Portable Golf Shot Tracking for Course-Specific Coach Analytics
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing golf performance tracking systems lack detailed analytics specific to course conditions, historical play, and multiple player statuses, and there is a need for improved statistical analysis with image-based outputs and portable solutions that can be reviewed by coaches or teachers for golfer improvement.
Innovation Solution
A portable device that allows users to input shot and target information, including GPS data, which is analyzed to provide shot zone diagrams and target analytics, offering customizable and interactive feedback through a networked system for golfer improvement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional coaching methods (live sessions, one-on-one or group settings) are used, then direct interaction and immediate feedback are provided, but the capacity to track, monitor, and provide guidance based on play on natural course conditions is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a GPS device as an intermediary tool that bridges the gap between traditional coaching and natural course play. The device captures location data during actual play on the course, enabling coaches to remotely monitor and analyze student performance in real-world conditions without being physically present, thus enhancing both tracking reliability and adaptability to natural course conditions
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical presence of a coach during live sessions with an electronic GPS-based tracking system. This substitution allows continuous monitoring of player positions and shot patterns on the actual course, providing objective data that enhances coaching guidance while eliminating the limitations of human presence and direct observation
2Loss of information
If detailed analytics specific to course conditions and historical play are provided, then golfer performance insight is improved, but the system complexity and data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-mapping golf courses with GPS coordinates and storing historical play data before actual play occurs. This preparation allows the system to automatically compare real-time GPS tracking data against pre-stored course information and historical performance, generating detailed analytics without requiring complex real-time processing during play
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates simplified digital representations (copies) of the physical golf course using GPS coordinates and mapped features. This digital copy allows the system to process and analyze play data against an idealized model of the course, reducing the complexity of analyzing raw GPS data while preserving all necessary performance information
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods providing statistical analytics of golf performance for coaching including text, tabular, graphic, and image-based outputs that include trends information for the golfer, all based upon actual golf play on course situations, wherein the golfer inputs shot data during play, without interrupting the flow of the game, and uploads the shot data for analytics and review online, and wherein all information related to a given user are reviewable by an authorized coach user through a web-based coach access account. The system is further operable to provide the coach user rights for providing corrective or instructive feedback to the user, including visual recommendations such as modified target areas.