Golf ball fitting system with interactive feedback and modification method
AssigneeAcushnet Company
InventorsWilliam E. Morgan, Mary Lou Bohn, Edmund A. Hebert
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Abstract
A method for interactively determining an optimal golf ball for a golfer comprising the steps of determining the golfer's current golf ball and whether the golf ball meets the golfer's critical playing characteristics; iteratively prioritizing the golfer's golf ball performance characteristics to form prioritized critical playing characteristics; and selecting a second golf ball from a set of golf balls that best matches the golfer's prioritized critical playing characteristics.
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A method for interactively determining an optimal golf ball for a golfer comprising the steps of:
- determining which golf ball is currently used by the golfer and whether the golf ball meets the golfer's critical playing characteristics;
- iteratively prioritizing the golfer's golf ball performance characteristics to form prioritized critical playing characteristics;
- selecting a second golf ball from a set of golf balls that best matches the golfer's prioritized critical playing characteristics;
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- further providing a feedback loop for further optimizing the golf ball.
A method for selecting a golf ball from a predetermined set of golf balls comprising the steps of:
- determining the golfer's critical playing characteristics;
- prioritizing ball performance characteristics;
- selecting a golf ball from the set of golf balls which best matches the golfer's critical playing characteristics;
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- providing a feedback loop for further optimizing the golf ball selection.
A method for interactively determining an optimal golf ball for a golfer comprising the steps of:
- determining which golf ball is currently used by the golfer and whether the golf ball meets the golfer's critical playing characteristics;
- iteratively prioritizing the golfer's golf ball performance characteristics to form prioritized critical playing characteristics;
- and
- selecting a second golf ball from a set of golf balls that best matches the golfer's prioritized critical playing characteristics;
- wherein the golfer's recommended golf ball is compared to a previously played golf ball through interactive responses to a plurality of questions.
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