Patent ID: 8613678

Claim:
A golf swing feedback generating system for use by a user practicing a golf swing with a golf club having a golf club head comprising: a practice mat for use by a user practicing a golf swing; a golf club head sensor being operable to generate golf club head impact position-related data, said golf club head impact position-related data being generated during a practice swing of said golf club in response to impact of said golf club head being detected by said golf club head sensor and being generated independent of whether the golf club head is striking a golf ball; a memory for storing said golf club head impact position-related data; a processor operatively coupled to said golf club head sensor and said memory and configured to execute instructions for accessing said golf club head impact position-related data, and for determining the impact position of the golf club head, said processor being configured to determine a characteristic of the user's practice golf swing related to the impact position of the club head; and an output mechanism operatively coupled to said processor for identifying to said user said characteristic of the user's practice golf swing related to the impact position of said golf club head during said practice swing.