Patent ID: 7395696

Claim:
An apparatus for measuring golf club and ball kinematics, comprising: a camera system operable to acquire a plurality of images of a field of view; and a self-contained power cell; wherein: the power cell is operable to provide power to the apparatus for at least two hours; the apparatus is movable to a plurality of locations; the apparatus is operable to determine golf ball kinematic information selected from the group consisting of ball speed, ball elevation angle, ball azimuth angle, ball back spin, ball rifle spin, ball side spin, and ball impact location on the golf club face; and the apparatus is operable to determine golf club kinematic information selected from the group consisting of club head speed, club head path angle, club head attack angle, club head loft, club head droop, club head face angle, club head face spin, club head droop spin, club head loft spin, and ball impact location on the golf club face.