Patent ID: 8287398
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. Golf practice mat apparatus for use by a user practicing a golf swing with a golf club having a club head comprising: a bounded practice mat surface for use by a user practicing a golf swing; a target on said practice mat surface disposed in an area of desired contact of the club head with the practice mat surface; a golf club head impact sensor disposed in a substantially horizontal golf club impact area of said practice mat surface for detecting contact by a golf club head with said substantially horizontal golf club impact area and for generating golf club contact data, said golf club contact data including data related to the position of detected contact between the golf club head and the impact area of the practice mat surface, said impact sensor being disposed in said golf club impact area so as to generate said practice mat contact data , independent of whether the user is striking a golf ball, in response to being struck by said golf club head swung by a user; a memory for storing said golf club contact data including data related to the position of said detected contact between the golf club head and the impact area of the practice mat surface; a processor operatively coupled to said impact sensor and said memory and configured to execute instructions for accessing said golf club contact data, and for analyzing said golf club contact data, said processor being configured to generate data related to the angular disposition of the club head at impact with the impact area of the practice mat surface in response to the analysis of said golf club contact data; said processor being configured to generate a golf ball flight-related projection in response to said data related to the angular disposition of the club head; and an output mechanism for providing feedback to said user related to said golf ball flight related projection.