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US 2013/0316840 A1Published application
Golf swing grading software system, golf swing component scoring chart and method
OwnerGary James Neil Marksinventor
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Abstract
In accordance with the preferred embodiment and alternative embodiments described are embodiments of a system and method that automatically grading a golf swing, by grading components of a golf swing, relative to a perfect swing.
Claims20
A system for providing a measure of a golf swing of a golfer relative to predetermined ideal golf swing comprising:
- a plurality of swing capture devices that provide data of relative positions of the head, shoulders, arms, hips, knees and feet in relation to a predetermined reference at each of a start position, top of swing position and finish position, the start position providing an initial stance view of the golfer prior to the golfer initiating a swing, the top of swing position providing a top of backswing view of the golfer after a backswing movement and the finish position providing a finish view of the golfer after a ball strike movement;
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- a computer that receives the data and operates using an application program to automatically assess a plurality of components associated with each of the start position, the top of swing position and the finish position to obtain a score for each of the plurality of components and an overall swing score indicative of the golfer's golf swing relative to the predetermined ideal golf swing.
A method of providing a measure of a golf swing of a golfer relative to predetermined ideal golf swing using a computer comprising:
- loading onto the computer a predetermined ideal swing data set that includes ideal start position data, ideal top of swing position data and ideal finish position data;
- receiving data onto the computer from a plurality of swing capture devices, the data including start position data, top of swing position data and finish position data;
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- automatically assessing, using the computer, a plurality of components associated with each of the start position, the top of swing position and the finish position to obtain a score for each of the plurality of components and an overall swing score indicative of the golfer's golf swing relative to the predetermined ideal golf swing, the automatically assessing including the step of comparing the ideal start position data, the ideal top of swing position data and the ideal finish position data to the start position data, the top of swing position data and the finish position data, respectively.
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An apparatus for scoring a golf swing, the apparatus comprising:
- a sheet, the sheet including:
- a first column identifying a plurality of components, the plurality of components each being identified in a row, wherein the plurality of components include:
- include:
- for the start position, a ball position component, a posture component, a grip left hand component, a grip right hand component, and a feet component;
- for top of swing position, a body turn component, a body angle component, a left arm plane component, a left arm form component, a wrist component and a head set component;
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- for the finish position, a body twist/wrap component, a body lean component, an arms component, a wrist component and a hips component
- a second column adjacent to the first column, wherein the second column includes a plurality of cells into which a score can be written, each of the open cells in the second column being adjacent to one of the plurality of components identified in the first column.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.