Putt sensitive ring
Practice putting system using an upright-putting Sensitive Ring. Sensitive Ring design allows the system to indicate a strongly delivered putt with a rocking motion of the Sensitive Ring and its flag. Sensitive Ring receiving a hard hit putt will stand vertically and lay its flag on the floor surface. Sensitive Ring entrance allows for a smooth putt entry with no threshold or surface to putt over. Design of rear Sensitive Ring wall contains additional ring wall material providing additional weight high on the rear ring wall, this feature along with the flag, flag stick and flag stick top knob raise the rings center of gravity making the ring sensitive to the power used to deliver a putt. Sensitive Ring design provides a low tech solution that will allow a practicing golfer to develop a stroke with a sensitive delivery. Sensitive Rings are developed in groups of nine to provide a putting course opportunity for practice or as a game for all skill levels.
This invention relates to practicing putting or using putting as a game format, where multiple putting rings provide an opportunity for unlimited layouts using a putting ring that is sensitive to power applied to each putt. This system allows for a low technical response for a putt that is over hit. Putt Sensitive Ring uses a ring design with weight distributed to the rear wall and open to the floor entry into the ring. Weight at the rear along with a flag, a flag pole and a flag pole top knob help to raise the center of gravity of the ring improves the ring sensitivity. The ring height allows an entering golf ball to strike the ring wall above the mid-line adding to the sensitivity of the ring. Four-piece design simplifies operation and manufacturing.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe invention is designed to meet the above requirements and provides the ability to introduce people of all ages and physical condition to the sport of golf. Here the sport of golf is represented by the refined stroke of putting that can be brought indoors and made available to a larger population. With the ability to control layout and terrain practice and play can provide a challenge and support a real practice routine. For a better understanding of the structure of the invention and its function, further explanation is given below with reference to the attached drawings.
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1. Putting ring provides integrated floor level entry FIG. 6 (2) to allow a golf ball to enter the ring without needing additional force to cross an entrance threshold of elevated entrance ramp.
2. Ring design allows the rear wall to be extended FIG. 3 (4) to provide added weight above the center line and provide a pole position in the center of the back wall to receive the flag pole assembly FIG. 5 (5) and numbered flag FIG. 12 of FIG. 13, allowing for the tip back feature FIG. 15 that provides the ring sensitivity to a hard or over struck FIG. 17 putt.
3. Flag and flagpole assembly will raise the center of gravity point of the putting ring making it more sensitive to putting stroke. Flag shape FIG. 8 or FIG. 11 helps provide weight at top of pole. Flag pole FIG. 14 topped with pole knob (9) also adds weight to the top of the system.
4. Putting rings in groups of nine can play like eighteen holes FIG. 19 with the use of nine double sided flags FIG. 13 providing for a game atmosphere creating interests and extending practice time. To support the game play, score cards for eighteen holes of play would be part of the program.
5. Four piece system FIG. 20 all work together, to allow flag pole assembly FIG. 14, to be fitted with a putting ring numbered flag FIG. 8 or FIG. 11 that is double sided FIG. 13. Top view of putting ring FIG. 4 (5), provides the proper placement of flag pole FIG. 14 (6), in rear ring wall FIG. 5 (5) at an angle of ninety two degrees FIG. 1 (5). Putting ring can be extended FIG. 3 (4) for added ring weight at the rear ring wall above the ring center line all of these elements of design come together to provide a sensitive putting system, that can react to an over hit putt FIG. 17.
Type: Application
Filed: Dec 22, 2004
Publication Date: Jun 22, 2006
Inventor: Scott Kramer (Winter Park, FL)
Application Number: 11/018,654
International Classification: A63B 69/36 (20060101);