Patent ID: 8839686

Claim:
An apparatus for testing a sports implement having an elongate shaft with a head end and a grip end, with a head attached to the head end, said apparatus comprising: a wind tunnel comprising a test cell adapted to receive the head of said implement and permit a range of unrestricted movement of said head therein, said test cell comprising an inlet and outlet for air flow and a portal; an elongate conduit adapted to receive the shaft of said sports implement, said conduit having a first end and a second end, the first end attached to said portal and extending therefrom in a direction substantially normal to the direction of airflow through said test cell, said second end comprising a closable membrane adapted to permit the grip end to extend therethrough with minimal airflow; and a fixed mount proximate the second end of said conduit, said mount adapted to clamp the grip end of said shaft in a fixed position.