Apparatus and method for golf alignment training
AssigneeSkyHawke Technologies, LLC
InventorsGord Parke, Jeremy Rittenhouse, Richard C. Edmonson
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Abstract
Apparatuses and methods for golf alignment training include a device, attachable to a golf club, for measuring a golfer's alignment by a plurality of sensors, including a magnetometer. A location-aware device is used to select an intended target line. The plurality of sensors measure the golfer's actual alignment, including the face angle of the golf club at address of the ball, and the actual alignment is compared to the intended target line to provide feedback and suggested improvements.
Claims20
A tag device for determining alignment of a golf swing, comprising:
- an inertial measurement unit comprising a plurality of sensors, wherein the plurality of sensors are configured to output a signal based on a detected condition, movement or orientation of the tag device;
- a microcontroller including a microprocessor;
- a memory in communication with the microcontroller and the inertial measurement unit;
- a transceiver configured to transmit data corresponding to sensor outputs from the plurality of sensors to a remote computing device;
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- a battery;
- wherein the tag device is attached to a golf club;
- wherein the plurality of sensors includes at least one magnetometer;
- wherein the tag device is in network communication with at least one location-aware device, including a location aware unit and a display;
- wherein the tag device determines an actual alignment of the golf club based on the signal output from the plurality of sensors and transmits the actual alignment to the at least one location-aware device;
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- wherein the at least one location-aware device determines a difference value comparing an intended target line to the actual alignment of the golf club.
A system for determining alignment of a golf swing, comprising:
- a tag device attached to a golf club, including:
- an inertial measurement unit comprising a plurality of sensors, wherein the plurality of sensors are configured to output a signal based on a detected condition, movement or orientation of the tag device;
- a microcontroller including a microprocessor;
- a memory in communication with the microcontroller and the inertial measurement unit;
- a transceiver configured to transmit data corresponding to sensor outputs from the plurality of sensors to a remote computing device;
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- a battery;
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- at least one location-aware device, in network communication with the tag device, including a location aware unit and a display;
- wherein the plurality of sensors includes at least one magnetometer;
- wherein the output signal from the plurality of sensors of the tag device is used to determine an actual alignment of the golf club;
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- wherein the at least one location-aware device determines a difference value comparing an intended target line to the actual alignment of the golf club.
A method for determining alignment of a golf swing, comprising:
- providing a tag device, including a plurality of sensors, a microcontroller, a memory, a transceiver, and a battery, attached to a golf club in network communication with at least one location-aware device, including a location aware unit and a display;
- the plurality of sensors of the tag device outputting a signal based on a detected condition, movement or orientation of the tag device;
- determining an actual alignment of the golf club based on the output signal from the plurality of sensors;
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- the at least one location-aware device determining a difference value comparing an intended target line to the actual alignment of the golf club;
- wherein the plurality of sensors includes at least one magnetometer;
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.