Patent ID: 8360903

Claim:
A method of selecting a plurality of preferred customized equipment parameters for a plurality of golf clubs, the method comprising: providing a computer, the computer being configured to: receive entry of information, process the received information, and display the processed information; collecting a primary data set comprising a plurality of actual golf-equipment parameters and a plurality of actual player-skill evaluation data using the computer, wherein, the plurality of actual golf-equipment parameters includes number, type, and loft of iron-type clubs in actual use by a golfer, and the plurality of actual player-skill evaluation data includes shot distance associated with at least two golf clubs in a golfer's bag, a player's handicap, and a short-game diagnosis; providing a plurality of secondary data sets each comprising a first subset including a plurality of reference golf-equipment parameters and a plurality of reference player-skill evaluation data, and a second subset including a plurality of potential customized golf-equipment parameters using the computer, wherein the plurality of reference golf-equipment parameters includes data relating to a possible number of wedges and presence or absence of a scoring club and/or lob wedge, the plurality of reference player-skill evaluation data includes entries relating to possible player handicap classifications or categories, short-game diagnosis shot types, and shot-game diagnosis scores, and the plurality of potential customized golf-equipment parameters includes entries relating to type and loft of clubs to be selected for a golfer's use; comparing the first subset of each of the plurality of secondary data sets with a corresponding subset of the primary data set using the computer; selecting all secondary data sets wherein the first subsets match the corresponding subset of the primary data set using the computer; identifying, from the second subsets of all the secondary data sets wherein the first subsets match the corresponding subset of the primary data set, the plurality of potential customized golf-equipment parameters belonging to a specific secondary data set using the computer; and designating the plurality of potential customized golf-equipment parameters belonging to the specific secondary data set as the plurality of preferred customized golf-equipment parameters using the computer.