Method of selecting a golf club

Abstract

A method for selecting a golf club suitable for a golfer includes step (a) of obtaining at least one of head speed and hit-ball data (initial velocity, launch angle, backspin, side spin, and travel distance) when a golfer hits a golf ball with a golf club; step (b) of obtaining ideal hit-ball data of the golfer on the basis of the head speed and hit-ball data obtained in step (a); step (c) of providing a guideline for showing a way of modifying the golf club used in step (a) in order to obtain hit-ball data close to the ideal hit-ball data obtained in step (b); and step (d) of obtaining head speed and hit-ball data when the golfer hits a golf ball with a golf club for trial hit which matches, to the extent possible, the guideline provided in step (c).

Description

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention[0002] The present invention relates to a method for selecting a golf club suitable for a golfer, and more particularly, to a golf club selecting method which is effectively used in particular for selection of a custom-made club; i.e., a golf club having specifications different from those of ready-made clubs.[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art[0004] Conventionally, a golf club suitable for a golfer has been selected by a method utilizing an apparatus that obtains data regarding a locus of a swing of the golfer and data regarding a hit ball, by use of, for example, a CCD camera.[0005] Specifically, such an apparatus is installed in a golf shop, etc.; and, on the basis of data obtained by use of the apparatus, a clerk or the like recommends to the golfer a golf club on the market.[0006] However, the above-described conventional golf club selecting method involves a drawback in that a golfer cannot determine whether a recommended golf club is reall...

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Benefits of technology

[0032] In the present invention, when the step for showing the specifications of the ideal golf club is provided, the golf club selecting method may further comprise the step of printing out the specifications of the ideal golf club on a sheet of paper that is to become a post card. This enables a golfer to easily order a custom-made club by use of the post card. Further, the golf club selecting method according to the present invention may comprise the step of outputting the specifications of the ideal golf club to a floppy disk. This enables a golfer to easily order a custom-made club by use of the floppy disk.

Problems solved by technology

However, the above-described conventional golf club selecting method involves a drawback in that a golfer cannot determine whether a recommended golf club is really suitable for the golfer unless he or she purchases the recommended golf club and actually hits balls with the golf club.

As a result, even an amateur golfer can order and purchase, without anxiety, a custom-made club which includes a combination of a club head, a shaft, and, in some cases, a grip, determined to be suitable for the golfer, but which the golfer would not usually be confident enough to purchase, by virtue of the golfer being able to confirm the effects of the golf club through trial hit.

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