US 12,434,099 B2
Systems and methods for measuring and analyzing the motion of a swing and matching the motion of a swing to optimized swing equipment
Michael Bentley, Carlsbad, CA (US); and Brett Juhas, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to TourBuilt, LLC, Littleton, CO (US)
Filed by Tour Built, LLC, Littleton, CO (US)
Filed on Jul. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/360,432.
Application 18/360,432 is a division of application No. 18/313,021, filed on May 5, 2023, granted, now 12,194,340.
Application 18/313,021 is a continuation of application No. 18/163,838, filed on Feb. 2, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/306,309, filed on Feb. 3, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0042276 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 24/00 (2006.01); A63B 60/46 (2015.01); A63B 71/06 (2006.01); A63B 102/32 (2015.01); G01C 21/16 (2006.01)
CPC A63B 24/0003 (2013.01) [A63B 24/0062 (2013.01); A63B 60/46 (2015.10); A63B 71/0622 (2013.01); G01C 21/16 (2013.01); A63B 2071/0647 (2013.01); A63B 2102/32 (2015.10); A63B 2220/40 (2013.01); A63B 2225/50 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for analyzing a swing motion of a golf club comprising:
a. calculating motion based on acquired data from a swing using one or more sensors;
b. detecting, based on the acquired data in (a), a time of actual impact;
c. calculating a movement direction of a ball hitting a surface of the golf club and an impact posture of the ball hitting surface at the timing of actual impact;
d. calculating an incident angle of the ball hitting surface at the timing of actual impact based on the movement direction and the posture of the ball hitting surface at the timing of actual impact; and
e. displaying projection-related data based on the calculated incident angle of the ball hitting surface at the timing of actual impact,
wherein the acquired data creates an actual torque curve and calculates a deviation from an idealized torque curve, and based on the calculated deviation, creating a torque curve comparison to determine one or more values and matching said values with the golf club to match a subject to an optimal golf club for the subject.