Golf club with electrical components
A golf club comprising an electrical component is disclosed herein. The electrical component comprises an integrated circuit having a gyroscope, a magnetometer, and a BLUETOOTH low energy (BTLE) radio, and at least one battery. A body is composed of an epoxy material, and the body encompasses the electrical component.
1. A golf club comprising:
a body having a volume ranging from 100 CC to 465 cc, the body having an aperture;
a sensor positioned within the aperture, a flexible circuit board comprising a BLUETOOTH antenna, a 1 GigaHertz antenna, a magnetometer, an accelerometer, a microcontroller, a radiofrequency transceiver, at least one inductor and a plurality of capacitors;
at least one battery, wherein the at least one battery contacts the flexible circuit board at three contact points;
wherein the flexible circuit board has a width ranging from 5 to 20 mm, a height ranging from 5-20 mm and a length ranging from 5-20 mm.
2. The golf club according to claim 1 wherein the radiofrequency transceiver is a BLUETOOTH Low Energy radio.
3. The golf club according to claim 1 wherein the flexible circuit board further comprises a memory.
4. A golf club comprising:
a body comprising a front face and rear cavity;
a sensor positioned within the rear cavity, the sensor comprising a flexible circuit board comprising a BLUETOOTH antenna, an antenna, a magnetometer, an accelerometer, a microcontroller, a radiofrequency transceiver, at least one inductor and a plurality of capacitors;
at least one battery, wherein the at least one battery contacts the flexible circuit board at three contact points;
wherein the flexible circuit board is wrapped around the at least one battery.