Golf Swing Measurement and Analysis System

Abstract

An integrated golf club comprising standard golf club shaft and an integrated electronics system golf club head apparatus for directly measuring physical parameters of the golf club head motional acceleration swing forces and golf club head face and golf ball impact forces and further processing those measurements and transmitting the measurement data wirelessly to a user interface device. The integrated electronics system golf club head comprises several optimized assemblies that support electronic measurement, processing and wireless communication functions that are integrated with a customized golf club head shell and club face to provide a golf club head with physical properties that are substantially similar to that of a regulation play golf club head of same type. The user interface device that receives wirelessly transmitted data further processes the data and provides the golfer with useful golf swing and impact metrics in multiple different user selectable formats.

I claim: 
     
         1 ) An integrated club face assembly comprising at least
 i) a first outer layer with predetermined material properties and   ii) a second inner layer with predetermined material properties and   iii) a monolith layer made of electrically non-conducting material that contains at least one impact sensor element(s)   
     
     
         2 ) The integrated club face assembly as recited in claim one, and
 a) said first layer further comprise a predetermined size and shape and thickness, and   b) said second layer further comprise a predetermined size and shape and thickness, and   c) said monolith layer further comprises a predetermined size and shape and thickness, and   d) a means of optimizing at least all said predetermined size, shapes, thicknesses and material properties and of all said layers and said sensor element(s) to further define a club face assembly structure that has substantially the same coefficient of restitution as a regulation club face of similar type.   
     
     
         3 ) A golf club head comprising at least
 a) a golf club head made of at least electrically conducting material(s) such as metal(s) and or alloys, and   b) a radio wave antenna system comprising at least
 i) two electrically conducting elements, and 
 ii) first electrically conducting element is said golf club head, and 
 iii) second electrically conducting element is an electrically conducting object 
   
     
     
         4 ) The golf club head radio wave antenna system as recited in claim three, further comprising
 a) at least one electrically non-conducting object that
 i) is attached to said first electrically conducting element and said second electrically conducting element, and 
 ii) holds said first and second electrically conducting elements in a fixed spatial relationship to each other 
   b) an electrical port comprising two electrical contact points, and
 i) first electrical contact point is electrically connected with said first electrically conducting element, and 
 ii) second electrical contact point is electrically connected to said second electrical conducting element 
   
     
     
         5 ) A golf club head comprising at least
 a) a golf club head made of at least electrically conducting material(s) such as a metal(s) and or alloy(s) and said golf club head further has an outer surface structure   b) a radio wave antenna system comprising
 i) at least two electrically conducting elements and 
 ii) first electrically conducting element is said golf club head and said golf club head said outer surface structure is a predetermined shape or contour, and 
 iii) second electrically conducting element is an electrically conducting object that has a predetermined size and shape 
   c) at least one electrically non-conducting object
 i) that is attached to said first conducting element at a predetermined location on said outer surface and said second conducting element and 
 ii) that has material properties that include at least a predetermined dielectric constant, and 
 iii) holds said first electrically conducting element and said second electrically conducting element in a predetermined fixed spatial relationship to each other 
   d) an electrical port comprising two electrical contact points and
 i) first electrical contact point is electrically connected with said first electrically conducting element, and 
 ii) second electrical contact point is electrically connected to said second electrical conducting element 
   e) a means for optimizing all said predetermined, sizes, shapes, contours spatial relationships and material properties of said antenna system to define a desired electrical impedance characteristic of said electrical port and to define a desired radiation pattern of said antenna system.   
     
     
         6 ) The golf club head as recited in claim five, further comprising
 a) at least one electrically non-conducting structure that has material properties that include transparency to radio wave signals and is adapted to attach to said golf club head outer surface and covers said second electrically conducting element and said electrically non-conducting object to define a smooth outer surface of overall club head for improved aerodynamic properties.   
     
     
         7 ) A golf club head comprising at least
 a) a golf club head made of at least electrically conducting material(s) such as metal(s) and or alloy(s), and   b) a radio wave antenna system comprising of at least
 i) three electrically conducting elements and
 (1) first electrically conducting element is said golf club head, and 
 (2) additional electrically conducting elements that are individual electrically conducting objects 
 
   
     
     
         8 ) The golf club head radio wave antenna system as recited in claim seven, further comprising
 a) at least one electrically non-conducting object(s) that
 i) is/are attached to said first conducting element and individually or in combination attached to additional conducting elements inclusive of all additional conducting elements, and 
 ii) holds said first electrically conducting element and said additional electrically conducting elements in a fixed spatial relationship to one another, and 
   b) at least one or more electrical port(s) comprising
 i) a first electrical port comprising two electrical contact points, and
 (1) first electrical contact point is electrically connected with said first electrically conducting element, and 
 (2) second electrical contact point is electrically connected to at least one said additional electrical conducting element(s) 
 
 ii) additional electrical port(s) comprise each of two electrical contact points, and
 (1) first electrical contact point is electrically connected to said first electrically conducting element, and 
 (2) second electrical contact point is electrically connected to one or more of said additional electrical conducting element(s) that are:
 (a) not electrically connected to said second electrical contact point of said first electrical port, and 
 (b) not electrically connected to said second electrical contact point of any other said additional electrical port(s). 
 
 
   
     
     
         9 ) A golf club head comprising of at least
 a) An antenna system further comprising at least multiple electrical conducting elements and one of said electrical conducting elements is the golf club head, and   b) an electronics assembly further comprising at least a radio frequency transceiver, and   c) an energy storage supply assembly   
     
     
         10 ) The golf club head recited in claim number nine, further comprising
 a) at least one impact sensor embedded within club face   
     
     
         11 ) The golf club head recited in claim number nine, further comprising
 a) an assembly capable of measuring three orthogonal acceleration axis   
     
     
         12 ) The golf club head recited in claim number nine, further comprising
 a) at least one impact sensor embedded in a monolith and monolith is further embedded in club face and impact sensor provides an output signal defining club face sensor assembly   b) an assembly capable of measuring three orthogonal acceleration axis and provides an output signals defining orthogonal acceleration signals defining an acceleration sensor assembly   c) said electronic assembly capable further providing electronic functions that
 i) sample, capture, store, and wirelessly transmits inputs from said club face sensor assembly and said acceleration sensor assembly 
   d) the aggregation and attachment of all said assemblies within golf club head at predetermined locations referenced to golf club head to define an integrated electronics system golf club head that has substantially the same weight, center of gravity and coefficient of restitution as a regulation golf club head of similar type.   e) A means of defining all said assembly predetermine locations referenced to golf club head through a final optimization process.