Golf ball with electrical components
A golf ball 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 ball comprising:
a sphere comprising a flexible circuit board comprising a BLUETOOTH low energy radio having a transmission range of at least 700 meters, a magnetometer, a microcontroller, at least one inductor and at least one battery, wherein the at least one battery contacts the flexible circuit board at three contact points;
a cover disposed over the sphere;
wherein the golf ball has a diameter of at least 1.68 inches;
wherein the magnetometer is configured to measure spins of the golf ball of at least 5000 rotations per minute.
2. The golf ball according to claim 1 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.
3. The golf ball according to claim 1 wherein the flexible circuit board further comprises a memory.
4. The golf ball according to claim 1 wherein the flexible circuit board is wrapped around the at least one battery.
5. A golf ball comprising:
a sphere comprising a battery, a magnetometer, a BLUETOOTH low energy radio having a transmission range of at least 700 meters, and a processor, wherein the processor is in communication with the BLUETOOTH low energy radio and the magnetometer;
a cover disposed over the sphere;
wherein the golf ball has a diameter of at least 1.68 inches;
wherein the magnetometer is configured to measure spins of the golf ball of at least 5000 rotations per minute.