CPC A63B 60/42 (2015.10) [G06T 7/73 (2017.01); A63B 53/02 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30221 (2013.01)] | 3 Claims |
1. A method comprising the steps of:
placing a head of a golf club within a clamping apparatus so that a shaft of the golf club head extends approximately vertically from the head;
tightening the clamping apparatus to immobilize the golf club head;
aligning loft and lie sensors using a programmable logic controller to center the shaft within a sensor display;
capturing an image of scorelines on a face of the golf club head using one or more scoreline lines, scoreline lenses, and scoreline sensors;
calculating a scoreline angle using the scoreline image;
capturing at least one shaft image using one or more loft and lie lights, loft and lie lenses, and loft and lie sensors;
calculating preliminary loft and lie angles of the shaft using the at least one shaft image;
transmitting the scoreline angle and preliminary loft and lie angles to a computer comprising a calibration algorithm; and
computing with the calibration algorithm final loft and lie angles of the golf club;
wherein the step of tightening the clamping apparatus comprises the steps of increasing pressure within a tank and directing the increased pressure through a cylinder to the clamp, wherein the tank and the cylinder are operatively connected to the clamping apparatus.
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