US20120015753A1 - Method and system for shot tracking - Google Patents
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Abstract
A method for determining an orientation of a putterhead of a putter during a putting stroke, wherein the method comprises determining that the golfer is addressing a golf ball to swing a putter, monitoring the putterhead orientation during the backswing, determining a transition time, monitoring the putterhead orientation during a downswing, determining an orientation of the putterhead at impact time, transmitting data for the orientation of the putterhead to a receiver for analysis.
Description
- The present application is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/838,656 filed on Jul. 19, 2010.
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to shot tracking. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and system for tracking shots of a golfer during a round of golf.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- Golf clubs combine with the players swing to propel a ball toward a favored location and through a favored path. The orientation and speed of the club head at impact largely determines the ball path including carry distance and roll.
- The prior art is lacking in a method and system to measure the motion of the club through measurement of the shaft.
- The present invention is novel in that the observation of the relative motion does not depend on near visible light and uses a coherent pattern to capture the position of the club relative the ground antenna transmitter/receiver. This fixed device also includes a display, computing capability and recording device. This information, when processed, enables the display of the swing and uses data on the club head and ball to calculate the flight of the ball.
- This invention is a method for determining an orientation of a putterhead of a putter during a putting stroke. The method comprises determining that a golfer is addressing a golf ball to swing a putter, the putter comprising a device comprising a multi-axis accelerometer, a microprocessor and a radiofrequency transceiver. The method further comprises monitoring an orientation of the putterhead during a backswing of the golfer, determining a transition time from the backswing to the downswing, monitoring an orientation of the putterhead during the downswing, determining an orientation of the putterhead at impact of the putterhead with the golf ball and transmitting data for the orientation of the putterhead to a receiver for analysis.
- The invention further comprises a system for determining an orientation of a putterhead of a putter during a putting stroke. The system comprises a putter comprising a club head, a shaft, a grip and a device attached to the grip. The device comprises a microprocessor, a multiple-axis accelerometer and a radiofrequency transceiver. The microprocessor is configured to determine that a golfer is addressing a golf ball to swing a putter, monitor an orientation of the putterhead during a backswing of the golfer, determine a transition time from a backswing to a downswing of the golfer, monitor an orientation of the putterhead during a downswing of the golfer, determine an orientation of the putterhead at impact of the putterhead with the golf ball and transmit data for the orientation of the putterhead. The system further comprises a receiver comprising a microprocessor and a transceiver wherein the transceiver operates on a first communication protocol.
- Having briefly described the present invention, the above and further objects, features and advantages thereof will be recognized by those skilled in the pertinent art from the following detailed description of the invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the device for shot tracking. -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of components of a device for shot tracking, including the main body and projection body extending downward. - FIG. shows the housing component of the shot tracking device and illustrates the diameter
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FIG. 4 is an illustration of the circuit diagram of the components of a device for shot tracking. -
FIG. 5 is a flow chart of a method of shot tracking. -
FIG. 6 is an illustration of a system for shot tracking. -
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the device for shot tracking. -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of components of a device for shot tracking, including the main body and projection body extending downward. -
FIG. 3 shows the housing component of the shot tracking device and illustrates the diameter. -
FIG. 4 is an illustration of the circuit diagram of the components of a device for shot tracking. -
FIG. 5 is a flow chart of a method of shot tracking. -
FIG. 6 illustrates thesystem 10. A transponder in agolf club 50 swung by a golfer sends asignal 62 to areceiver 60. The receiver is attached to agolf bag 61, however, those skilled within the pertinent art will recognize that the receiver may be attached to any pertinent device including the golfer, or may stand alone. - This invention is a
method 1000 for determining an orientation of a putterhead of a putter during a putting stoke. Themethod 1000 comprises determining that a golfer is addressing a golf ball to swing aputter 50, wherein theputter 50 comprises a device comprising amulti-axis accelerometer 28 and aradiofrequency transceiver 1001. The method further comprises monitoring an orientation of the putterhead during a backswing of thegolfer 1002, determining transition time from a backswing to a downswing of thegolfer 1003, monitoring an orientation of the putterhead during a downswing of thegolfer 1004, determining an orientation of the putterhead at impact of the putterhead with thegolf ball 1005 and transmitting data for the orientation of the putterhead to a receiver foranalysis 1006. - Preferably, the
