Patent ID: 8221257
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A golf swing measurement and analysis system comprising: a) a golf club comprising a shaft, a club head, and the club head further comprising a club head top surface and a club head face; b) a first module that is: c) a means for aligning said first module on said club head top surface defining an alignment of said first module, and a means for attaching said first module to said club head top surface; d) said second module that is located at said predetermined location, the second module comprising a housing that contains electronics to provide electronic functions comprising: e) a golf swing model stored on the computational engine comprising: f) a first computational algorithm that operates on said computational engine that interprets said second module second transmitted measurements, said first module transmitted measurements, and said acceleration measurements within boundary conditions of said golf swing model; detects if said first module alignment is misaligned; and calibrates said first module transmitted measurements based on said acceleration measurements; g) a second computational algorithm that operates on said computational engine that interprets said first module transmitted measurements and said acceleration measurements or said first module transmitted measurements and said acceleration measurements calibrated by the first computational algorithm within boundary conditions of said golf swing model to define a dynamically changing relationship time line between an inertial axes coordinate system defined by said golf swing model and said measurement axes coordinate system during a golf swing; and h) a third computational algorithm that operates on said computational engine that interprets said first module transmitted measurements and said signal strength measurements made at said first module and defines a dynamic spatial relationship between a time line of said club head travelling on a non-linear travel path and the predefined location and correlates the dynamic spatial relationship to said dynamically changing relationship time line between said inertial axes coordinate system and said measurement axes coordinate system during a golf swing.