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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
May. 02, 2006
Norman Matheson Lindsay, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP, GB;
Norman Matheson Lindsay, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP, GB;
Other;
Abstract
Analysis of a golfer's putting stroke towards a target-hole () is derived by an analyzer () from sensor-signals representative of initial ball-speed and direction, using accumulated sets of historical putting-data, each set of historical data including initial putted ball-speed and direction and the resultant ball-speed and direction in approach to the target-hole (), together with representation of whether the putt was successful. Initial ball-speed and direction is sensed by opto-electronic sensors () responding to back-reflection of infrared beams () from retro-reflectors (-) on the putted ball (), or, is using retro-reflectors (-) on the putter (). Resultant ball-speed and direction in approach to the target-hole (), and whether the putt is successful, is sensed by a monitor () from infrared beams (-).