A method, system, and non-transient computer-readable recording medium for providing ball quality information about golf balls.

The system addresses the limitations of virtual golf simulations by visually displaying ball impact and directional information, improving user immersion and golf skills through accurate shot data analysis.

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2023-04-17
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2026-04-01

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Technical Problem

Existing virtual golf simulation systems lack intuitive visualization of ball trajectory information, particularly in the rising zone, and fail to provide accurate shot data such as speed and direction, limiting user immersion and skill improvement.

Method used

A system that generates and visualizes ball impact and directional information based on physical quantities measured from a swing, displaying it in specific areas to intuitively convey trajectory and speed information, allowing users to recognize normal and erroneous shots.

Benefits of technology

Enhances user immersion and golf skills by providing intuitive visualization of shot data, enabling users to correct errors and improve their performance through cumulative data analysis.

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Abstract

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing ball quality information regarding a golf ball, the method including the steps of generating impact information and directional information of the ball by referring to information regarding physical quantities of the ball measured or estimated from at least one swing, and visualizing and displaying the generated impact information and directional information of the ball in a first area or a second area.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a method, a system, and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for providing ball quality information regarding a golf ball.

Background Art

[0002] Recently, as the development of digital technology has increased the leisure time of modern people in their daily lives, the number of people choosing golf as a hobby and sports activity has been rapidly increasing. Along with this, the domestic and international golf industries have been steadily growing, and at the center of this is a screen golf system that enables golfers to virtually enjoy golf at low cost in the city center and improve their golf skills. Such a screen golf system can have as its basic concept the acquisition of a large number of images of a golf ball when a golfer strikes the golf ball, the measurement of physical quantities regarding the golf ball based on its trajectory, interval, size, etc., and the display of the simulation result of a golf shot on a screen by performing a simulation based on this.

[0003] On the other hand, as the market scale of the golf industry has gradually expanded, a large number of domestic and international companies have participated in the golf industry market and a competitive landscape has been formed. Along with this, changes have also occurred in the needs of users of the screen golf system, and beyond simply being able to enjoy golf indoors, the need for more accurate and sophisticated sensors and a sense of presence and reality like an outdoor golf course has been expanding. That is, the actual situation is that various user interfaces or user experience elements that can further improve the immersion of users in screen golf are being demanded.

[0004] Therefore, in order to enhance the immersion of users using screen golf, many studies and attempts have been made to improve sensory interaction with the user. However, while the technologies introduced so far in relation to virtual golf simulations use various visual effects to realistically represent the ball's trajectory and advanced sensors or algorithms to accurately measure physical quantities related to the ball, there are limitations in that they are insufficient to intuitively provide users with specific shot data, such as the speed and direction of the ball after it is struck, based on the point of impact and the direction, angle, or speed of the golf club. Specifically, in the simulation system, when the ball's trajectory is represented, the focus is only on the parabola in which the ball flies, and there is a limitation that the launch angle and direction angle of the ball in the section where the ball temporarily rises (for example, the rising zone) cannot be intuitively confirmed.

[0005] Therefore, the present inventors propose a technology that improves the user's immersion and golf skills by visualizing ball impact information and directional information generated by referencing information on the physical quantities of the ball measured or estimated from at least one swing, and displaying it in a first or second area. This allows the user to immediately confirm whether the ball they hit was within the rising zone and distinguish between normal and erroneous trajectories. [Prior art documents] [Patent Documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] Korean Registered Patent Publication No. 10-2235460 (2021.04.02) [Overview of the project] [Problems that the invention aims to solve]

[0007] The purpose of this invention is to solve all of the problems of the prior art described above.

[0008] Furthermore, the present invention also aims to improve user immersion and golf skills by providing a user interface or user experience that intuitively visualizes the correlation of information generated before the struck ball forms its trajectory, thereby enabling the user to recognize the normal and erroneous trajectories of golf shots.

[0009] Furthermore, the present invention aims to enable users to intuitively grasp cumulative data about their golf shots by displaying multiple graphic objects generated from multiple swings chronologically or cumulatively within a single frame, and to enable them to set golf shot goals and improve their golf shots based on this data.

