NEW Skytrak 3D Launch Moniter 2021 Prediction

[nicholasbufano]

Hey everyone. After analyzing the patent for the original Skytrak released in November 2014 and their current patent-pending Skytrak 3D Launch Monitor, I believe it is safe to say the new Skytrak will be released by the end of the year 2021, most likely November. The new Skytrak is going to have cameras and radar built into the unit, an ability to scan the face of golf clubs for a more accurate prediction of ball flight and more. You can find more information in the patent below.


Link to new Skytrak patent: https://patents.google.com/patent/US20200282283A1/en

Link to current Skytrak patent: https://patents.google.com/patent/US20140028838A1/en


The patent for the original Skytrak:

Started 11/2011

Filed 10/2013

Assigned 10/2013

Published 01/2014

Released 11/2014 --- released exactly 3 years from start, 10 months from publication, and 1 year 1 month from assignment


The patent for the new Skytrak:

Started 05/2018

Filed 05/2019 -

Published 09/2020 -

Assigned 11/2020

Released: ? May 2021 was 3 years from the start, JULY 2021 would be 10 months from publication, DECEMBER 2021 would be 1 year 1 month from assignment.


Assuming this new launch monitor will follow a similar timeline to their old one, which it's doing exactly right now, a Fall 2021 release seems plausible. Even if Rapsodo (the company that makes Skytrak) is ready for a release this summer as one of the predictions state, they would most likely release in the fall due to a higher demand for launch monitors considering golf starts to go out of season at that time.


Final Prediction: November 2021

[Ryan O'Keefe]

Just looks like the patent for the regular skytrak

[Morini]

Not the top patent link. Totally different.

[Ryan O'Keefe]

Morini swing catalyst or another setup they never ended up going to market with.. The patents are the same age.

[Morini]

Not same age. The top link is a patent by Rapsodo for a system that would produce club data by 3d scanning the club head first. It was first filed in 2018. The bottom link is the original skytrak patent that was filed in 2011. Rapsodo may or may not go to market with this device. They likely will if it works and can be produced cheaply enough.