Intelligent Golf Swing Analysis and Training System

Publication ID: 24-11857836_0010_PTD
Published: October 28, 2025
Category:Future Evolutions & Paradigm Shifts

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Intelligent Golf Swing Analysis and Training System,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11857836_0010_PTD, Published October 28, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11857836_0010_PTD
This technical disclosure describes improvements that would be readily apparent to a Person Having Ordinary Skill In The Art (PHOSITA) when considered in combination with the foundational architecture disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 11,857,836.

Summary of the Inventive Concept

A next-generation golf swing analysis and training system utilizing machine learning, neural networks, and virtual reality to provide personalized coaching, real-time feedback, and adaptive training exercises to golfers of all skill levels.

Background and Problem Solved

The original patent disclosed systems and methods for storing and analyzing golf data, including community and individual golf data collection and storage at a central hub. However, these systems lacked the ability to provide personalized coaching, real-time feedback, and adaptive training exercises. The new inventive concept addresses these limitations by leveraging machine learning, neural networks, and virtual reality to revolutionize golf training and analysis.

Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept

The new inventive concept comprises a golf swing analysis system that includes a neural network trained on a dataset of golf swings from a plurality of users. The system generates personalized coaching recommendations for a user based on the user's golf swing dynamics and the collective data from the plurality of users. Additionally, the system includes a wearable device that tracks a user's golf swing dynamics, a machine learning algorithm that analyzes the golf swing dynamics and generates feedback in real-time, and a heads-up display that provides the feedback to the user during the golf swing. The system also includes a virtual reality environment that simulates a golf course, providing personalized training exercises and drills to a user based on the user's golf swing dynamics and performance metrics.

Novelty and Inventive Step

The new inventive concept introduces the use of machine learning, neural networks, and virtual reality to provide personalized coaching, real-time feedback, and adaptive training exercises, which is not present in the original patent. The combination of these technologies enables a more comprehensive and effective golf training and analysis system.

Alternative Embodiments and Variations

Alternative embodiments of the inventive concept could include the use of augmented reality instead of virtual reality, or the integration of additional sensors to track other aspects of golf swing dynamics. Variations could also include the development of specialized training programs for specific golf swing styles or techniques.

Potential Commercial Applications and Market

The inventive concept has significant commercial potential in the golf training and analysis market, with potential applications in professional golf training, golf academies, and individual golfers. The system could also be used in golf equipment manufacturing, golf course design, and golf simulation industries.

CPC Classifications

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Field of Art

Sports technology, wearable sensor systems, and athletic performance analysis, with expertise in golf swing tracking, data collection, and biomechanical performance measurement

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A skilled practitioner with advanced knowledge of sensor technologies, machine learning algorithms, sports biomechanics, and data analysis techniques, typically holding a graduate degree in engineering, computer science, or sports science with experience in developing athletic performance tracking systems

Obviousness Rationale

A person having ordinary skill would recognize that the PTD's machine learning and virtual reality enhancements represent predictable technological extensions of the source patent's golf swing data collection and analysis framework. The core technical problem of capturing and interpreting golf swing dynamics remains consistent, with the PTD merely introducing well-known machine learning and immersive technologies as natural progression of the original patent's data-driven approach. These variations represent standard technological evolution in sensor-based performance tracking systems.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element
Sensor system for detecting golf swing dynamics information
PTD Variation
Neural network trained on collective golf swing datasets to generate personalized coaching recommendations
Obviousness Reasoning
Applying machine learning to sensor-collected data is a known technique for extracting advanced insights, representing a predictable application of existing data processing technologies
Source Patent Element
Wireless data transmission between sensors and output devices
PTD Variation
Real-time feedback delivery through heads-up display and wearable tracking devices
Obviousness Reasoning
Extending wireless data transmission to provide immediate user feedback is a standard design choice in performance tracking systems
Source Patent Element
Golf swing data collection system
PTD Variation
Virtual reality environment simulating golf courses with adaptive training exercises
Obviousness Reasoning
Integrating immersive simulation technologies with performance tracking represents a logical and foreseeable technological progression
Source Patent Element
Community-based golf data storage and analysis
PTD Variation
Creating virtual golf community with collective skill analysis and trend identification
Obviousness Reasoning
Expanding community data analysis using advanced machine learning techniques is an obvious enhancement to existing data aggregation approaches
35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on the teachings of US Patent 11857836 and the disclosed technological variations, a person having ordinary skill in the art would find the claimed innovations obvious and therefore unpatentable. The published technical disclosure demonstrates that the proposed system represents a straightforward combination of known technologies applied to the existing golf swing analysis domain, lacking the requisite non-obviousness for patent protection.

Original Patent Information

Patent NumberUS 11,857,836
TitleSystems and methods for storing and analyzing golf data, including community and individual golf data collection and storage at a central hub
Assignee(s)Karsten Manufacturing Corporation