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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
May. 24, 2017
Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd., Kobe-shi, Hyogo, JP;
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Kobe-shi, Hyogo, JP;
Satoru Hanamitsu, Kobe, JP;
Masahiko Ueda, Kobe, JP;
Kousuke Okazaki, Kobe, JP;
Yuto Nakamura, Kobe, JP;
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., Kobe-Shi, Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an impact point estimation apparatus that is capable of estimating, easily and with high accuracy, an impact point on a face surface of a golf club head at the time of a golf swing. The impact point estimation apparatus includes an acquisition part configured to acquire time-series sensor data that is output from at least one of an angular velocity sensor and an acceleration sensor attached to at least one of a grip and a shaft of a golf club and an estimation part configured to estimate the impact point, according to a shaft characteristic which is a characteristic of the shaft, based on the sensor data.