# US 2014/0074425 A1 · System for remotely swinging a golf club > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0074425 A1 - Document ID: US20140074425A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/609,619 - Filed: 2012-09-11 - Published: 2014-03-13 - Earliest claimed: 2012-09-11 - Inventors: Eugene R. PARENTE; Sean J. DYNES; Timothy W. BRATCHER - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140074425A1 ## CPC - A63B 60/46: Measurement devices associated with golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like for measuring physical parameters relating to sporting activity, e.g. baseball bats with impact indicators or bracelets for measuring the golf swing - B25J 9/1679: {characterised by the tasks executed} - G05B 2219/40021: Batting, to redirect a projectile - A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H) - B25J: MANIPULATORS; CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES ({manipulators specially adapted for use in surgery A61B34/70; manipulators used in cleaning hollow articles B08B9/04}; manipulators associated with rolling mills B21B39/20; manipulators associated with forging machines B21J13/10; {manipulators associated with picking-up and placing mechanisms B23P19/007}; means for holding wheels or parts thereof B60B30/00; {vehicles with ground-engaging propulsion means, e.g. walking members B62D57/02, B62D57/032; devices for picking-up and depositing articles or materials between conveyors B65G47/90, B65G47/91; manipulators with gripping or holding means for transferring packages B65H67/065}; cranes B66C; {manipulators used in the protection or supervision of pipe-line installations F17D5/00; walking equipment adapted for nuclear steam-generators F22B37/006}; manipulators specially adapted for, or associated with, nuclear reactors G21C; {apparatus used for handling wafers during manufacture or treatment of semiconductor H10P72/50}) - G05B: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables G05D; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F; control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only G05G) ## Abstract A method, system, and computer program product for remote golf club swinging is provided. The method can include receiving in a robotic golf club swing fixture from a remote operator over a computer communications network a set of swing parameters defining different aspects of a golf club swing. The method also can include directing a plurality of robotic arms of the fixture to swing a coupled golf club according to the received swing parameters. The method yet further can include sensing a result of the swinging of the coupled golf club. Finally, the method can include transmitting data derived from the sensed result to the remote operator over the computer communications network. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A remote golf club swinging method comprising: receiving in a robotic golf club swing fixture from a remote operator over a computer communications network a set of swing parameters defining different aspects of a golf club swing; directing a plurality of robotic arms of the fixture to swing a coupled golf club according to the received swing parameters; sensing a result of the swinging of the coupled golf club; and, transmitting data derived from the sensed result to the remote operator over the computer communications network. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the result is a sensed performance of the golf club. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the result is a resulting location of a golf ball struck by the coupled golf club subsequent to the swinging of the coupled golf club. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein a swing parameter is direction. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein a swing parameter is power. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein a swing parameter is velocity. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein a swing parameter is shot shape. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the robotic golf club swing fixture has one robotic arm. ### Claim 9 A remote golf club swinging system comprising: a server configured for communicative coupling to a web server and a computing device; a robotic golf club swing fixture comprising at least one servo motor coupled to a controller and at least one data capture apparatus coupled to the controller, each servo motor coupled to a plurality of robotic arms, each of the plurality of robotic arms coupled to a golf club; and, a golf club swinging module coupled to the server and the fixture, the module comprising program code enabled to receive from a remote operator over a computer communications network a set of swing parameters defining different aspects of a golf club swing, to direct the plurality of robotic arms of the fixture to swing the coupled golf club according to the received swing parameters, to sense a result of the swinging of the coupled golf club, and to transmit data derived from the sensed result to the remote operator over the computer communications network. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the result is a sensed performance of the golf club. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the result is a resulting location of a golf ball struck by the coupled golf club subsequent to the swinging of the coupled golf club. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein a swing parameter is direction. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein a swing parameter is power. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein a swing parameter is velocity. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein a swing parameter is shot shape. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the robotic golf club swing fixture has one robotic arm. ### Claim 17 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, further comprising a golf simulator coupled to the server. ### Claim 18 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, further comprising a golf simulator coupled to the controller. ### Claim 19 A computer program product for remotely swinging a golf club, the computer program product comprising: a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising: computer readable program code for receiving in a robotic golf club swing fixture from a remote operator over a computer communications network a set of swing parameters defining different aspects of a golf club swing; computer readable program code for directing a plurality of robotic arms of the fixture to swing a coupled golf club according to the received swing parameters; computer readable program code for sensing a result of the swinging of the coupled golf club; and, computer readable program code for transmitting data derived from the sensed result to the remote operator over the computer communications network. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The computer program product of claim 19, wherein a swing parameter is direction. ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The computer program product of claim 19, wherein a swing parameter is power. ### Claim 22 (depends on 19) The computer program product of claim 19, wherein a swing parameter is velocity. ### Claim 23 (depends on 19) The computer program product of claim 19, wherein a swing parameter is shot shape. ### Claim 24 (depends on 19) The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the result is a sensed performance of the golf club. ### Claim 25 (depends on 19) The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the result is a resulting location of a golf ball struck by the coupled golf club subsequent to the swinging of the coupled golf club. ### Claim 26 (depends on 19) The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the robotic golf club swing fixture has one robotic arm. ### Claim 27 A remote golf club testing method comprising: receiving in a robotic golf club swing fixture from a remote operator over a computer communications network a set of swing parameters defining different aspects of a golf club swing; directing a plurality of robotic arms of the fixture to swing a coupled golf club according to the received swing parameters; sensing performance of the golf club; and, transmitting data derived from the sensed performance to the remote operator over the computer communications network.