method 1000 comprises transmitting the data on the orientation of the putterhead in a single transmission. Alternatively, the data comprising the orientation of the putterhead is transmitted in a plurality of transmission. The data for the orientation of the putterhead is preferably transmitted at a radiofrequency of 2.4 gigaHertz utilizing the radiofrequency transceiver of thedevice 10. Thedevice 10 may further comprise abattery 24. The monitoring of the orientation of the putterhead during the backswing and the monitoring of the orientation of the putterhead during the downswing is preferably at a rate of 1 kilo-Hertz or alternatively at a rate of 5 kilo-Hertz. A preferred receiver is aGPS device 60, a Smart Phone, PDA, or computer. Further, the method may comprise determining an orientation of the putterhead at impact of the putterhead with the golf ball which comprises determining an X-axis orientation and a Y-axis orientation. - The invention further comprises a
system 10 for determining an orientation of a putterhead during a putting stroke as shown inFIG. 6 . Thesystem 10 comprises aputter club 50 comprising a club head, a shaft, a grip and adevice 10 attached to the grip. Thedevice 10 comprises amicroprocessor 30 a, a multiple-axis accelerometer 28 and aradiofrequency transceiver 30 b. Themicroprocessor 30 a is configured to determine that agolfer 40 is addressing a golf ball to swing aputter 50, monitor an orientation of the putterhead during the backswing of thegolfer 40, determine a transition time from a backswing to a downswing of thegolfer 40, monitor an orientation of the putterhead during the downswing of thegolfer 40, determine an orientation of the putterhead at impact of theputterhead 50 with the golf ball and transmit date for the orientation of the putterhead. Thesystem 10 further comprises a receiver comprising a microprocessor and a transceiver wherein the transceiver operates on the first communication protocol. - Preferably, the
microprocessor 30 b is configured to transmit the data in a single transmission. Alternatively, themicroprocessor 30 b is configured to transmit the data in a plurality of transmissions. Themicroprocessor 30 b is preferably configured to monitor the orientation of the putterhead during the backswing and monitor the orientation of the putterhead during the downswing at a rate of at least 1 kilo-Hertz or alternatively at a rate of at least 5 kilo-Hertz. The data for the orientation of the putterhead is transmitted at a radiofrequency of 2.4 gigaHertz utilizing theradiofrequency transceiver 30 b of thedevice 10. Thedevice 10 may further comprise abattery 24. Thereceiver 60 of thesystem 10 is preferably a GPS device or alternatively a Smart Phone, PDA, or computer. - In an alternative embodiment, the data of the orientation of the putterhead is transmitted from a
device 20 comprising ahousing 22 composed of a polymer material, wherein the housing has amain body 22 a and aprojection body 22 b extending from themain body 22 a as shown inFIGS. 1-2 . Theprojection body 22 b has a length ranging from 1 mm to 5 mm and a diameter ranging from 20 mm to 25 mm as shown inFIG. 3 . As shown inFIG. 4 , abattery 24 is positioned within thehousing 22 and amicroprocessor 30 a is positioned within thehousing 22, wherein themicroprocessor 30 a is in electrical communication with thebattery 24. Thedevice 20 further comprises amulti-axis accelerometer 28 for determining movement, monitoring movement and communicating the movement to the microprocessor, wherein themulti-axis accelerometer 28 positioned within thehousing 22. Themulti-axis accelerometer 28 is in electrical communication with themicroprocessor 30 a. Aradiofrequency component 30 b is positioned within thehousing 22, wherein theradiofrequency component 30 b in electrical communication with themicroprocessor 30 a. Theradiofrequency component 30 b operates at 2.4 giga-Hertz, and theradiofrequency component 30 b transmits asignal 62 comprising data related to the movement monitored by themulti-axis accelerometer 28. - The
battery 24 is preferably a CR1620 having at least 75 milliamps of power. The receiver is preferably aGPS device 60 such as disclosed in Balardeta et al., U.S. Patent Publication Number 20090075761 for a Golf GPS Device And System, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. Alternatively, the receiver is a personal digital assistant (PDA), “smart phone”, mobile phone, or other similar device. However, those skilled in the pertinent art will recognize that the receiver may be any device capable of receiving and storing signals from the RFID tag. - Gibbs, et al., U.S. Pat. No. 7,163,468 is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- Galloway, et al., U.S. Pat. No. 7,163,470 is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- Williams, et al., U.S. Pat. No. 7,166,038 is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- Desmukh U.S. Pat. No. 7,214,143 is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- Murphy, et al., U.S. Pat. No. 7,252,600 is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- Gibbs, et al., U.S. Pat. No. 7,258,626 is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- Galloway, et al., U.S. Pat. No. 7,258,631 is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- Evans, et al., U.S. Pat. No. 7,273,419 is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- Hocknell, et al., U.S. Pat. No. 7,413,250 is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- The measurements may be inputted into an impact code such as the rigid body code disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,821,209, entitled Method for Predicting a Golfer's Ball Striking Performance, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- The swing properties are preferably determined using an acquisition system such as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,431,990, entitled System and Method for Measuring a Golfer's Ball Striking Parameters, assigned to Callaway Golf Company, the assignee of the present application, and hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. However, those skilled in the pertinent art will recognize that other acquisition systems may be used to determine the swing properties.
