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Stroke calculating system for a golf club

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CA2139690A1
CA2139690A1 CA 2139690 CA2139690A CA2139690A1 CA 2139690 A1 CA2139690 A1 CA 2139690A1 CA 2139690 CA2139690 CA 2139690 CA 2139690 A CA2139690 A CA 2139690A CA 2139690 A1 CA2139690 A1 CA 2139690A1
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club
display
golf
club head
golf club
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Jacques Sanscartier
Lionel Gaudreault
Steve Sanscartier
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B71/00Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00
    • A63B71/06Indicating or scoring devices for games or players, or for other sports activities
    • A63B71/0619Displays, user interfaces and indicating devices, specially adapted for sport equipment, e.g. display mounted on treadmills
    • A63B71/0669Score-keepers or score display devices
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B60/00Details or accessories of golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like
    • A63B60/46Measurement devices associated with golf clubs, bats, rackets or the like for measuring physical parameters relating to sporting activity, e.g. baseball bats with impact indicators or bracelets for measuring the golf swing
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B53/00Golf clubs
    • A63B53/04Heads
    • A63B53/0416Heads having an impact surface provided by a face insert
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B53/00Golf clubs
    • A63B53/04Heads
    • A63B53/0487Heads for putters
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B71/00Games or sports accessories not covered in groups A63B1/00 - A63B69/00
    • A63B71/06Indicating or scoring devices for games or players, or for other sports activities
    • A63B71/0619Displays, user interfaces and indicating devices, specially adapted for sport equipment, e.g. display mounted on treadmills
    • A63B71/0622Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2102/00Application of clubs, bats, rackets or the like to the sporting activity ; particular sports involving the use of balls and clubs, bats, rackets, or the like
    • A63B2102/32Golf
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2220/00Measuring of physical parameters relating to sporting activity
    • A63B2220/17Counting, e.g. counting periodical movements, revolutions or cycles, or including further data processing to determine distances or speed
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2220/00Measuring of physical parameters relating to sporting activity
    • A63B2220/80Special sensors, transducers or devices therefor
    • A63B2220/801Contact switches

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  • Golf Clubs (AREA)

Abstract

A stroke calculating system for a golf club including means for measuring and counting each impact of the club head with a golf ball and a display mounted on the club to display the running total of strokes, and a reset means to permit manual reset of the display means.

Description

~ 21396gO' Stroke Calculating System For A Golf Club The present inventlon relates to a device for countlng golf strokes and more partlcularly to a golf club having means for sensing golf strokes and indicating the total strokes.
The use of different types o~i sensors with golf clubs is well known in the art. Such sensors have included accelel, L~lx for measuring the characterlstlcs of the golf swlng. It is also known to measure the location of the impact of the golf ball on the club head. An example of such a system is shown in U.S. Patent 4,991,850.
Other systems for use in measuring different golf swing parameters are shown in U.S. Patents 4,898,389;
4,136,387; 4,911,450; 3,945,646; and 4,930,787. However, none of these prior art documents discloses the use of a device which is adapted to automatically record the total number of strokes.
It is an ob~ect of the present invention to provide a device for use with a golf club which will record each golf stroke and calculate a running total.
It is a further ob~ect of the present invention to provide a golf club having stroke recording capabilities.
According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a golf club which is comprises of a club ~2139~90 head, a shaft, a handle portion, and a stroke calculating system associated therewlth. The stroke calculating system 1 nr~ impact gensing means which are operatively associated with the club head to generate a signal when the 5 club head strikes a golf ball. A calculating means receives the generated signal and is ~ 1 !Jn~l to maintain a running total of all impacts of the club head with a golf ball. A
display means permits the golfer to have visual access to the running total of strokes. Preferably there are provided 10 reset means to permit manual resetting of the display means to a null total.
In a further aspect of the invention, there is provided a stroke counting system adapted for use with a golf club. The system includes a sensor adapted to be mounted on 15 the club head and a tr~nc~ ~ associated therewith to generate an eleotrical signal upon impact of the club head with a golf ball. An electric circuit receives the signal from the tr~nqAIl~ means and calculates a running total of all the impacts. Display means are operatively associated 20 with the circuit means to visually display the running total and reset means permit manual resetting of the display means to a null total.
In greater detail, the invention lncludes sensor means which are adapted to sense each stroke of the golf 25 club. Such sensor means are known in the art and are adapted to sense on impact of the golf head on the golf ball. While ~ 213969u it would be pO~8~ hl ~ to use means such as the known accelerometer means ( shown ln the prior art ) such a system would suffer from the disadvantage o~ potentially recording practice swings and the like.
The sensor means are adapted to generate an electrical signal for each impact of the club head. There are many known trAn~ rs which are capable of performing this function. The invention also 1 n~l IlAc.~l calculating means which are adapted to receive the signal generated by the trAned~ r and to maintain a running total of the strokes.
A display means is operatively associated with the calculating means to provide a visible display of the running total. Various types of displays may be used from those commercially available although a preferred means would be a liquid crystal display adapted to show up to three figures. A
liquid crystal display has the advantage of a low power requirement .
The invention uu~lL ~1 Ates different means of inuul~olating the stroke mea- Ul~ ~ system. Thus, in one embodiment, the system may be fabricated as part of the of the club during manufacture although while, it may operate as an "add on" to pre-existing clubs. Preferably, the electronics are inuul~ultll ~d in the handles of the clubs.
The system may be adapted to any type of golf club as desired.
Having thus generally described the invention, ~ 2139~90 reference wlll be made to the ~- , ying drawings illustrating an embodiment thereof, in which:
Figure 1 is a view, partially in section, of a golf club in~ c,Llng the present invention;

