, which said at least one point includes at least an end point of said selected path or direction; and a graphic display to display said graphical view of said selected portion of said golf course.
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