Systems and methods for archery equipment
An apparatus is configured for inclusion in an arrow. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a sensor configured to provide data concerning one or more flight characteristics of the arrow in flight and a communication link coupled to the sensor, the communication link configured to communicate the data to a device external to the arrow.
1. A system for tuning archery equipment, the system comprising:
an arrow-mounted sensor configured to provide data concerning at least one flight characteristic of an arrow shot from a bow; and
a processing device configured to receive data provided by the arrow mounted sensor and to generate information concerning an adjustment of the archery equipment to improve a performance of arrows shot from the bow based at least in part on the data provided by the arrow-mounted sensor.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system includes a control unit comprising the processing device, a display and a user input device.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the control unit is configured to display the information concerning the adjustment of the archery equipment on the display.
4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the control unit is configured to update the information concerning the adjustment of the archery equipment in response to information supplied by a user via the user input device.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing device includes a mobile phone including a display.
6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the information is provided in the display.
7. A system comprising:
an arrow-mounted device configured to provide flight data for an arrow shot from a bow; and
a processing device configured to receive the flight data provided by the arrow-mounted device and to determine at least one quantified value from the flight data.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the processing device is configured to provide at least one measurement from the flight data.
9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the processing device includes a mobile phone including a display.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the information is provided in the display.
11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the system is configured to measure a performance of at least one of the arrow and the bow.
12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the arrow-mounted device is removably attached to the arrow.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the arrow-mounted device is configured as a direct replacement for a conventional archery component.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the system is configured to provide data for use in tuning archery equipment, and
wherein the at least one quantified value provides feedback concerning a performance of at least one of the bow, the arrow and an archer.
15. A method of tuning archery equipment including an arrow and a bow, the method comprising:
generating, with a sensor included in the arrow, data concerning at least one flight characteristic of the arrow when shot from the bow; and
generating information concerning an adjustment of the archery equipment to improve a performance of the arrow when shot from the bow based at least in part on the data provided by the sensor.
16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising generating the information using a mobile phone.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the mobile phone includes a display, and wherein the method further comprises displaying the information in the display.
18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising receiving, with the mobile phone, a user input concerning the shot.
19. A computer readable medium encoded with a program for execution on a processor, the program when executed on the processor performing determining a value concerning an arrow shot from a bow, the method comprising acts of:
receiving flight data generated with a sensor included in the arrow when shot from the bow; and
determining at least one quantified value from the flight data.