[0010] Furthermore, another objective of the present invention is to improve the user interface or user experience so that the speed and direction of travel of a struck ball can be concretely and intuitively understood based on the point of impact and the direction, angle, or speed of the golf club. [Means for solving the problem]

[0011] A typical configuration of the present invention for achieving the above objective is as follows:

[0012] According to one aspect of the present invention, a method is provided for providing ball quality information relating to a golf ball, comprising the steps of: generating ball impact information and directional information by referring to information on physical quantities of the ball measured or estimated from at least one swing; and visualizing the generated ball impact information and directional information and displaying it in a first or second area.

[0013] According to another aspect of the present invention, a system is provided for providing ball quality information relating to a golf ball, comprising: an information generation unit that generates ball impact information and direction information by referring to information on physical quantities of the ball measured or estimated from at least one swing; and an information display unit that visualizes the generated ball impact information and direction information and displays it in a first or second area.

[0014] In addition, other methods, other systems, and non-transient, computer-readable recording media for recording computer programs for carrying out the present invention are further provided. [Effects of the Invention]

[0015] According to the present invention, by intuitively visualizing the correlation of information generated before the struck ball forms its trajectory and providing a user interface or user experience, it becomes possible to improve the user's immersion and golf skills by enabling the user to recognize the normal and erroneous trajectories of golf shots.

[0016] Furthermore, according to the present invention, by displaying multiple graphic objects generated from multiple swings chronologically or cumulatively within a single frame, the user can intuitively grasp cumulative data about their golf shots, and based on this, set goals for their golf shots and improve their golf shots.

[0017] Furthermore, according to the present invention, the psychological anxiety that arises from the fact that error trajectories generated in a virtual golf simulation system do not directly affect the score can be eliminated, and the perception of normal trajectories and error trajectories can be enhanced.

[0018] Furthermore, according to the present invention, by improving the user interface or user experience, it becomes possible to concretely and intuitively understand the speed and direction of travel of the struck ball based on the point where the ball was struck and the direction, angle, or speed of the golf club.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0019] [Figure 1] This is a drawing that details the internal configuration of an information - providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] This is a drawing that illustratively shows the situation in which the information - providing system according to the present invention is utilized in a virtual golf simulation system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] [[ID=I3]]This is a drawing that illustratively shows the first area and the second area provided by a virtual golf simulation system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] This is a drawing that illustratively shows the situation in which a user interface or a user experience for providing information related to a golf ball is provided according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 5] This is a drawing that illustratively shows the situation in which a user interface or a user experience for providing information related to a golf ball is provided according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] This is a drawing that illustratively shows the situation in which a user interface or a user experience for providing information related to a golf ball is provided according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0020] The detailed description of the present invention to be described below refers to the accompanying drawings that illustrate specific examples in which the present invention can be implemented as examples. Such examples are described in detail so that those skilled in the art can fully implement the present invention. It should be understood that various examples of the present invention are different from each other but do not necessarily have to be mutually exclusive. For example, the specific shapes, structures, and characteristics described in this specification can be changed and implemented from one example to another without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. It should also be understood that the position or arrangement of individual components within each example can be changed without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the detailed description to be described below is not made in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention should be understood to include the scope claimed by the claims of the claims and all equivalent scopes thereto. Similar reference numerals in the drawings indicate the same or similar components across various aspects.

[0021] Hereinafter, in order to enable those having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains to easily implement the present invention, it will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings regarding various preferred examples of the present invention.

[0022] A module according to an example of the present invention can include a gaze tracking camera module, a swing motion camera module, a sensing module, and a main module.

[0023] A gaze tracking camera module according to an example of the present invention can acquire information regarding the direction of the head (e.g., up, down, left, right), the direction of the eyes (e.g., the direction of the eyeballs with respect to the head or the direction of the eyeballs themselves), the size of the eyes, or blinking based on a gaze tracking algorithm, and can transmit the acquired information to the main module.

[0024] A swing motion camera module according to an example of the present invention can acquire information regarding the direction of the body or the head, and can transmit the acquired information to the main module.

[0025] A sensing module according to one embodiment of the present invention can acquire shot data (e.g., launch angle, side angle, ball speed, backspin, sidespin) or information regarding the time of impact, and can transmit the acquired information to the main module.

