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Interactive golf driving range facility
| Details |
Inventors: Howey, Mark Benjamin;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner: Harrison; Jessica J.
Assistant Examiner: Rada, II; Alex F. R. P.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Stearns, Weaver, Miller, Weissler, Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.
An interactive golf driving range and practice facility including an apparatus and method for detecting the down range impact of golf balls, for processing information derived from the impact data, for providing the golfer with statistical information, and for providing the golfer with feedback relating to accuracy and distance and for displaying useful information while presenting the golfer with a variety of skill challenging, instructional and competitive options. The present invention further provides for selective video recording and playback of the golfer's swing for instructional use and for improving swing mechanics. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention overcomes many of the disadvantages present in the background art by providing a system, including an apparatus and method, for determining the down range impact of golf balls, for processing information derived from the impact data, for providing the golfer with statistical information, and for providing the golfer with feedback relating to consistency, accuracy, and distance and for displaying useful information while presenting the golfer with a variety of skill challenging, instructional and competitive features and options.
The present invention further provides for selective video recording and playback of the golfer's swing for instructional use and for improving swing mechanics.
A system according to the present invention includes a hitting area, a range, and electronic hardware and software.
According to the present invention, a golf driving range is adapted with golf ball sensing apparatus for determining the down range impact point of golf balls struck from the hitting area.
In a preferred embodiment, the sensing apparatus comprises golf ball impact sensors embedded in a mat-like structure installed in covering relation over the range surface.
In an alternate embodiment the sensing apparatus may lie on top of the range surface.
The sensing apparatus comprises a means for detecting the impact of golf balls on the mat-like surface.
The sensing mat of the preferred embodiment is preferably: durable to withstand repeated impacts, resilient to return to its original state shortly after each impact; elastic such that deformation of the mat under impact transfers relative motion to the sensing apparatus contained within the mat; economical such that large tracts of range may be covered; and weather and water resistant.
In an alternate embodiment the sensing apparatus may comprise a golf ball trajectory sensor capable of determining the launch angle and velocity of a golf ball.
The sensing apparatus is electronically connected to a computer processor for calculating and processing golf ball impact data, for receiving input commands from the user, and for providing output in a variety of forms
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