Putt Read Algorithm for Slope and Pace Calculation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies do not provide a comprehensive solution for measuring and estimating slope, break, and green speed simultaneously, nor do they effectively train golfers to calibrate their stroke pace to match current putting conditions.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilize a processor to receive and calculate slope, length of putt, and green speed parameters, allowing for the determination of break and pace, which can be displayed on a graphical user interface to aid golfers in hitting the ball accurately.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If golfers use practice aids to train putting skills, then putting skill improvement is enhanced, but the complexity of training systems increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple training functions (pace calibration, slope measurement, break calculation, green speed estimation) into a single integrated mobile application. This consolidation allows golfers to train putting skills comprehensively without needing multiple separate physical practice aids, thereby improving training effectiveness while managing system complexity through software integration rather than hardware multiplication.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile application serves multiple training purposes simultaneously: it calibrates putting pace, measures slope, calculates break, estimates green speed, and provides visual aids for putting practice. This multi-functionality allows a single device to replace numerous specialized practice aids, enhancing the reliability of skill improvement while avoiding the complexity of maintaining multiple separate training systems.
2Measurement precision
If the system provides comprehensive putting condition measurements, then measurement accuracy is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex mechanical measurement devices with a mobile application that uses software-based algorithms and visual displays. Instead of requiring physical instruments for slope measurement, break calculation, and pace calibration, the system uses computational models and graphical user interfaces to provide comprehensive measurements, thereby achieving high measurement precision while reducing the physical complexity of the measurement system.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile application creates a virtual model of putting conditions by inputting parameters such as slope, length of putt, and green speed. This digital copy allows the system to calculate break and pace without requiring direct physical measurement of all conditions, maintaining measurement accuracy while simplifying the overall system by using computational representations rather than extensive physical measurement infrastructure.
3Measurement precision
If the system calculates break and pace based on multiple parameters, then the accuracy of put reading is improved, but the complexity of calculations increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile application pre-establishes the relationship between multiple parameters (slope, length of putt, green speed) and their effects on ball trajectory. By pre-calculating and storing these relationships in the application, the system can quickly determine break and pace without performing complex real-time calculations, thereby maintaining high put reading accuracy while reducing the computational complexity burden during actual use.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile application acts as an intermediary between the raw input parameters and the final break and pace calculations. It processes the multiple input parameters through standardized algorithms and visual displays, translating complex multi-parameter relationships into simple, actionable guidance for the golfer. This intermediary function maintains calculation accuracy while presenting results in an accessible format that reduces the perceived complexity for the user.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a method for determining a read of a putt is disclosed. The method includes receiving a magnitude of slope parameter, a length of putt parameter and a greed speed parameter, and then calculating a break and a pace based on the magnitude of slope parameter, the length of putt parameter and the green speed parameter. The read of the putt includes the break and the pace. If additional accuracy is required, the method includes receiving an adjusted magnitude of slope parameter, an adjusted length of putt parameter or an adjusted green speed, and then re-calculating the break and pace. If additional accuracy is not required, the break and pace may be displayed on a graphical user interface to aid a user to hit a golf ball according to the read of the putt.