[0026] A main module according to one embodiment of the present invention can provide the user with information (for example, a graphic object generated by referencing ball impact information and the directional information) obtained by combining or analyzing information transmitted from an eye-tracking camera module, a swing motion camera module, or a sensing module.

[0027] Configuration of the information provision system

[0028] Figure 1 is a diagram illustrating in detail the internal configuration of an information provision system 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0029] As shown in Figure 1, an information provision system 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention may be configured to include an information generation unit 110, an information display unit 120, a communication unit 130, and a control unit 140. According to one embodiment of the present invention, at least a part of the information generation unit 110, the information display unit 120, the communication unit 130, and the control unit 140 may be program modules that communicate with an external system (not shown). Such program modules may be included in the information provision system 100 in the form of an operating system, an application program module, or other program module, and may be physically stored in a variety of known storage devices. Alternatively, such program modules may be stored in a remote storage device that can communicate with the information provision system 100. On the other hand, such program modules include, but are not limited to, routines, subroutines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc., that perform specific tasks or perform specific abstract data types as described later in the present invention.

[0030] On the other hand, although the information provision system 100 has been described as above, this description is illustrative, and it is obvious to those skilled in the art that at least some of the components or functions of the information provision system 100 may be embodied in or included in a known virtual golf simulation system as needed. Furthermore, in some cases, all the functions and components of the information provision system 100 may be performed or included entirely within the virtual golf simulation system 200.

[0031] First, the information generation unit 110 according to one embodiment of the present invention can measure or estimate information regarding the physical quantities of the ball from at least one swing. Here, the information regarding the physical quantities according to one embodiment of the present invention may mean information obtained from at least one module (for example, the direction of the body or head, the direction of the eyes, the launch angle, the lateral angle, the point (or impact point) related to the ball's strike, the time of impact, backspin, sidespin, ball speed, club speed, club direction, ball rotation, impact amount, club path, etc.). However, the information regarding the physical quantities according to one embodiment of the present invention is not limited to those listed above and can be varied in various ways within the scope that can achieve the objectives of the present invention.

[0032] For example, the information generation unit 110 according to one embodiment of the present invention can detect multiple dimples in each of multiple images of a ball that is the object of measurement or measurement. Consequently, the information generation unit 110 according to one embodiment of the present invention can measure or estimate a physical quantity related to the rotation of the ball by referring to the relationships between the attributes of the multiple dimples detected from the first image and the attributes of the multiple dimples detected from the second image.

[0033] On the other hand, for further details regarding the measurement or estimation of physical quantities, one can refer to the description in the patent application specification originally attached to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2020-0133813 filed by the present applicant, and it should be made clear that the contents described in the patent application specification of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2020-0133813 should be considered as being incorporated into this specification as a whole.

[0034] Next, the information generation unit 110 can generate ball impact information and direction information by referring to the information regarding the physical quantities.

[0035] Specifically, the ball impact information according to one embodiment of the present invention is information about the ball impact that can be measured or estimated from the user's swing, and may include information about the point of impact or the club's face angle. The club's face angle according to one embodiment of the present invention is the angle between a virtual line perpendicular to the target line and the club face, and may influence the direction of the ball after impact.

[0036] Furthermore, the ball direction information according to one embodiment of the present invention is information relating to the direction of the ball that can be measured or estimated from the user's swing, and may include information relating to the launch angle, which is related to the distance the ball travels, and the side angle, which is related to the direction in which the ball travels.

[0037] Next, the information display unit 120 according to one embodiment of the present invention can visualize the hit information and direction information of the generated ball and display it in the first or second area.

[0038] In one embodiment of the present invention, the first region may mean a frame or zone through which the ball is expected to pass after a predetermined time has elapsed from the time the ball is struck. Preferably, the predetermined time may mean the time elapsed from the time the ball is struck until the ball's trajectory (or ball shape) is formed.

[0039] Specifically, the first region according to one embodiment of the present invention may mean a region divided into four parts based on the launch angle related to the ball's reach and the lateral angle related to the ball's direction of travel.

[0040] More specifically, in one embodiment of the present invention, the horizontal axis of the first region relates to the lateral angle and may be formed to show a range of -10° to 10° from left to right, and the vertical axis of the first region in one embodiment of the present invention relates to the firing angle and may be formed to show a range of 10° to 20° from bottom to top, so that the first region can be divided into four parts based on the midpoint of the horizontal and vertical axes. Furthermore, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the range of the horizontal or vertical axis representing the first region can be dynamically changed based on the user's operation or selection.

