Custom Golf Club Fitting System Using Modular Data Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current golf club fitting methods do not effectively account for individual physical and performance characteristics, leading to suboptimal equipment selection and performance.
Innovation Solution
A custom fitting system that includes an input device for gathering physical and performance data, a tracking device for measuring shot characteristics, and a processing device with trajectory, dispersion, and component option analyzers to recommend tailored golf club components, providing a comprehensive and personalized fitting experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional color code fitting methods are used, then the fitting process is simple and quick, but the accuracy and personalization of equipment selection is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The fitting system is divided into separate functional modules: input device for data collection, tracking device for shot monitoring, processing device for analysis, and output device for recommendations. Each module handles specific tasks independently, allowing the system to achieve high fitting accuracy through comprehensive data processing while maintaining manageable complexity through modular architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The processing device acts as an intermediary between the input/tracking devices and the output recommendations. It receives raw data from multiple sources, processes and analyzes the information, and generates fitted club recommendations. This intermediary layer integrates complex data from various sources and transforms it into actionable fitting recommendations, resolving the contradiction between comprehensive analysis and system simplicity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If comprehensive data collection and analysis is performed, then personalized fitting recommendations are improved, but the time required for the fitting process increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system collects and processes fitting data during the golf swing itself, before the fitting recommendation is needed. The tracking device continuously monitors shot characteristics and the processing device analyzes the data in real-time, so when the recommendation is generated, the analysis is already complete. This preliminary action eliminates the need for separate analysis time and speeds up the overall fitting process while maintaining high personalization.
Solution Approach 2:
The fitting process continues seamlessly through multiple shots without interruption. The tracking device continuously captures shot data and the processing device continuously analyzes it, generating recommendations based on the complete dataset from all shots. This continuous operation eliminates idle time between data collection and analysis, maintaining high personalization while minimizing total fitting time.
3Manufacturing precision
If multiple shot characteristics are monitored and analyzed, then club component selection accuracy is improved, but the complexity of data processing increases
Solution Approach 1:
The data processing is segmented into distinct analytical functions within the processing device: trajectory analysis for ball flight path, dispersion analysis for shot consistency, and component option analysis for club selection. Each function processes specific shot characteristics independently, allowing high-precision multi-parameter analysis while managing complexity through functional separation. The output device then integrates these segmented analyses into coherent club recommendations.
Data Source
AI summary
A golf fitting apparatus can comprise a component option analyzer configured to calculate, based on physical characteristic information of an individual: (a) an initial component option group for a plurality of club components, the initial component option group comprising a first initial component option for a first club component, and a second initial component option for a second club component, (b) a first optimal component option for the first club component based on first golf shot data of a first test club having the first initial component option; and (c) a second optimal component option for the second club component based on second golf shot data of a second test club having the first optimal component option and the second initial component option. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.