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US 8,641,547 B2Granted
Automatic club setting and ball flight optimization
AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsWilliam F. Rauchholz, James A. Niegowski
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AssigneeNIKE, Inc.
InventorsWilliam F. Rauchholz, James A. Niegowski
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Systems, methods, and computer readable media for changing and controlling settings for adjustable golf clubs are described. Such setting adjustment systems may alter one or more of: lie angle, loft angle, face angle, shaft stiffness, shaft kickpoint location, weighting, weight positioning, face flexibility, maximum face flex location, etc. These systems and methods may use various types of information to determine the appropriate settings, such as: ball launch monitor data, swing path data, weather input data, course condition input data for a location of play, course design input data for a location of play, daily course layout input data for a location and a time of play, golfer past performance data (e.g., recent past performance, past performances at the location of play, past performance during an ongoing round of golf (i.e., on earlier played holes), etc.), current adjustable club setting information, and information indicating specific holes to be played.
A system for providing golf club setting adjustment information, comprising:
A system for providing golf equipment selection information, comprising:
A golf club system, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.