William K Borsum

US Patent:

6402634, Jun 11, 2002

Filed:

Dec 29, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/753264

Inventors:

Nathan J. Lee - Escondido CA
J. Andrew Galloway - Escondido CA
William Kelly Borsum - Escondido CA

Assignee:

Callaway Golf Company - Carlsbad CA

International Classification:

A63B 6936

US Classification:

473223, 473221, 473226, 473233, 473239, 473257, 473288

Abstract:

An instrumented golf club system having an instrumented golf club, an interface means and a computing means is disclosed herein. The instrumented golf club includes a plurality of sensors, an internal power supply, an angular rate sensor and an internal ring buffer memory for capturing data relating to a golf swing. The interface means is capable of transferring data from the instrumented golf club to the computing means for processing the data and presenting the data in a useful and informative format. The data may be used to assist a golfers swing, or to design an appropriate golf club for a specific type of golfer.

US Patent:

6648769, Nov 18, 2003

Filed:

Apr 30, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/846504

Inventors:

Nathan J. Lee - Escondido CA
J. Andrew Galloway - Carlsbad CA
William Kelly Borsum - Escondido CA

Assignee:

Callaway Golf Company - Carlsbad CA

International Classification:

A63B 5700

US Classification:

473223, 473407, 473232, 473233, 473221

Abstract:

An instrumented golf club system having an instrumented golf club, an interface means and a computing means is disclosed herein. The instrumented golf club includes a plurality of sensors, an internal power supply, an angular rate sensor and an internal ring buffer memory for capturing data relating to a golf swing. The interface means is capable of transferring data from the instrumented golf club to the computing means for processing the data and presenting the data in a useful and informative format. The data may be used to assist a golfers swing, or to design an appropriate golf club for a specific type of golfer.

US Patent:

62244930, May 1, 2001

Filed:

May 12, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/310835

Inventors:

Nathan J. Lee - Escondido CA
J. Andrew Galloway - Escondido CA
William Kelly Borsum - Escondido CA

Assignee:

Callaway Golf Company - Carlsbad CA

International Classification:

A63B 6936

US Classification:

473223

Abstract:

An instrumented golf club system having an instrumented golf club, an interface means and a computing means is disclosed herein. The instrumented golf club includes a plurality of sensors, an internal power supply, an angular rate sensor and an internal ring buffer memory for capturing data relating to a golf swing. The interface means is capable of transferring data from the instrumented golf club to the computing means for processing the data and presenting the data in a useful and informative format. The data may be used to assist a golfer's swing, or to design an appropriate golf club for a specific type of golfer.