Golf swing analysis apparatus and method

Abstract

A method and integrated golf club apparatus for directly measuring physical parameters of the golf club head motional acceleration swing forces, golf club head face, golf ball impact forces, and subsequent calculations of other metrics useful to a golfer's understanding of the effectiveness of his or her golf swing and impact result in totality. The physical parameters that are directly measured include three dimensional motion force vectors of club head prior to, during and after impact and full impact pressure force profiles across the golf clubface with respect to time. The sensors are connected to electronics which condition, record and store the time varying sensors information electronically, then process and translate the information into one of several forms for delivery to a human interface function.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This patent application is a continuation-in-part application of patent application U.S. Ser. No. 12 / 287,303, filed Oct. 9, 2008, entitled Golf Swing Analysis Apparatus and Method.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a method for determining the effectiveness of a golfer's swing and the associated golf club head time varying force metrics before, during and after impact between a golf club head and a golf ball. More specifically, the present invention relates to an integrated golf club capable of autonomous direct measurement and information storage of three dimensional motional acceleration forces of the club head during the swing, and complete club head and ball impact time varying force profiles across the entire club head face.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]For several decades, external systems separate from a golf club, or attaching sensors to a golf club, have been used to gather and infer information about ...

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Benefits of technology

[0035]A further advantage of the present invention is that in its preferred embodiment, the integrated club communicates with an external human interface apparatus through a wireless connection. The wireless connection could be Bluetooth™, Zigbee™, Wifi or any number of standardized or non standardized radio frequency communication links. There are many possible implementations for the human interface apparatus that support both visual and audio content for human interpretation. Some examples are: laptop

Problems solved by technology

The approach of using prior art golf club attachments can identify to an unacceptable approximate degree the impact area on the clubface.

However, the precise location cannot be achieved because of the removable nature of the sensors and the lack of relationship of time varying force profiles of each sensor which is needed for a full energy impact analysis.

This device does not offer an integrated golf club and does not allow for direct force measurements of the time varying spatial and force profiles across the clubface and club head accelerations' forces for accurate force dynamics associated with the club swing and clubface/ball impact.

This publication does not offer an integrated golf club and does not allow for direct force measurements of the time varying spatial and force profiles across the clubface and club head accelerations' forces for accurate force dynamics associated with the club swing and clubface/ball impact.

This publication does not offer an integrated golf club and does not allow for direct force measurements of the time varying spatial and force profiles across the clubface and club head accelerations' forces for accurate force dynamics associated with the club swing and clubf

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