Patent ID: 11944891
Assignee: SWING BALANCE LLC
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. A method for selecting a most suitable manually operable impact element of a set of manually operable impact elements for use by a player for use in a sporting activity where a game element is impacted by the manually operable impact element swung by a player, where the set includes a plurality of the manually operable impact elements for striking the game element in an impact during a swing or stroke, where each of the manually operable impact elements has a shaft or body which flexes throughout the swing, prior to and post impact where each one of the set of manually operable elements has a shaft or body which flexes differently from others of the set and wherein each element of the set is provided with a visually distinguishable code or combination of codes so as to distinguish each one of the set which flexes differently from the other elements of the set;
the method comprising:
using a pressure sensing mat or plate upon which the player places both feet while carrying out a sample swing or stroke to measure forces applied by both feet of the player during the swing or stroke;
the pressure sensing mat or plate measuring forces applied by both feet of the player during the stroke and generating output signals dependent on the measured forces;
and using the output signals to select one of the set most suitable for use by the player and to provide an output indicative of the code or combination of codes for the selected one of the set most suitable for use by the player.