1675 results about "Golf Ball" patented technology

A system for predicting a resting position of a golf ball may use ball tracking sensor data to identify an impact location of the ball. Modeling of ball movement following impact may be performed that incorporates measured ball impact physics, impact coordinates, and material properties of ground or objects to which the impact coordinates correspond and, together with historical shot data corresponding to the impact coordinates or an encompassing zone, bounce and roll behavior and / or final resting position predictions may be generated.

Golf balls having one or more marks for improving the detection and tracking thereof by radar systems and methods of applying the marks to the golf balls are provided. The methods of the present disclosure involve applying the radar detectable marks to a layer of the golf ball by pad printing. The methods described herein utilize a plurality of pad printing stations having multi-impact capabilities and reorientation mechanisms to apply the radar detectable marks to the golf ball layer. The use of the multi-impact pad printers combined with the rotational capabilities of the reorientation mechanisms enables precise delivery of the radar detectable marks in a consistent and repeatable manner over the entire surface of the golf ball layer and multi-pole printing within a wide print area on the golf ball layer.

A variable thickness face plate for a golf club head includes a peripheral edge having an upper peripheral edge and a lower peripheral edge, and a plurality of regions of constant thickness defined by an internal surface of the face plate. The plurality of regions of constant thickness include a first subset of regions of constant thickness being disposed along a first horizontally-extending path proximate the upper peripheral edge, the first horizontally-extending path being disposed radially inward from and parallel to the upper peripheral edge, and a second subset of regions of constant thickness being disposed along a second horizontally-extending path proximate the lower peripheral edge, the second horizontally-extending path being disposed radially inward from and parallel to the lower peripheral edge.

A putter golf club head having one or more repositionable weight assemblies, such as a heel weight assembly and a toc weight assembly.

The present invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball including a core, an intermediate layer, and a cover, in which a large number of dimples are formed on an outside surface of the cover, and a relationship between a cover material hardness and a midpoint hardness (Cm) between a core surface and a core center satisfies the following condition:midpoint hardness (Cm) between core surface and core center>cover material hardness where hardness means Shore C hardness.Further, a surface hardness of the ball is optimized, a deflection of the ball when compressed under a predetermined load is optimized, and a lift coefficient and a drag coefficient at a predetermined Reynolds number and spin rate of the dimples are set within a predetermined range.

A golf ball dimple pattern based on a square dipyramid, i.e., two square pyramids connected base-to-base, is disclosed. The dimples are arranged within four substantially identical triangular sections on each of two substantially identical hemispheres of the ball.

A method of tracking golf play includes receiving a plurality of coordinate sets corresponding to a plurality of shot to locations of golf balls hit by a plurality of players on a hole in a golf event. The plurality of coordinate sets were automatically captured in sensor data of a plurality of sensor device coordinate sources positioned around the hole. Hole events corresponding to strokes of the plurality of players on the hole in the golf event are received that were automatically detected in sensor data of a sensor device hole event sources. Each hole event may be automatically associated with one of the plurality of coordinate sets that correspond to the shot to location of the golf ball for the stroke the hole event corresponds to generate detailed scoring data for the plurality of players on the hole in the golf event.

Aspects of the invention are directed to golf club having a crown, a sole, a face, and a face alignment feature located on the face.

Various aspects of a dimple pattern methodology, and dimple pattern configurations are disclosed herein. A spherical triangle segment division can be used to maintain a high level of symmetry in the dimple pattern while also maintaining a specific dimple layout in polar regions of the golf ball. In one aspect, the specific configurations disclosed herein can provide geometric symmetry while being adaptable to relatively complex processes for forming golf ball covers. Furthermore, the configurations disclosed herein provide a dimple pattern with a high level of symmetry having a particular subset of preferred polar dimples.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a hybrid golf system, a control method of a mobile terminal used to the same and a method for locating a golf ball at a ball position on a field using a user's mobile terminal in the hybrid golf system that allows the user to find a golf ball position on an actual field corresponding to a virtual ball position on a virtual golf course using the user's mobile terminal without additional devices for pointing the golf ball position.

The present disclosure is directed to a golf ball having a non-planar parting line on its spherical surface. The non-planar parting line is comprised of a plurality of arcuate segments, and at least one of the plurality of arcuate segments is a sinusoidal arcuate segment.

A system includes: a golf range; targets on the golf range; a building including golf bays including golf ball dispensers, each including a receptacle, a passageway, a gateway, and a display device embedded in the golf ball dispenser; at least one golf ball sensor; one or more computers communicatively coupled with the at least one golf ball sensor and the golf ball dispensers, the one or more computers being configured to track a golf ball in flight on the golf range, identify where the golf ball lands on the golf range, identify the golf bay from which the golf ball was hit, and present information, regarding the golf ball hit from the golf bay, on the display device of the golf ball dispenser associated with the golf bay, the information being in accordance with where the golf ball lands on the golf range.

