Patent ID: 8574091

Claim:
A golf analysis system for analyzing a golfer's swing, comprising: a striking location to accommodate a golf ball to be struck with a golf club, wherein the golf club comprises a grip portion and a head, and wherein the golf ball comprises markers; a first camera directed at said striking location and positioned to capture side view images of the ball; a second camera operatively coupled to a computer and positioned to capture top view images of the golfer, the club, and the ball during the swing; a third camera directed at said striking location and positioned to capture front view images of the ball before and after being struck by the club; a force plate positioned such that the golfer will stand atop the force plate when addressing the golf ball; a computer operatively coupled to said first, second, and third cameras and said force plate, said computer including: memory for storing data received from said first, second, and third cameras and said force plate; and analyzing software for analyzing data supplied to said computer, wherein the data comprises ball movement data from images captured by at least one of the first, second, and third cameras; and a first display operatively coupled to said computer.