Inventors:
- Fairhaven MA, US
Charles Hightower - Hyde Park MA, US
Leonidas Amarant - Middletown RI, US
Michael R. Madson - Easton MA, US
Edmund A. Hebert - Mattapoisett MA, US
Nicholas M. Nardacci - Barrington RI, US
Richard Daprato - Acushnet MA, US
Assignee:
Acushnet Company - Fairhaven MA
International Classification:
A63B 24/00
A63B 69/36
Abstract:
A launch monitor system and method for measuring flight characteristics of a golf ball are disclosed. The launch monitor system comprises a support structure, a smart device positioned to capture one or more images of the golf ball, a flash source, and an application configured to execute on the smart device. The software application processes images of the golf ball and determines one or more flight characteristics thereof. Also disclosed is a launch monitor system and method for displaying flight characteristics of a golf ball, and, optionally, a computed trajectory of the golf ball.