To provide a golf ball which reduces the distance by which an average hitter loses carry when hitting with a driver and when hitting with an iron, even if the distance by which a long hitter loses carry is increased when hitting with a driver.SOLUTION: The present invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball including a core, an intermediate layer, and a cover, in which a large number of dimples are formed on an outside surface of the cover, and a relation between a cover material hardness and a midpoint hardness (Cm) between a core surface and a core center satisfies the following condition: midpoint hardness (Cm) between the core surface and the core center>the cover material hardness where hardness means Shore C hardness. Further, a surface hardness of the ball is optimized, a deflection of the ball when compressed under a predetermined load is optimized, and a lift coefficient and a drag coefficient at a predetermined Reynolds number and spin rate of the dimples are set within a predetermined range.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

A golf ball is disclosed herein that has at least one modified aerodynamic characteristic or performance trait. More specifically, the golf ball disclosed herein can include a dimple pattern having a specific drag coefficient and / or specific integrated drag area.

Golf balls having core formulations including polybutadiene, butyl rubber, or a blend thereof, and low surface coverage dimple patterns are disclosed. The combination of low surface coverage with particular rubber formulations helps to reduce the flight of the ball while also providing improved aerodynamic consistency and maintaining the appearance of a high-performance trajectory.

A golf ball is disclosed herein that has at least one modified aerodynamic characteristic or performance trait. More specifically, the golf ball disclosed herein can include a dimple pattern having a specific drag coefficient and / or specific integrated drag area.

A method for measuring spin of a golf ball includes obtaining at least two images of the golf ball after a golf club contacts the golf ball. The method also includes identifying the time span between the obtained at least two images to create a numerical time difference, defining an outline of the golf ball while the golf ball is in flight, finding at least one marking on the golf ball in each golf ball image, finding the rotations of the golf ball by aligning the at least one marking on the golf ball in each golf ball image, and converting the rotations of the golf ball into spin values by combining the rotations and the numerical time differences, wherein the spin values comprise at least a spin axis and a rotation angle. The spin values may then be displayed to a user.

A golf ball is disclosed herein that has at least one modified aerodynamic characteristic or performance trait. More specifically, the golf ball disclosed herein can include a dimple pattern having a specific drag coefficient and / or specific integrated drag area.

A golf ball is disclosed herein that has at least one modified aerodynamic characteristic or performance trait. More specifically, the golf ball disclosed herein can include a dimple pattern having a specific drag coefficient and / or specific integrated drag area.

1. The name of the product of this design: Golf Brush (GF‑001). 2. Purpose of this design product: used to clean golf balls. 3. The design key point of this appearance design product lies in the shape. 4. The picture or photo that best illustrates the design points: Stereoscopic diagram 1.

A method and system for determining concentricity of a multiple layer golf ball are disclosed herein. One or more images of a golf ball are generated using an X-ray source, a camera or a digital detector, and an image intensifier. An edge detection algorithm is preferably utilized. The method also includes calculating Y,Z center coordinates of the a best fit diameter or ellipse of the inner edge layer and outer edge layer of the multiple layer golf ball.

A putter head having a top and a face adapted to address a golf ball, where the top adjoins the face at a substantially ninety-degree angle at an edge between the face and the top, with a groove cut along the entire length of the edge, with the groove filled with a gold-colored material.

A golf ball is disclosed herein that has at least one modified aerodynamic characteristic or performance trait. More specifically, the golf ball disclosed herein can include a dimple pattern having a specific drag coefficient and / or specific integrated drag area.

A portable golf ball holder includes a ball holder and a clip. The ball holder includes a flexible frame. The frame includes at least one ball-holding unit. The ball-holding unit has an entrance, a circular hole, a pair of expandable frame arms, and a curved recess. The clip is disposed on the rear end of the frame and has a clip body. The clip body has a bent portion connected to the frame to form a clip groove. When a golf ball is placed into the pair of frame arms from the entrance, the golf ball will be accommodated in the curved recess. The overall structure enhances the convenience for golfers to carry golf balls with them for use.

To provide methods and apparatus for determining spin of a golf ball in flight.SOLUTION: At least a portion of an observed trajectory of a golf ball and one or more parameters associated with the trajectory are obtained. The parameters are selected from launch angle, ball speed, club speed and ball carry. Two or more spin candidates are obtained for the golf ball. Each spin candidate has an associated probability. A most probable used golf club for launching the golf ball into the observed trajectory is determined by matching the observed parameters with parameters for two or more different golf clubs. Ball spin probability data is obtained for the most probable used golf club. The spin of the golf ball is the most probable spin candidate, based on the ball spin probability data and the observed trajectory. The determined spin of the golf ball is displayed on a display device.SELECTED DRAWING: None

Systems and methods receive first data associated with first launch conditions of a first golf ball after the first golf ball moves from a first initial position. The systems and methods determine a simulated landing position of the first golf ball, the simulated landing position determined based at least in part on the launch conditions. The systems and methods receive an actual landing position of the first golf ball, determine second data associated with an error between the simulated landing position and the actual landing position, and train a machine learning model using the error between the simulated landing position and the actual landing position. The systems and methods receive third data associated with second launch conditions of a second golf ball after the second golf ball moves from a second initial position, and determine, based at least in part on inputting the third data into the trained machine learning model, a predicted landing position of the second golf ball.