Patent ID: 8202148

Claim:
An apparatus for caddying and training golfer(s), the apparatus comprising: a. a plurality of enhanced components that work in concert as an automated system to capture, analyze, score, archive, track and communicate real-time relevant golf data specific to individual golfers; said enhanced components further comprising: i. a Global Positioning System (GPS); ii. a plurality of mapped golf courses; iii. a plurality of enhanced golfing equipment; said enhanced golfing equipment comprising (1) a plurality of microchips, nanochips, impact sensors, unique identifiers, and pressure sensors for integration into said enhanced golfing equipment; iv. a handheld computing device (PDA); said PDA comprising: (1) operating system; (2) plurality of application software; said application software includes: (a) a virtual caddy for communicating advice, suggestions and counsel to the golfer just as a professional caddy would do for his PGA Tour Professional; (b) a component ID software application for identifying said enhanced golfing equipment of the golfer to the PDA; (3) plurality of golf data; said golf data includes: (a) component golf data for establishing the key dynamic characteristics of said enhanced components; (b) global positioning golf data for locating each of said enhanced components; whereby, given the data captured and processed by the enhanced components and further processed within the PDA, the typical advice offered by a caddy or instructor such as shot strategy and club selection is communicated to the golfer as needed during a round of golf, training or practice via the virtual caddy application software of the PDA.