Figure 2 is an assembly drawing illustrating the electronic portion placed in the club handle, Figure 3 is a detailed sectional view of the handle 10 portion of a club in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 4 illustrates one embodiment of a circuit board utilized in the present invention;

Figure 5 i~: a view, partially in section, of another embodiment of the circuit board according to the present invention;

Figure 6 is a perspective view of a club head uti 1 1 7i ng the present invention; and Figure 7 is a detailed view of the display and control means.
Referring to the drawings in greater detail and by reference characters thereto, there is provlded a golf ~1 33690 club 10 having the stroke countlng system of the present lnventlon. Golf club lO, as ls conventlonal, lncludes a club head 12, a shaft 14, and a handle portion 16.
Mounted on club head 12 ls an lmpact sensor 18 5 whlch lncludes means for sendlng a signal. To this end, there are provided a pair of electrically conductlve wlres 20 and 22 in electrical, 1~ ~tlon wlth lmpact senslng devlce 18.
Wlres 20 and 22 extend through the lnterlor of shaft 14 to a termlnatlng plug 24 (Flgure 2). Termlnatlng plug 24 ls mounted wlthln handle portlon 16 of shaft 14 and mounted thereabove is an electronlc module 26.
Electronic module 26 can be formed in several different manners and l~fel~nc~ may be had to Figures 4 and 5 15 illus~rating embodiments thereof. As shown ln Figure 5, ln order to mlnlmlze the welght of module 26, a palr of half cyllndrical holders 28 and 30 may be provlded wlth tabs or lugs 32 adapted to engage and hold the cyllndrical halves 28 and 30 in a mating relationship. Mounted interiorly thereof 20 and securely held thereby is a suitable circuit board 34 which contains the appropriate circuitry for countlng the slgnals received from lmpact senslng device 18. Clrcult board 34 includes, at one end thereof, a palr of prongs 36 for electrlcal, ~ r~tlon wlth termlnatlng plug 24 whlle 25 at the opposed end there are provlded a palr of electrlcally conductlve recesses 38 for reasons whlch wlll become a~ e-~ ~139690 hereinbelow .
An alternative embodiment in Figure 4 showselectronlc module 26 having a solid body portion 29 with circuit board 34 (dotted lines) being encased therein. ~hus, 5 in this embodiment, the circuit board may be encapsulated in a materlal such as epoxy to provide an environment wherein the components on the circuit would be protected from - - ~hi~n 1 C~ 1 shock/vibration .
The system will further include a display module 10 for having a pair of electrically conductive prongs 42 extending therefrom to mate with recesses 38 on circuit board 34. Display module 40 has, in an upper surface thereof, a recess 45 to permit easy access to a semi-circular handle 44 which is pivotably mounted on module 40 and may be moved as 15 shown in dotted lines and indicated by reference numeral 44 ' to move the module from one club to a further club. Display module 40 has, on its upper face 46, a LCD display 47.
Control buttons which are provided include an on/of f control 48, a recess control 50, a stroke adding button 52, a stroke 20 subtraction button 54 and a deactivating button 56 which may be utilized when, for example, practice swings are being taken. The deactivating button 56 is of the toggle type wherein in the activated mode the strokes are systematically added to the current total and in the desactivated mode the 25 strokes are t -, aLlly not added to the total.

~13969~
Conveniently, a cover member 58 may be formed of a clear magnifying material to permit easy visual access to the LCD
display 47. Cover 58 may be hingedly connected as illustrated in Figure 1.

In the embodiment illustrated in figure 3, the electronic circultry is embedded directly into the display module 40.

In operation, display module 40 may be moved from one club to another by means of handle 44 and with quick plug connections th~ough use of prongs 42. Power for the system may be provided through replaceable batteries provided within module 40 or alternatively, the device could include a 15 suitable photocell.
It will be ulldel~,L-~od that the above described embodiment is for purposes of illustration only and that changes and modifications may be made thereto without departing from he spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims (8)

1. A golf club comprising a club head, a shaft, a handle portion, and a stroke calculating system, said stroke calculating system comprising:
impacting sensing means associated with said club head, said impact sensing means including means adapted to generate a signal upon impact of said club head with a golf ball;
calculating means to receive said generated signal, said calculating means being adapted to maintain a running total of all said impact of said club head with a golf ball;
display means operatively connected to said displaymeans to display said running total; and reset means to permit manual resetting of said calculating means to a null total.
2. The golf club of claim 1 wherein said impact sensing means comprises a sensor and associated transducer to generate an electric signal.
3. The golf club of claim 2 further including adjustment means with said display means to permit manual addition or subtraction from said running total.
4. The golf club of claim 2 wherein said calculating means, said display means and said reset means are mounted in said handle portion of said golf club.
5. The golf club of claim 3 wherein said display means includes a liquid crystal display to show said running total.
6. The club of claim 5 wherein said liquid crystal display is mounted at an end of said handle portion.7. The club of claim 6 further including magnifying means mounted at said handle end to magnify said liquid crystal display.
7. The club of claim 1 wherein said calculating means are encapsulated in an insulating material.
8. A stroke counting system for use with a golf club having a club head, a shaft and a handle portion, said stroke counting system comprising:
sensor means adapted to be mounted on said club head;
transducer means associated with said sensor means to generate an electric signal upon impact of said club head with a golf ball; electric circuit means to receive said electric signaland to calculate a running total of said impacts; display means operatively associated with said circuitmeans to display said running total; and reset means to permit manual resetting of said displaymeans to a null total .
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