Method for selecting a golf ball, and method and system for selecting a golf club and a golf ball
AssigneeBridgestone Sports Co., Ltd.
InventorShu Katayama
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Abstract
A method for selecting a golf ball suitable for a golfer, comprising the steps of (i) obtaining head speed and backspin when a golfer hits a golf ball with a golf club; (ii) obtaining from the golfer ball-type selection data for determining which among a plurality of ball types is suitable for the golfer; and (iii) selecting a golf ball of a type (e.g., a distance-type ball or a control-type ball) suitable for the golfer on the basis of the head speed and backspin obtained in step (i) and the ball-type selection data obtained in step (ii), in such a manner that the selected golf ball produces backspin close to optimal backspin corresponding to the above-described head speed.
Claims10
A method for selecting a golf club and golf ball suitable for a golfer, comprising the steps of:
- (a) obtaining at least one of head speed and hit-ball data when a golfer hits a golf ball with a golf club;
- (b) obtaining ideal hit-ball data of the golfer on the basis of the at least one of head speed and hit-ball data obtained in step (a);
- (c) selecting a golf club suitable for the golfer on the basis of the ideal hit-ball data obtained in step (b);
- (d) obtaining at least one of head speed and hit-ball data when the golfer hits a golf ball with the golf club selected in step (c);
- (e) obtaining, from the golfer, ball-type selection data for determining which among a plurality of ball types is suitable for the golfer;
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- (f) selecting a golf ball of a type suitable for the golfer, on the basis of the at least one of head speed and hit-ball data obtained in step (d) and the ball-type selection data obtained in step (d).
A system for selecting a golf club and golf ball suitable for a golfer, comprising:
- actual hit data obtainment means for obtaining at least one of head speed and hit-ball data when a golfer hits a golf ball with a golf club;
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- ideal data obtainment means for obtaining ideal hit-ball data of the golfer on the basis of the at least one of head speed and hit-ball data obtained by the actual hit data obtainment means;
- golf club selection means for selecting a golf club suitable for the golfer on the basis of the ideal hit-ball data obtained by the ideal data obtainment means;
- means for obtaining at least one of head speed and hit-ball data when the golfer hits a golf ball with a golf club selected by said golf club selection means;
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- golf ball selecting means for selecting a golf ball of a type suitable for the golfer on the basis of the at least one of head speed and hit-ball data, which are obtained by the actual hit data obtainment means as actual hit data when the golfer hits a golf ball by use of the selected golf club, and the ball-type selection data obtained from the golfer and adapted for determining which among a plurality of ball types is suitable for the golfer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.