Coaching aid for golf

摘要

Systems and methods providing statistical analytics of golf performance for coaching including text, tabular, graphic, and image-based outputs that include trends information for the golfer, all based upon actual golf play on course situations, wherein the golfer inputs shot data during play, without interrupting the flow of the game, and uploads the shot data for analytics and review online, and wherein all information related to a given user are reviewable by an authorized coach user through a web-based coach access account. The system is further operable to provide the coach user rights for providing corrective or instructive feedback to the user, including visual recommendations such as modified target areas.

主权项

1. A method for defining at least one target for statistical analysis of golf performance comprising:
providing a mobile device including a Global Positioning System (GPS) component, a graphic user interface and at least one input mechanism; the device receiving at least one default target dimension and a default target shape; the device receiving at least a first target position from the at least one input mechanism during golf play; the GPS component determining GPS coordinates of a first starting position; the device storing the GPS coordinates of the first starting position; the device displaying a first target on the graphic user interface, wherein a first target center is equal to the first target position, a first target shape is equal to the default target shape and at least one first target dimension is equal to the at least one default target dimension; the device determining a distance from the first starting position to the first target, wherein the distance from the first starting position to the first target is defined as a distance between the first starting position and a point where a line drawn from the first starting position to the first target position intersects the first target shape; wherein the first starting position is a location of the device; wherein the at least one first target dimension defines the dimensions of the first target shape.