Golf club apparatuses and methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9195781
APP PUB NO 20130144411A1
SERIAL NO

13633835

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Methods and systems for managing golf clubs and for collecting golf data, such as golf strokes, are described. In one embodiment, a golf data collection system includes a golf accessory worn on the golfer's wrist, such as a watch, equipped with a GPS receiver, impact sensing and motion sensing means, and a transceiver to communicate with golf club tags (e.g. at 2.4 GHz such as Bluetooth). The golf accessory senses the motion of the golf club being swung by the golf and/or senses the impact of the golf club striking the golf ball. When swinging motion or impact is sensed the device uses the transceiver to communicate with golf club tags. The closest golf club (i.e. the club in the golfer's hand during the swing) is captured as the club used by the swing based on RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator). Other embodiments are also described.

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  • TAG GOLF, LLC

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gilliland, Kenneth P Petaluma, US 20 696
Marshall, Noel H C Gerringong, AU 27 1064
McGill, Susan Redwood City, US 32 1213
Savarese, Chris Danville, US 38 1303
Vickers, Marvin L Quincy, US 13 645

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