Method and system for shot tracking
A method for predicting a golfer's swing speed, wherein the method comprises determining that the golfer is addressing a golf ball to swing a golf club, monitoring a backswing, determining a transition time, monitoring a downswing, determining an impact time, transmitting data for the golfer's swing to a receiver for analysis and generating a golfer's swing speed using a length of a shaft of the golf club.
1. A method for predicting a golfer's swing speed, the method comprising:
a microprocessor configured to receive data from an accelerometer, the microprocessor configured to:
determine that a golfer is addressing a golf ball to swing a golf club, the golf club comprising a device attached to a grip of the golf club, the device comprising the accelerometer and a radiofrequency transceiver, the device having a main body with a diameter ranging from 20 to 25 mm and a projection body having a length ranging from 1 to 5 mm;
monitor a backswing of the golfer utilizing the accelerometer at a rate of at least 1 kilo-Hertz;
determine a transition time from a backswing to a downswing of the golfer utilizing the accelerometer at a rate of at least 1 kilo-Hertz;
monitor the downswing of the golfer utilizing the accelerometer at a rate of at least 1 kilo-Hertz;
determine an impact time of the golf club with the golf ball utilizing the accelerometer at a rate of at least 1 kilo-Hertz;
transmit data for the golfer's swing to a receiver for analysis, the data comprising the transition time and the impact time; and
generate a golfer's swing speed using a length of a shaft of the golf club, the transition time and the impact time, wherein the device is in continuous operation between at least a sleep mode, a monitoring mode and a transmission mode, wherein the device consumes less than 600 nano-amps of power in the sleep mode, wherein the device consumes less 200 micro-amps of power during the monitoring mode, and wherein the device consumes less than 12 milli-amps of power during the transmission mode.
2. The method according to claim 1 wherein transmitting the data comprises transmitting data on the golfer's swing in a single transmission.
3. The method according to claim 1 wherein transmitting the data comprises transmitting data in a plurality of transmissions.
4. The method according to claim 1 wherein the receiver is a GPS device, Smart Phone, PDA, or computer.
5. The method according to claim 1 wherein the data for a golfer's swing is transmitted at a radiofrequency of 2.4 gigaHertz utilizing the radiofrequency transceiver of the device.
6. The method according to claim 1 wherein the device further comprises a battery.
7. The method according to claim 1 wherein the accelerometer is a multiple axis accelerometer.
8. A system for predicting a golfer's swing speed, the system comprising:
a golf club comprising a club head, a shaft, a grip and a device attached to the grip, the device having a main body with a diameter ranging from 20 to 25 mm and a projection body having a length ranging from 1 to 5 mm, the device comprising a microprocessor, an accelerometer and a radiofrequency transceiver, the microprocessor configured to:
receive data from the accelerometer at a rate of at least 1 kilo-Hertz;
determine that a golfer is addressing a golf ball to swing a golf club;
monitor a backswing of the golfer;
determine a transition time from a backswing to a downswing of the golfer;
monitor the downswing of the golfer;
determine an impact time of the golf club with the golf ball; and
transmit data for the golfer's swing, the data comprising the transition time and the impact time; and
a receiver comprising a microprocessor and a transceiver, the transceiver operating on a first communication protocol, the microprocessor configured to generate a golfer's swing speed using a length of a shaft of the golf club, the transition time and the impact time, wherein the device is in continuous operation between at least a sleep mode, a monitoring mode and a transmission mode, wherein the device consumes less than 600 nano-amps of power in the sleep mode, wherein the device consumes less 200 micro-amps of power during the monitoring mode, and wherein the device consumes less than 12 milli-amps of power during the transmission mode.
9. The system according to claim 8 wherein the microprocessor is configured to transmit the data on the golfer's swing in a single transmission.
10. The system according to claim 8 wherein the microprocessor is configured to transmit the data in a plurality of transmissions.
11. The system according to claim 8 wherein the receiver is a GPS device, Smart Phone, PDA, or computer.
12. The system according to claim 8 wherein the data for a golfer's swing is transmitted at a radiofrequency of 2.4 gigaHertz utilizing the radiofrequency transceiver of the device.
13. The system according to claim 8 wherein the device further comprises a battery.
14. The system according to claim 8 wherein the accelerometer is a multiple axis accelerometer.