Patent ID: 8062145

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 head having two strips of a magnetic material thereon, a first strip of the magnetic material positioned on a heel-side of a face of the golf club head and a second strip magnetic material positioned on a toe-side of the face of the golf club head; a golf ball positioned on a tee extending upward from a mat; and two magnetic sensors positioned to create a swing field for reception of a magnetic field from the plurality of strips as the golf club is swung through the swing field towards the golf ball, the plurality of magnetic sensors positioned in a coherent pattern in two rows in front of the golf ball, with each row parallel to the other row; wherein the plurality of magnetic 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.