Golf equipment identification and fitting system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10799759-B2
Application number	US-201816193858-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 16, 2018
Priority date	Nov 16, 2018
Publication date	Oct 13, 2020
Grant date	Oct 13, 2020

Abstract

Systems and methods for identifying golf equipment. The system may include one or more performance tracking devices, such as an optical sensor system or a radar sensor system for tracking at least one of a golf club swing or a golf ball flight. The system also may include at least one processor and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform a set of operations. The operations include receiving current dynamic input for a golf shot from a golfer and current static input for the golfer. The operations also include executing a trained machine-learning model based on the received current dynamic input and current static input to generate predicted golf club properties and/or predicted golf ball properties for the golfer. The predicted golf club properties and/or predicted golf ball properties are displayed on a connected display.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for identifying golf equipment, the system comprising:
one or more performance tracking devices, wherein the one or more performance tracking devices include at least one of an optical sensor system or a radar sensor system for tracking at least one of a golf club swing or a golf ball flight, wherein the one or more performance tracking devices are configured to generate at least one of golf club swing characteristics of the golf club swing or golf ball flight characteristics of the golf ball flight;
a display operatively connected to the one or more performance tracking devices;
at least one input device for receiving static input; and
at least one processor and memory operatively connected to the one or more performance tracking devices, the display, and the at least one input device, the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform a set of operations comprising:
receive, from the one or more performance tracking devices, first current dynamic input for a first golf shot from a golfer, wherein the first current dynamic input includes the at least one of the golf club swing characteristics or the golf ball flight characteristics for the first golf shot;
receive, via the at least one input device, current static input for the golfer, wherein the current static input is at least one of a golfer characteristic or a golf-equipment characteristic;
execute a trained machine-learning model based on the received first current dynamic input and current static input to generate at least one of first predicted golf club properties or first predicted golf ball properties for the golfer, wherein the trained machine-learning model has been trained from a set of prior dynamic inputs, prior static inputs, and at least one of prior golf club swing characteristics or prior golf ball flight characteristics;
display, on the display, the at least one of the first predicted golf club properties or the first predicted golf ball properties for the golfer;
receive, via the at least one input device, a confirmation input confirming one or more of the first predicted golf club properties or the first predicted golf ball properties; and
reinforce the trained machine-learning model based on the confirmation input.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more performance tracking devices include at least one of a swing tracker or a ball-flight tracker.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the current static input includes the golfer characteristic, wherein the golfer characteristic includes at least one of gender, height, weight, age, handicap, handedness, arm length, or hand size.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the current static input includes the golf-equipment characteristic, wherein the golf-equipment characteristic includes at least one of club head model, club head lie, club head loft, club head adjustable settings, club head grind, club head bounce, shaft flex, shaft length, shaft torque, grip size, golf ball model, golf ball compression, golf ball cover material, or golf ball number of layers.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first current dynamic input includes golf club swing characteristics, the golf club swing characteristics including at least one of swing data of the golf club, force data, motion-capture data, or electromyography data.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein:
the swing data of the golf club includes at least one of club speed, attack angle, path, dynamic loft, face angle, droop, face and loft spin, or impact location;
the force data includes at least one of vertical force left foot, vertical force right foot, vertical weight shift, vertical force magnitude, toe force, heel force, torque right foot, torque left foot, torque, center of pressure, center mass, or moment arm;
the motion-capture data includes at least one of wrist rotation, hip angle, hip translation, torso angle, torso translation, spine rotation, or upper body position; and
the electromyography data includes at least one of leg muscle group electromyography data, torso muscle group electromyography data, arm muscle group electromyography data, integrated electromyography data, root-mean square electromyography data, peak amplitude electromyography data, or median power frequency electromyography data.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the golf club swing characteristics include the swing data of the golf club, the force data, and the motion-capture data.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the set of operations further comprises:
receive, from the one or more performance tracking devices, second current dynamic input for a second golf shot from a golfer, wherein the second shot from the golfer is with at least one of a golf club having the first predicted golf club properties or a golf ball having the first predicted golf ball properties;
update the current static input for the golfer based on the at least one of the golf club having the predicted golf club properties or the golf ball having the first predicted golf ball properties;
execute the trained machine-learning model based on the received second current dynamic input and the updated current static input to generate at least one of second predicted golf club properties or second predicted golf ball properties for the golfer; and
display, on the display, the at least one of the second predicted golf club properties or the second predicted golf ball properties for the golfer.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein reinforcing the trained machine-learning model is further based on the at least two or more of the received current static input, the updated current static input, the first current dynamic input, the second current dynamic input, the first predicted golf club properties, the second predicted golf properties, the first predicted golf ball properties, or the second predicted golf ball properties.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the set of operations further comprises:
receive, via the at least one input device, rejection input rejecting one or more of the second predicted golf properties, or the second predicted golf ball properties; and
reinforce the trained machine-learning model based on the rejection input.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the input device is a touchscreen of the display.

12. A method, executed by one or more processors, for identifying golf equipment, the method comprising:
receiving static input, via an input device operatively connected to the one or more processors, wherein the static input is at least one of a golfer characteristic or a golf-equipment characteristic;
receiving, from one or more performance tracking devices, first current dynamic input for a first golf shot from a golfer, wherein the first current dynamic input includes at least one of golf club swing characteristics or golf ball flight characteristics for a first golf shot from the golfer;
executing, by the one or more processors, a trained machine-learning model based on the received first current dynamic input and static input to generate at least one of first predicted golf club properties or first predicted golf ball properties for the golfer, wherein the trained machine-learning model has been trained from a set of prior dynamic inputs, prior static inputs, and at least one of prior golf club swing characteristics or prior golf ball flight characteristics;
displaying, on a display operatively connected to the one or more processors, the at least one of the first predicted golf club properties or the first predicted golf ball properties for the golfer;
receiving, via the input device, a rejection input rejecting one or more o

Assignees

• Acushnet Co

Inventors

• Hixenbaugh Chris
• Nardacci Nicholas M

Classifications

• G06F2218/00

  Aspects of pattern recognition specially adapted for signal processing · CPC title

• G06F18/00 Primary

  Pattern recognition · CPC title

• A63B24/0003

  Analysing the course of a movement or motion sequences during an exercise or trainings sequence, e.g. swing for golf or tennis · CPC title

• A63B2220/10

  Positions · CPC title

• A63B2220/89

  Field sensors, e.g. radar systems · CPC title