Patent ID: 8118687

Claim:
A system for measuring the motion of a golf club swung by a golfer, the system comprising: a golf club comprising a shaft and a golf club head, the golf club having a plurality of infrared reflectors thereon; a golf ball positioned on a tee extending upward from a mat; a plurality of infrared sensors positioned to create a swing field for reception of a reflected signal from the plurality of infrared reflectors as the golf club is swung through the swing field, each of the plurality of infrared sensors generating infrared radiation; wherein the plurality of infrared sensors is able to capture the speed and motion of the golf club as the golf club is swung through the swing field by a golfer; and—herein the plurality of infrared reflectors comprises a first infrared reflector on a toe-end position of the golf club head, a second infrared reflector on a lower portion of the shaft and a third infrared reflector on an upper portion of the shaft.