Acushnet Company

Leonidas Amarant

Charles Hightower

William Souza

Idris Screen

Felipe Marcelino

Paul A Furze

Vincent Simonds

Michael J Toupin

Richard Daprato

Martin E Gray

Glenn Grenier

David Coelho

Kevin Carando

Ken Rebello

A method, technique, and/or system for determining the durability of a golf ball, and more particularly the durability of a cover of a golf ball is disclosed herein. The present disclosure provides an objective technique for scoring or rating the durability of golf balls such that a uniform scoring methodology can be used. The present disclosure uses imaging techniques and image processing techniques to analyze damage to a golf ball surface.

Method and system for analyzing durability of golf ball

A golf ball sorting system has a ball feeder, a ball mover, a detector, and a sorting system. The ball feeder may be configured to receive a plurality of golf balls. The ball mover may be configured to move each of the plurality of golf balls one at a time at a predetermined minimum speed. The detector may be configured to inspect each of the plurality of golf balls moved by the movement mechanism and output a detection result based on the inspection. The sorting system may be configured to receive the detection result and sort the plurality of golf balls based on the detection result to separate golf balls that include a mark that is not visible to an observer from golf balls that do not include a mark.

System for identifying a golf ball having a radar detectable mark

Methods and systems for detecting configuration states of a golf club and adjustment systems of a golf club, such as a shaft connection system. A golf club configuration detection system captures configuration data from the adjustment system of the golf club by a configuration detection device, such as a camera, a barcode scanner, or an RFID scanner. The captured configuration data is compared to reference configuration data to determine a configuration state of the adjustment system. Swing data and ball-flight data are tracked for golf-ball strikes with the golf club in the detected configuration state. Recommendations for configuration states may be generated based on the tracked data.

Golf club configuration detection system

A launch monitor that generates three dimensional images to accurately measure movement of golf objects. In an aspect, the launch monitor can utilize stereographic camera systems to capture images from which three dimensional images can be generated. In an aspect, the launch monitor can utilize light-field camera systems to capture images of the golf objects. In an aspect, the camera systems can capture images in color.

Launch monitor using three-dimensional imaging

Gulf club configuration detection system

The present invention generally relates to portable golf ball launching device for analyzing golf balls for short game performance attributes. The preferred golf ball launcher is able to shoot a golf ball at the ground at preselected speed, spin rate and angle.

Golf ball landing simulator

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Middletown, RI, United States of America

Leonidas Amarant