- Other methods that are useful in obtaining a golfer's swing characteristics are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,638,175, for a Diagnostic Golf Club System, U.S. Pat. No. 6,402,634, for an Instrumented Golf Club System And Method Of Use, and U.S. Pat. No. 6,224,493, for an Instrumented Golf Club System And Method Of Use, all of which are assigned to Callaway Golf Company, the assignee of the present application, and all of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.
- From the foregoing it is believed that those skilled in the pertinent art will recognize the meritorious advancement of this invention and will readily understand that while the present invention has been described in association with a preferred embodiment thereof, and other embodiments illustrated in the accompanying drawings, numerous changes, modifications and substitutions of equivalents may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of this invention which is intended to be unlimited by the foregoing except as may appear in the following appended claims. Therefore, the embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined in the following appended claims.
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1. A method for determining an orientation of a putterhead of a putter during a putting stroke, the method comprising:
determining that a golfer is addressing a golf ball to swing a putter, the putter comprising a device comprising a multi-axis accelerometer, a microprocessor and a radiofrequency transceiver;
monitoring an orientation of the putterhead during a backswing of the golfer;
determining a transition time from a backswing to a downswing of the golfer;
monitoring an orientation of the putterhead during a downswing of the golfer;
determining an orientation of the putterhead at impact of the putterhead with the golf ball; and
transmitting data for the orientation of the putterhead to a receiver for analysis.
2. The method according to claim 1 wherein transmitting the data comprises transmitting data on the orientation of the putterhead in a single transmission.
3. The method according to claim 1 wherein transmitting the data comprises transmitting data in a plurality of transmissions.
4. The method according to claim 1 wherein the monitoring of the orientation of the putterhead during the backswing and the monitoring of the orientation of the putterhead during the downswing occur at a rate of at least 1 kilo-Hertz.
5. The method according to claim 1 wherein the receiver is a GPS device, Smart Phone, PDA, or computer.
6. The method according to claim 1 wherein the data for the orientation of the putterhead is transmitted at a radiofrequency of 2.4 gigaHertz utilizing the radiofrequency transceiver of the device.
7. The method according to claim 1 wherein the device further comprises a battery.
8. The method according to claim 1 wherein determining an orientation of the putterhead at impact of the putterhead with the golf ball comprises determining an X-axis orientation and a Y-axis orientation.
9. The method according to claim 1 wherein the monitoring of the orientation of the putterhead during the backswing and the monitoring of the orientation of the putterhead during the downswing occur at a rate of at least 5 kilo-Hertz.
10. A system for determining an orientation of a putterhead of a putter during a putting stroke, the system comprising:
a putter comprising a club head, a shaft, a grip and a device attached to the grip, the device comprising a microprocessor, a multiple-axis accelerometer and a radiofrequency transceiver, the microprocessor configured to determine that a golfer is addressing a golf ball to swing a putter, monitor an orientation of the putterhead during a backswing of the golfer, determine a transition time from a backswing to a downswing of the golfer, monitor an orientation of the putterhead during a downswing of the golfer, determine an orientation of the putterhead at impact of the putterhead with the golf ball, and transmit data for the orientation of the putterhead; and
a receiver comprising a microprocessor and a transceiver, the transceiver operating on the first communication protocol.
11. The system according to claim 10 wherein the data is transmitted in a single transmission.
12. The system according to claim 10 wherein the data is transmitted in a plurality of transmissions.
13. The system according to claim 10 wherein the microprocessor is configured to monitor the orientation of the putterhead during the backswing and monitor the orientation of the putterhead during the downswing at a rate of at least 1 kilo-Hertz.
14. The system according to claim 10 wherein the receiver is a GPS device, Smart Phone, PDA, or computer.
15. The system according to claim 10 wherein the data for the orientation of the putterhead is transmitted at a radiofrequency of 2.4 gigaHertz utilizing the radiofrequency transceiver of the device.
16. The system according to claim 10 wherein the device further comprises a battery.
17. The system according to claim 10 wherein the microprocessor is configured to monitor the orientation of the putterhead during the backswing and monitor the orientation of the putterhead during the downswing at a rate of at least 5 kilo-Hertz.
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