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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120040317 | MOTION TRAINING SCHEMATIC AND METHOD OF INSTRUCTION A method of golf instruction utilizing a schematic represented by a plurality of vertical, diagonal and circular lines which demonstrate a preferred golf swing. A video recorder, processor and monitor can be used to record the golf swing of a student aligned within the ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20110276153 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING GOLF SWING INSTRUCTION A method for teaching golf based upon comparing a commonality of personal characteristics of a student and the personal characteristics of a group of high-level golfers is contemplated herein. Data mining is used to determine clusters of golfers with common physical cha... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110177889 | Expert Greenreading Techniques In order to reduce or eliminate bad green reads, the inventor has devised expert green reading techniques that allow a golfer to accurately and quickly read greens, thereby reducing scores and increasing enjoyment for the golfer. Rather than making a green read while be... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110172020 | Indoor golf course A golf practice course inside either a temporary or a permanent structure. The course is made of synthetic turf. The course will utilize classrooms for instruction as holes, two of the practice greens as holes, and ((eleven))nine holes consisting of teeing areas, fairwa... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110076657 | SPORT PERSONAL COACH SYSTEM A call center system for coaching a player in judgmental aspects of an athletic sport or for practicing judgmental aspects of the sport includes a call center computer having a display and a memory. The system may also include a camera, a telephone, and a position locat... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110045449 | Sports Training Device for Head and Neck Movement An apparatus and method for detecting and correcting improper head neck and back movement during sports. The apparatus may include a non-reflective shield positioned near at least one eye of a user. The shield may be oriented at an angle parallel to a users' vision whil... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20100291519 | TRAINING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ATHLETES The system monitors a user's key physical movements when performing a particular activity, such as a golf swing, and signals visually and/or aurally when a single (or several) error(s) is/are committed, for the purpose of encouraging faster learning of fundamentally sou... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100261146 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOTION CORRECTING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR MOTION CORRECTING APPARATUS Disclosed are a motion correction apparatus, a method of controlling the same, and a motion correction service system using the same. A motion correction apparatus includes a motion detector that detects user motion; a memory that stores reference motion data; a correct... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100192279 | Golf glove with grip pressure reducing means A golf grip training apparatus for resisting finger and thumb flexion and for counteracting grip forces is disclosed. The apparatus assists the golfer in achieving a lighter grip pressure than would be exerted on the club without its use by providing a golf glove adapte... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100081116 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING WEB BASED INTERACTIVE LESSONS WITH IMPROVED SESSION PLAYBACK The system and method of the present invention provides for realistic, live on live with webcams, interactive, golf lessons from a golf professional who is located at a distance from the golfer. The lesson experience is enhanced by providing tools to the professional fo... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100048330 | ADJUSTABLE DISPLACEMENT PERCEPTION COMPENSATION GOLF PUTTER APPARATUS AND METHOD A method to reduce parallax effect and reduce aiming error while a golf player is putting is disclosed. The player positions a golf putter along a first selected alignment marker to align a multi-alignment marker golf club with a line of putt. Aiming along the first sel... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20090062038 | Golf with side game and die Method and die for playing a golf game and side game with a die. A die preferably six-sided is provided. Each face of the die has a symbol (indicia) representing one of various available golf side games. At each golf hole, the die is rolled to select one of the golf sid... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090054169 | Method of scoring rounds of golf A method for scoring a golf tournament that incorporates, in part, a worst ball format is presented. The invention is directed to a tournament or rounds of golf of teams of two golfers each. On certain of the holes, the format is a best ball format. On other holes, the ... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090042661 | Rule based body mechanics calculation The invention is a motion training method. The motion of golf swing will be emphasized. In order to guide a golfer through a proper swing, his/her swing must be analyzed first. To analyze the swing, a set of frame photos will be needed. Fro... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20090017429 | Method of developing a golf grip and swing and fitting equipment to a golf swing and ball travel Disclosed is forming a secure golf club gripping style using only the limbs of a body. A limb-only golf swing is thereafter produced using the formed grip, thus eliminating extraneous influences upon said golf swing, including but not limited to golf clubs and other gol... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20090004635 | Methods for multi-sensory virtual golf instruction A method and devices are disclosed for instructing students in a physical skill and allowing students to experience specific physical movements involved in a sport or physical skill. The method, program and system comprise instructions, stories, structured activities, g... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080293023 | Sports instruction system and method Systems and methods of providing sports instruction are disclosed. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the method includes the steps of each of a plurality of instructors entering a name and one or more credentials into a server based data storage unit and e... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080132347 | GOLF INSTRUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD A golf instruction campus. There is: a first field, having a first length; a second field, having a second length; a third field, having a third length; a fourth field, having a fourth length; and a fifth field, having a fifth length. A ratio of the first length over th... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080064533 | Golf Game and Scoring System A method for scoring a golf game. The method includes determining a number of total golf shots hit by a golf group on a golf hole, determining a number of total golf shots selected by the golf group on the golf hole from the number of total golf shots hit to obtain a ho... