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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
William Gobush, North Dartmouth, MA (US);
Douglas C. Winfield, Mattapoisett, MA (US);
Diane I. Pelletier, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Charles A. Days, South Dartmouth, MA (US);
Assignee:
Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 6/936 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 6/936 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a launch monitor system that measures club motion data and ball motion data. The system includes a club monitor and a ball monitor. The club monitor obtains images of the club before impact with the ball, and the ball monitor takes images of the ball after impact during a single swing. The present invention further includes a method of monitoring a club and ball in a single swing.