David Monte Hunter

US Patent:

8187122, May 29, 2012

Filed:

Sep 30, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/895141

Inventors:

Dustin J. Brekke - Fountain Valley CA, US
David Hunter - Seal Beach CA, US
Ruben Padilla - Gardena CA, US

Assignee:

SRI Sports Limited - Kobe-shi

International Classification:

A63B 69/36

US Classification:

473409, 473219

Abstract:

A method of determining a reference lie angle for at least one iron-type golf club custom-fit for a player, according to one or more aspects of the present invention, comprises providing a first hitting surface and a second hitting surface, the first hitting surface being different from the second hitting surface; providing a test club comprising a data acquisition device; directing the player to swing the test club relative to the first hitting surface, whereby initial information is collected by the data acquisition device; determining whether the initial information collected by the data acquisition device satisfies a pre-set condition; if the condition is satisfied, directing the player to swing the test club relative to the second hitting surface, whereby supplemental information is collected by the data acquisition device; and evaluating the supplemental information collected by the data acquisition device to determine the reference lie angle.

US Patent:

8414409, Apr 9, 2013

Filed:

Apr 27, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/458431

Inventors:

Dustin J. Brekke - Fountain Valley CA, US
David Hunter - Seal Beach CA, US
Ruben Padilla - Gardena CA, US

Assignee:

SRI Sports Limited - Kobe-Shi

International Classification:

A63B 69/36

US Classification:

473219, 473257

Abstract:

A method of determining a reference lie angle for at least one iron-type golf club custom-fit for a player, according to one or more aspects of the present invention, comprises providing a first hitting surface and a second hitting surface, the first hitting surface being different from the second hitting surface; providing a test club comprising a data acquisition device; directing the player to swing the test club relative to the first hitting surface, whereby initial information is collected by the data acquisition device; determining whether the initial information collected by the data acquisition device satisfies a pre-set condition; if the condition is satisfied, directing the player to swing the test club relative to the second hitting surface, whereby supplemental information is collected by the data acquisition device; and evaluating the supplemental information collected by the data acquisition device to determine the reference lie angle.

Address:

136 Teague Ct, Winston Salem, NC 27107

VIN:

5TEJU4GN5AZ693151

Make:

TOYOTA

Model:

TACOMA

Year:

2010