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20080045361 | Method of holding a putter and putting a golf ball Method of putting a golf ball using a putter having a club head of any legal configuration, and a shaft of sufficient length that its end can be held by the golfer against, or pressed into, the armpit or the area at the front of the shoulder, which area includes the pec... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20070243941 | Golf club gripping aid and method of use thereof A golf grip, device and method are described to hold a golf club shaft in a manner to avoid pinching the golf club shaft between the fingers and the thumb of the dominant hand. A device of the present invention, in one form, is a golf glove which includes a joining mech... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070224583 | Compact Comprehensive Golf Swing Practice Aid and Method of Use The training aid of this invention is a comprehensive golf practice aid, designed to be used by any golfer, using any club, at indoor or outdoor practice venues, with or without the aid of an instructor, to learn and improve most aspects of the golf swing. The invention... | 09/27/2007 |
| 20070196800 | Systems and methods for golfing simulation and swing analysis A golf swing simulation and analysis system includes a golf simulator and club/ball monitor system which is integrated with a system that senses information concerning the golfer's body position and movement through a high resolution pressure mat placed under the golfer... | 08/23/2007 |
| 20070082325 | Tour tempo player A device (20) and method for training a golfer's swing by synchronizing the movements of their club (40) to prompts produced by a microprocessor (48) that has been scientifically programmed with the tempo of the Tour Pros. Once it has been determine... | 04/12/2007 |
| 20070072159 | Sports practice video training system and method A sports practice video training system and method for use by players practicing activities that have a visual target area upon which the practicing player focuses during his practice activity provides one or more video cameras positioned at selected positions relative ... | 03/29/2007 |
| 20070065790 | Golf assessment and improvement system A method and system for remotely assessing the physical fitness of a golfer is disclosed. Preferably, a golfer performs one or more fitness tests to determine his/her physical fitness level. Based on the golfer's performance of each of the one or more fitness tests, a w... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070065791 | Golf assessment and improvement system A method and system for remotely assessing the physical fitness of a golfer is disclosed. Preferably, a golfer performs one or more fitness tests to determine his/her physical fitness level. Based on the golfer's performance of each of the one or more fitness tests, a w... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070026958 | Method and system for providing web based interactive lessons An Internet compatible system for providing data representing golf instructions. The communication interface for receiving a message includes data representing a request for golf instruction. A message processor for examining the request provides an alert message to a w... | 02/01/2007 |
| 20070026369 | Training systems and methods for athletes The system monitors a user's key physical movements when performing a particular activity, such as a golf swing, and signals visually and/or aurally when a single (or several) error(s) is/are committed, for the purpose of encouraging faster learning of fundamentally sou... | 02/01/2007 |
| 20070015598 | Golf Swing Training Device A golf swing training device comprising a first shoulder guide portion for guiding a first shoulder of a user during at least a part of a practice backswing and a second shoulder guide portion for guiding a second shoulder of a user during at least a part of a practice ... | 01/18/2007 |
| 20060252018 | Golf swing analysis A method of analyzing golf swings. A video camera assembly is used to record videos of the golf swings of a golfer and analyze his/her golf swing. The recorded video is first reduced to minimum required time of useful video data. This useful data is then divided into a ... | 11/09/2006 |
| 20060194178 | Balance assessment system A body movement assessment device for measuring a position of a center of gravity of a person at a plurality of time intervals relative to a recordable event, such as ball impact in a golf swing, and displaying those measurements for analysis. The body movement assessme... | 08/31/2006 |
| 20060177807 | Putting stroke analyzer and putter for use therein The present invention is to provide a putting stroke analyzer, and a putter for use therein, in which a signal generated in a position detecting antenna through electromagnetic induction is detected by stroking a putter having a head added with an LC resonance circuit, ... | 08/10/2006 |
| 20060172271 | Golf swing training device A golf swing training device comprising a substantially planar surface, wherein the surface, in use, acts as a guide for the movement of a golfer's shoulders when the golfer executes a substantial portion of a backswing. ... | 08/03/2006 |
| 20060141434 | Training device for golf swing and similar motions A training device (10) is disclosed for use in guiding and coordinating a user's body position when executing a golf swing like motion. The training device has a first actuator (71) for monitoring the movement of the upper torso of the user during the moti... | 06/29/2006 |
| 20060029916 | Golf putter for, system and method of training a golf player A golf putter has a handle, a head, and sensing unit for sensing parameters selected from the group consisting of acceleration measuring means, deceleration measuring means, putter path measuring unit, rotation measuring means, lie angle measuring unit, loft angle measu... | 02/09/2006 |
| 20050282650 | Method in connection with a wristop computer and a wristop-computer system The invention relates to a method and system in connection with a wristop computer (20). In the method, the wristop computer (20) is used to determine at least one of the following data in a game of golf: position, time, height, distance travelled, or club... | 12/22/2005 |
| 20050196738 | GOLF SWING TIMING/TRAINING DEVICE A golf swing timing training aid for perfecting a golf swing that provides both an audible and vibrational feedback indicator when the apogee of a back swing has been reached, when the swing accelerates downward, and when the apogee of the follow-through swing has been ... | 09/08/2005 |
| 20050106543 | Video analysis tool for sports instruction A method for providing instruction to a student in golf or other sports is provided. In accordance with the method, a video file is received of the student practicing the sport. The video is then assembled into an executable viewer file accessible on a web site, and the... | 05/19/2005 |
| 20050046109 | Golf guide A golf guide is provided which has a plurality of guide cards having a hole therethrough where the front and back of the cards contain written and graphical descriptions of golfing scenarios. A connector is threaded through the holes of the cards and clip is adapted for... | 03/03/2005 |