[0041] On the other hand, the second region according to one embodiment of the present invention may mean a set of regions that can show information related to velocity among the hit information and directional information of the generated ball.

[0042] Specifically, the second region according to one embodiment of the present invention may represent a spectrum (for example, a set of line segments representing colors, continuously connected from red on the left to green on the right) representing the speed of the ball or club head measured or estimated from the user's swing.

[0043] Furthermore, a second region according to one embodiment of the present invention may include a region in which the ball speed or clubhead speed measured or estimated from the user's swing can be displayed along with at least one reference speed interval. In one embodiment of the present invention, the reference speed interval may mean an interval for determining whether the ball speed or clubhead speed measured or estimated from the user's swing is appropriate.

[0044] More specifically, a second region according to one embodiment of the present invention is a spectrum extending from red to green, where the ball speed or clubhead speed measured or estimated from the user's swing can be displayed within the spectrum in the form of a second graphic object (e.g., a bar or line segment), as described later.

[0045] Furthermore, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the reference speed range is included in the green area, and when the second graphic object is within the reference speed range, the user can recognize that they have made an appropriate swing (for example, swinging with an appropriate club head speed or swinging so that the ball speed is appropriate), and when the second graphic object is in the red area outside the reference speed range, the user can recognize that they have made an inappropriate swing (for example, swinging with an inappropriate club head speed or swinging so that the ball speed is inappropriate).

[0046] On the other hand, the information display unit 120 according to one embodiment of the present invention can generate a graphic object by referring to ball impact information and direction information.

[0047] Specifically, the graphic object according to one embodiment of the present invention may represent geometric information that can be displayed as a point, line, or surface in relation to the ball's impact information and directional information.

[0048] More specifically, a graphic object according to one embodiment of the present invention may include a first graphic object displayed in a first area in which the shape of the ball, the point of impact of the ball, and the face angle are represented in the form of points, lines, or surfaces, and a second graphic object displayed in a second area in which the ball speed or clubhead speed measured or estimated from the user's swing is represented in the form of a rod or line segment.

[0049] Furthermore, the first graphic object generated according to one embodiment of the present invention may be displayed in the first region at a position that takes into account the firing angle and lateral angle.

[0050] More specifically, a first graphic object according to one embodiment of the present invention is an object in which the shape of a ball, a point related to the ball's impact, and a face angle are represented in the form of a point, line, or plane, and can be displayed in a position in a first area after the ball has been struck and before the ball's trajectory (or ball flight) is formed, taking into account the launch angle and lateral angle determined based on the relationship between the point related to the ball's impact, the face angle, the ball's velocity, or the club head's velocity.

[0051] Furthermore, according to one embodiment of the present invention, multiple first graphic objects generated from multiple swings of the user can be cumulatively displayed in the first area.

[0052] Specifically, a plurality of first graphic objects generated by one embodiment of the present invention may be displayed in a chronological order. For example, the plurality of first graphic objects may be displayed with different colors or shapes depending on the order in which they were generated.

[0053] According to yet another embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of first graphic objects displayed in a first area through a first golf simulation (for example, when the user performs screen golf rounding at time t) can be displayed or removed in the first area based on the user's operation or selection when the user performs a second golf simulation (for example, when the user performs screen golf rounding at time t+1).

[0054] Through this, users can improve their golf skills by updating their unique primary domain and improving the accuracy of their shots.

[0055] Next, the communication unit 130 according to one embodiment of the present invention can perform the function of enabling the transmission and reception of data to and from the information generation unit 110 and the information display unit 120.

[0056] Finally, the control unit 140 according to one embodiment of the present invention can perform the function of controlling the flow of data between the information generation unit 110, the information display unit 120, and the communication unit 130. That is, the control unit 140 according to one embodiment of the present invention can control the flow of data from and to the information provision system 100 or the flow of data between each component of the information provision system 100 so that the information generation unit 110, the information display unit 120, and the communication unit 130 each perform their respective functions.

