Method and system for golf swing analysis and training for putters

• US 20060166738A1
• Filed: 06/24/2005
• Published: 07/27/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Smartswing
• Original Assignee: Smartswing
• Inventors: Lupher, John, Maloney, Brian, Gabbi, Alessandro U., Deragon, Raymond, Satterwhite, James, Hood, Nathan J., Farrington, John, Eyestone, Richard D., Cassady, Eric
• Application Number:
  US11/166,902
• Publication Number:
  US 20060166738A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/36
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0025 Tracking the path or location of one or more users, e.g. players of a game
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/30 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/836 Sensors arranged on the body of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0021 Tracking a path or terminating locations
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/16 Caps; Ferrules
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 60/46 Measurement devices associated with golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like for measuring physical parameters relating to sporting activity, e.g. baseball bats with impact indicators or bracelets for measuring the golf swing
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3685 Putters or attachments on putters, e.g. for measuring, aligning A63B69/3614 takes precedence

Abstract

Techniques for measuring and modeling club-like sports instrument inertial motion sensing signals are disclosed. The disclosed method and system generate corrected output of a motion sensing circuit, which circuit includes an inertial measurement unit and associates with a putting club-like sports instrument. One aspect of the disclosed subject matter includes a method and system for isolating analysis positions of a golf swing, which analysis positions facilitate measuring and modeling the swinging motion. Another aspect of the disclosed subject matter includes a method and system for correcting golf swing measurement errors for more accurately measuring and modeling the swinging motion. Yet another aspect of the disclosed subject matter provides a method and system for determining an impact position of a swinging sports instrument.

Claims

1. An intelligent golf putting system for improving of putting performance, comprising:

a golf putting club head;

a shaft of a dimension, weight, and tensile properties essentially similar to a standard golf putting club;

a grip handle associated with said shaft of a dimension and weight essentially similar to a standard golf putting club;

electronic components inserted into said grip handle, the electronic components comprising;

a plurality of accelerometers capable of producing linear acceleration measurements of the sports device in three (3) axes during a swing of the sport device;

a plurality of gyroscopes capable of producing angular rate measurements of the sports device in three (3) axes during the swing of the sport device; and

an RF transmitter for transmitting the linear acceleration measurements and the angular rate measurements;

a radio frequency link box for receiving the transmissions of the linear acceleration measurements and the angular rate measurements from the radio frequency transmitter;

logic coupled to the radio frequency link box for transforming the linear acceleration measurements and the angular rate measurements into swing information corresponding to the swing of the sport device; and

a display for displaying the swing information.