The present invention is to provide a divided driving swing platform including a plurality of plates divided from the swing platform on which a user can perform a golf swing with a golf club and operated stably by increasing a degree of freedom of movement of each of the divided plates so that each of the divided plates can move in various ways and interference between the divided plates does not occur when each of the divided plates is driven and operated.

Systems, apparatus, and methods for using mobile sporting goods. In one aspect, the system permits a sporting enthusiast to track the location of a mobile sporting good, such as a golf ball, relative to a target, such as a target on a driving range, and correlate that location to a simulated location on a simulated golf hole.

The present invention is to provide a divided driving swing platform including a plurality of plates divided from the swing platform on which a user can perform a golf swing with a golf club and operated stably by increasing a degree of freedom of movement of each of the divided plates so that each of the divided plates can move in various ways and interference between the divided plates does not occur when each of the divided plates is driven and operated.

Disclosed herein is an apparatus for providing golf lessons including: a camera unit configured to photograph images of a golf ball hit by a user with a golf club; a memory configured to store golf lesson data according to ball flight patterns of the golf ball; and a processor for analyzing the images of the golf ball captured by the camera unit to derive the ball flight patterns, reading the golf lesson data according to the ball flight patterns from the memory, and providing the read golf lesson data to the user.

A golf training mat is described. In some configurations, the mat includes a standing portion and a hitting portion. The hitting portion includes multiple distinct hitting surfaces. The hitting surfaces provide multiple different slopes and elevations for placement of the ball. In addition, the standing portion may include multiple distinct standing surfaces that are of different slopes and/or elevations so as to simulate different foot positions/placements that the golfer may experience on a real golf course.

A system for golf training is provided. The system includes a golf club having a grip, a shaft, and a club head. The club head has a sole oriented perpendicular to the shaft (e.g. a 90 degree lie angle). The system also includes a hitting board having a base configured to provide a stable platform and a hitting surface extending from the base in a hitting plane. The hitting surface is pivotably connected to the base to allow adjustment of the hitting plane in a plurality of hitting plane angles relative to the base. The present invention likewise provides a method of using the system and a golf club for use with the system.

A method for supporting a virtual golf simulation is provided. The method includes the steps of: determining, with reference to information on a first reference pattern specified in an image photographed by a first photographing module positioned to photograph a moving subject and information on a second reference pattern specified in an image photographed by a second photographing module positioned to photograph a display area where information associated with the subject is displayed, a positional relationship between coordinates specified in the first photographing module and coordinates specified in the display area; and determining information on a trajectory of the subject in the display area with reference to the positional relationship.