Patent ID: 8337335

Claim:
A method for monitoring a golf swing comprising: providing a swing measurement device having one or more accelerometers that monitor acceleration of the swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings so as to generate acceleration information; providing a cellular telephone having a program that allows the cellular telephone to: wirelessly communicate with the swing measurement device; receive acceleration information wirelessly from swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings; collect acceleration information based on the monitored acceleration of the swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings; analyze the collected acceleration information to determine one or more characteristics of a golf swing based on the collected acceleration information including golf score; and output information regarding the one or more characteristics of the golf swing on a display of the cellular telephone; coupling the swing measurement device to a golf club; and employing the cellular telephone and swing measurement device to: monitor acceleration of the swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings while a user swings the golf club; collect acceleration information based on the monitored acceleration of the swing measurement device as the swing measurement device swings with the golf club; analyze the collected acceleration information to determine one or more characteristics of the golf swing based on the collected acceleration information; and output information regarding the one or more characteristics of the golf swing on the display of the cellular telephone.