Patent ID: 6638175
Filing Date: 2003-10-28
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A diagnostic golf club system comprising:a diagnostic golf club comprising a shaft and a club head, the shaft attached to the club head, a plurality of strain gauges attached to the shaft, each of the plurality of strain gauges capable of measuring data related to the golf club during a golf swing, and an internal memory device capable of receiving and storing data from the plurality of strain gauges, the internal memory device including a non-volatile flash buffer memory disposed within the shaft; a computer for processing the data from the internal memory device, the computer being separate from the golf club; and an interface mechanism capable of providing communication between the diagnostic golf club and the computer, the interface mechanism being removably coupled to the golf club, wherein the non-volatile flash buffer memory is capable of storing data for multiple swings of the diagnostic golf club until the data is uploaded to the computer via the interface means.