Dynamic sampling in sports equipment

    公开(公告)号:US09999804B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-19

    申请号:US15153463

    申请日:2016-05-12

    申请人: NIKE, Inc.

    IPC分类号: A63B53/00 A63B24/00 G06K9/00

    摘要: Analysis of sporting equipment characteristics may be analyzed using dynamic sampling rates. For example, analyzing a golf swing may include the use of one or more sensors providing data at various sampling rates. According to some aspects, the sampling rate may be dynamically modified upon determination of one or more golf equipment characteristics, environmental conditions, player characteristics and the like. In one example, a sampling rate processor may dynamically select a sampling rate at which data is sampled from one or more sensors. In some examples, by dynamically selecting the sampling rate, an analysis may be tailored to various types, and portions of a golf swing, in addition to producing power consumption by the analysis instruments in the golf club system. According to other aspects, triggering conditions for modifying a sampling rate may be determined from a population of one or more previous golf swings performed by a user.

    Hosel assembly
    84.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09981170B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-29

    申请号:US15639483

    申请日:2017-06-30

    发明人: Matthew Myers

    摘要: A putter comprising an adjustable hosel structure is disclosed herein. In particular, the putter comprises a hosel assembly comprising a shaft receiver and two interlocked bars that connect the shaft receiver to the putter head. A plurality of bolts connect the bars to the shaft receiver and the putter head, and these points of connection are joints about which the bars move, and which can be restrained to immobilize the hosel assembly or otherwise reversibly fix it in place so that a longitudinal shaft axis is aligned with a desired portion of the putter head. The hosel assembly preferably is adjustable along a horizontal, heel-to-toe axis, and is partially disposed, and secured, within a pocket on the heel side of the putter head.

    Golf club face insert
    85.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09981161B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-29

    申请号:US15706761

    申请日:2017-09-18

    发明人: Craig E. Abbott

    IPC分类号: A63B53/04 A63B53/00

    摘要: A resilient face insert for a golf club head, preferably a putter head, is disclosed herein. In particular, the face insert comprises a plurality of hinge features spaced from a striking surface to ensure consistent ball speed across the striking surface. At least a portion of each hinge feature extends parallel to the striking surface without making contact with the striking surface. In the preferred embodiment, each hinge feature comprises a tab portion that is spaced from the striking surface by a stem portion and that extends parallel to the striking surface. The hinge features may be co-molded with a polymeric backing material in order to further improve performance of the face insert.

    CLUB HEADS WITH VARYING GROOVE PARAMETERS AND RELATED METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20180056145A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-01

    申请号:US15803530

    申请日:2017-11-03

    IPC分类号: A63B53/04 A63B53/00

    摘要: Some embodiments include a first golf club head and a second golf club head. The first golf club head includes a body having a face portion, and the second golf club head includes a body having a face portion. Meanwhile, the first club face portion comprises a face surface and at least one first club groove, and the second club face portion comprises a face surface and at least one second club groove. An edge radius of the first club head groove(s) can be less than an edge radius of the second club head groove(s), a base width of the first club head groove(s) can be less than a base width of the second club head groove(s), and/or a sidewall angle of the first club head groove(s) can be greater than a sidewall angle of the second club head groove(s). Other embodiments of related club heads and methods are also disclosed.

    Golf club and golf club set
    90.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09878219B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-30

    申请号:US15443633

    申请日:2017-02-27

    发明人: Yuki Shimahara

    IPC分类号: A63B53/04 A63B53/00

    摘要: A golf club 4 includes a head hd and a sole surface 12. The sole surface 12 includes a ridgeline RL extending from a toe side toward a heel side, a leading surface Si positioned on a face side of the ridgeline RL and inclined upward toward the face side, and a trailing surface S2 positioned on a back side of the ridgeline RL and inclined upward toward the back side. Inclination angles at respective positions of the trailing surface S2 are defined as θ2c at a central position, θ2t at a toe reference position, and θ2h at a heel reference position. Then, the head hd satisfies at least one of the following (a) and (b): (a) The inclination angle θ2t is greater than the inclination angle θ2c (b) The inclination angle θ2h is greater than the inclination angle θ2c.