Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Patent of the Year – 2024/2025
SwingFit Inc. has been awarded the 2024/2025 Patent of the Year for their innovative approach to golf club fitting. Their invention, detailed in U.S. Patent Application No. 20240293698, titled ‘Custom golf club fitting’, leverages advanced motion tracking and machine learning to personalize golf equipment recommendations.
By analyzing data from various motion capture systems – such as optical, accelerometer, LIDAR, or markerless video – SwingFit’s method creates a predictive algorithm tailored to an individual golfer’s swing mechanics. This technology evaluates both body and club movements throughout the entire swing, offering a comprehensive assessment.
The system identifies optimal specifications for a golf club, including shaft stiffness, weight, balance point, club head weight, center of gravity, and build dimensions like length and grip size. These personalized recommendations aim to enhance performance by minimizing shot dispersion and optimizing ball speed and spin.
Designed to accommodate golfers of all skill levels, SwingFit’s approach democratizes access to custom fitting. It utilizes a continuously updated database of swing data from diverse golfers, ensuring that each recommendation is grounded in a broad spectrum of real-world performance data.
With this patent, SwingFit Inc. sets a new standard in golf club fitting, combining cutting-edge technology with personalized insights to help golfers play their best game.