Golf ball performance evaluation system

Abstract

A golf ball performance evaluation system includes an initial properties analyzing unit for measuring and analyzing kinetic properties of a golf ball immediately after the golf ball is hit by a golf club, and an in-flight properties analyzing unit for measuring and analyzing kinetic properties of the golf ball hit by the golf club during a flight on its trajectory.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a golf ball performance evaluation system and more particularly to a golf ball performance evaluation system for measuring and analyzing not only kinetic properties of a golf ball immediately after the golf ball is hit by a golf club but also kinetic properties of the golf ball which continues to fly on its trajectory (flying path) to draw a parabola. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] conventionally, flying properties (flight properties) of a golf ball are measured and analyzed by actually hitting the golf ball with a golf club to obtain some properties of the golf ball such as speed (initial velocity), angle (hitting angle), spin amount and the like which result immediately after the golf ball is hit, and when required, a trajectory and distance of the golf ball so hit are calculated through simulation using the properties of the golf ball obtained as described above (...

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Benefits of technology

[0007] An object of the invention is to provide a golf ball performance evaluation system which can evaluate the performance of a golf ball accurately by continuously measuring kinetic properties of the golf ball immediately after the ball is hit and kinetic properties of the golf ball during a flight on its trajectory by individual measuring units and analyzing outputted information.

[0011] According to the golf ball performance evaluation system of the invention, it becomes possible to evaluate the performance of the golf ball comprehensively and accurately by continuously measuring, with respect to the golf ball which is hit to fly by the golf club, the kinetic properties of the golf ball resulting immediately after the ball is hit and the kinetic properties resulting at an arbitrary position on the trajectory by the individual measuring units and analyzing outputted information.

Problems solved by technology

Therefore, for example, assuming that a distance from the golf ball hitting position to the landing point is 210 m (about 230 yards), it has been difficult to estimate the shape of the trajectory and the behavior of the golf ball as far as the landing point from the initial kinetic properties of the golf ball.

In particular, it has been unable to accurately grasp the behavior of the golf ball which is flying high on its trajectory.

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