Apparatuses, methods and systems relating to semi-automatic golf data collecting and recording

Abstract

Apparatuses, methods and systems relating to golf data collecting and recording are described. In one embodiment an apparatus on a golf club includes an integrated reminder and a stroke cancellation system and is semi-automatic in that the recording of the stroke is directly in response to changing the state (e.g. activating) of a switch which indicates that the golfer has pressed a button on the golf club. The pressing of the button indicates that the golfer will or has taken a stroke with the golf club and that the stroke is to be recorded, optionally with the location of the stroke and an identifier of the club (e.g. 9 iron).

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of programming one or more RFID tags on a set of golf clubs, the method comprising:
 entering, at a handheld device, an initialization mode on the handheld device which includes an RFID receiver configured to receive RF transmissions from one or more RFID tags;   receiving a push of a button on an RFID tag on one of the golf clubs, the RFID tag being positioned near the handheld device when the button is pushed;   transmitting, in response to the push, an identification code from the RFID tag to the handheld device;   receiving the identification code at the handheld device and prompting, after receiving the identification code, a user to enter a name for the golf club, the name being associated with the identification code; and   storing the identification code and the name on the handheld device.