Patent ID: 6669571
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An apparatus for analyzing a golfer's swing, comprising:a striking location for accommodating a golf ball to be struck; a golf club of predetermined dimensions, said golf club including a shaft and club head with a strike face and a sole; high-speed video capture means directed at said striking location for obtaining video images of said golf club and the golf ball during and after impact by said club upon the golf ball in said striking location; video image storage means for receiving and storing the video images from said high-speed video capture means, including side view video images of the golf ball; means for initiating storage of video images from said high-speed video capture means by said video image storage means; a display connected to said video image storage means for displaying video images of said golf club and the golf ball stored by said video image storage means; means for analyzing video images of said golf club and the golf ball displayed on said display; means for determining, from an analysis of said golf club at impact with the golf ball using said analyzing means, what golf club dimensions will provide the golfer with predetermined performance of the golf ball following impact by the club; and means for confirming the strike face angle of the club head that will provide improved golf ball performance when using the golfer's swing, said confirming means including means for analyzing, from said side view video images of the golf ball, the performance of the golf ball following impact with the golf club.