[0057] Figure 2 is a diagram illustrating, in an example, how the information provision system 100 according to the present invention is utilized in a virtual golf simulation system 200 according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0058] As shown in Figure 2, the virtual golf simulation system 200 may be configured to include a hitting unit 10, a lighting device 20, a shooting device 210, a simulator 220, and a display device 230. Furthermore, the simulator 220 according to one embodiment of the present invention may include the information provision system 100 according to the present invention.

[0059] First, one embodiment of the present invention may be a striking section 10 on which a golfer places their feet, stands, and places a golf ball when using a virtual golf simulation system 200. Such a striking section 10 may include a known swing plate whose inclination angle can be adjusted. Incidentally, when the present invention is applied to other types of virtual sports simulator systems, those skilled in the art can appropriately modify the configuration of the striking section 10, along with the configuration of other components that work together with it, as necessary, to suit the characteristics of the sport in question.

[0060] Next, a lighting device 20 according to one embodiment of the present invention may be a device that can artificially illuminate a golfer when they are enjoying virtual golf indoors or outdoors. Such a lighting device 20 can be turned on and off as needed, and its brightness can be adjusted. Preferably, the lighting device 20 may be infrared lighting (e.g., LED lighting) to prevent the natural degradation of multiple images due to light blinking.

[0061] Next, the imaging device 210 according to one embodiment of the present invention can perform the function of acquiring multiple images relating to ball impact information and directional information, including at least one module (e.g., an eye-tracking camera module, a swing motion camera module, a sensing module, etc.) (not shown). Such an imaging device 210 may be positioned to look down on a moving golf club head from above, but it may be positioned in other locations. On the other hand, the imaging device 210 according to one embodiment of the present invention can achieve performance similar to a high-speed camera by sequentially acquiring multiple images using at least two cameras with different imaging speeds, or it can achieve performance similar to a three-dimensional camera by simultaneously acquiring multiple images using two two-dimensional cameras.

[0062] Next, the simulator 220 according to one embodiment of the present invention can perform the function of providing the user with information (for example, a graphic object generated by referencing ball impact information and the directional information) obtained by combining or analyzing information transmitted from an eye-tracking camera module, a swing motion camera module, or a sensing module, including a main module. On the other hand, the simulator 220 according to one embodiment of the present invention can communicate with a shooting device 210 and a display device 230, and may include a dedicated processor for the virtual golf simulation system 200. Such a dedicated processor may be equipped with memory means and have numerical computation capabilities and graphics processing capabilities.

[0063] Finally, a display device 230 according to one embodiment of the present invention can perform the function of visualizing and displaying information obtained from the analysis of the simulator 220. Such a display device 230 can display a predetermined image through a predetermined display means, which may consist of, for example, a screen that absorbs the impact of a golf ball being struck but does not emit light directly, and a projector that outputs an image to such a screen.

[0064] Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating the first and second regions provided by a virtual golf simulation system 200 according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0065] According to Figure 3, the first region 301 in one embodiment of the present invention may represent a frame composed of a vertical axis relating to the launch angle and a horizontal axis relating to the lateral angle, divided into four sections with respect to the center. Furthermore, the second region 302 in one embodiment of the present invention may represent a spectrum representing the speed of the ball or the speed of the club head, and may be displayed together with a reference speed section 303 that can be used to determine whether the speed of the ball or the speed of the club head is appropriate.

[0066] Figures 4 to 6 are illustrative diagrams illustrating a situation in which a user interface or user experience providing information about a golf ball is provided according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0067] First, as shown in Figure 4, ball impact information and direction information are generated by referring to information on the physical quantities of the ball measured or estimated based on the user's first swing, and a first graphic object 403 and a second graphic object 404 may be generated based on the ball impact information and direction information.

[0068] Subsequently, the first graphic object 403 may be displayed in the first region 401 at a position that takes into account the launch angle and lateral angle, and the second graphic object 404 may be displayed in the second region 402, taking into account the speed of the ball or the speed of the club head.

[0069] Next, as shown in Figure 5, a first graphic object 502 generated based on the user's second swing may be displayed in the first area together with a first graphic object 501 generated based on the user's first swing. Here, a plurality of first graphic objects 501, 502 according to one embodiment of the present invention may be displayed in a chronological order, and for example, they may be displayed with different colors or shapes depending on the order in which they were generated.

