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Purpose
To describe a proprietary golf swing measurement system and explore how it works.
Design/methodology/approach
The purpose of the system is described, followed by an overview of the hardware. The capabilities of the image‐processing software are examined, along with the measurements and information that it produces.
Findings
Short‐duration flash illumination produces multiple images of the club head and ball in a stereo pair of cameras, enabling the computation of the trajectory in three dimensions. Callaway has invested a great deal of experimental effort in this development.
Originality/value
Reveals the technical foundations of a sports application, for the general interest of engineers and scientists.
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2007
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