[0070] Next, as shown in Figure 6, it can be seen that the multiple first graphic objects generated based on multiple swings of a user according to one embodiment of the present invention are displayed at other locations in the first region because the launch angle and lateral angle change depending on information about the physical quantities of the ball measured from the user's swing (e.g., the point related to the ball's impact (or impact point), face angle, club path, etc.). Specifically, the first graphic object 602 according to one embodiment of the present invention may be visualized and displayed in the first region together with the impact point and face angle.

[0071] Furthermore, a plurality of first graphic objects displayed in the first area through the first golf simulation 601 according to one embodiment of the present invention can be displayed or removed in the first area based on the user's operation or selection when the user performs a second golf simulation.

[0072] The embodiments of the present invention described above can be embodied in the form of program instructions that can be executed through a variety of computer components and recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc., individually or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the computer-readable recording medium may be specifically designed and configured for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes; optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magneto-optical media such as floptical disks; and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROMs, RAMs, and flash memory. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code, such as that produced by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. Hardware devices may be modified into one or more software modules to perform the processing according to the present invention, and vice versa.

[0073] Although the present invention has been described above with specific details such as concrete components, and with limited embodiments and drawings, these are provided only to aid in a more general understanding of the invention, and the invention is not limited to the above embodiments. A person with ordinary skill in the art to which the invention pertains can make various modifications and changes from this description.

[0074] Therefore, the concept of the present invention should not be limited to the embodiments described above, and it can be said that not only the claims described below, but also all scopes equivalent to or equivalently modified from these claims, fall within the scope of the concept of the present invention. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0075] 10: Batting Club 20: Lighting equipment 100: Information Provision System 110: Information generation section 120: Information display section 130: Communications Department 140: Control Unit 200: Virtual Golf Simulation System 210: Imaging device 220: Simulator 230:Display device

Claims

1. A method for providing ball quality information regarding golf balls, A step of generating ball impact information and directional information by referring to information on the physical quantities of the ball measured or estimated from at least one swing, and The step includes visualizing at least one of the generated ball's hitting information and directional information and displaying it within a first area. The first region is a region divided into four parts based on the launch angle related to the distance the ball travels and the lateral angle related to the direction of travel of the ball, in a method.

2. The impact information includes information relating to the point of impact of the ball or the club face angle, which is measured or estimated from the swing. The method according to claim 1, wherein the directional information includes information regarding the launch angle or lateral angle of the ball measured or estimated from the swing.

3. At the display stage, the hit information and direction information of the generated ball are visualized and displayed in the second area, and The method according to claim 1, wherein the second region includes a region in which the ball speed or clubhead speed measured or estimated from the swing can be displayed together with at least one reference speed interval.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein, at the display stage, the graphic object generated by referring to the strike information and the direction information is displayed in the first region at a position that takes into account the firing angle and the lateral angle.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein, at the display stage, multiple graphic objects generated from multiple swings are displayed cumulatively.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the plurality of graphic objects are displayed in a chronological order at the display stage.

7. A non-transient computer-readable recording medium for recording a computer program for performing the method described in claim 1.

8. A system that provides ball quality information regarding golf balls, An information generation unit that generates ball impact information and directional information by referencing information on the physical quantities of the ball measured or estimated from at least one swing, and The system includes an information display unit that visualizes and displays at least one of the generated ball's hitting information and directional information within a first area. The first region is a system divided into four regions based on the launch angle related to the ball's reach and the lateral angle related to the ball's direction of travel.

9. The impact information includes information relating to the point of impact of the ball or the club face angle, which is measured or estimated from the swing. The system according to claim 8, wherein the directional information includes information relating to the launch angle or lateral angle of the ball measured or estimated from the swing.

10. The information display unit visualizes the hit information and direction information of the generated ball and displays it in the second area. The system according to claim 8, wherein the second region includes a region in which the ball speed or clubhead speed measured or estimated from the swing can be displayed together with at least one reference speed interval.

11. The system according to claim 8, wherein a graphic object generated by referring to the impact information and the direction information is displayed in the first region at a position that takes into account the firing angle and the lateral angle.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein multiple graphic objects generated from multiple swings are displayed cumulatively.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein the plurality of graphic objects are displayed in a chronological order.

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