Abstract: A golf swing training device may comprise a first elongate member and a second elongate member each coupled at and extending orthogonally from a junction, wherein the second elongate member is shorter than the first elongate member, wherein a distal end of the second elongate member is sharply tapered to a point.

Abstract: This invention is a golf tee which folds in three sections articulated to each other. When folded, the tee is compact and its pointed tip is shielded. Compactness is achieved by notching the top of the tee or by offsetting the two articulations with respect to each other. The tee is extensible by a linear ratchet or by a screw, thereby allowing the player to adjust the height. The sections can be assembled at their articulation by a snap-on mechanism. The top section can be made springy by including a coil spring between the articulation and the head of the tee. A snap-lock mechanism allows the tee to remain securely locked in the deployed configuration and in the folded configuration. The folding structure of the tee provides directional information to the player, either pointing backward to indicate the best backswing direction or forward indicating the best follow-through direction.

Abstract: A golf tee apparatus for altering a golf ball's launch angle from an initial launch angle to a final launch angle, and for simultaneously imparting a spin for increasing the ball's roll distance. The apparatus includes a penetrating element for inserting the tee into a surface. A stem extends from the penetrating element, and a platform element extends from the stem. The platform element includes a ball setting surface and an impact surface, the impact surface extending from the ball setting surface at an angle.

Abstract: A tee for use with a golf ball. It includes a first leg, a second leg, and a third leg, joined at a hub, each leg having an end that is coplanar to form a terrain plane with the ends of corresponding legs. It also has a first ball support; a second ball support; and a third ball support, extending from the hub, wherein each ball support has an end that is coplanar to the ends of the corresponding ball supports in a ball support plane The ball support plane may be within a few degrees of parallel to the terrain plane.

Abstract: An apparatus for supporting a ball. In one aspect, the apparatus is a golf tee that facilitates the control of one or more of a liftoff angle, spin and direction.

Abstract: A high performance flexible golf ball tee apparatus specially designed for golf practice, said tee has a stake (24) that is fitted and a base (22) that has a cylinder (20) on one end. Said base (22) has a slot (32) that is fitted, opposite the cylinder. The slot (32) allows the stake (24) to penetrate through the base (22) and into the ground, holding the whole apparatus in place and not letting it rotate, allowing this apparatus to remain in place so that a person can strike a golf ball with a golf club repeatedly from this tee without having the tee break off or fly onto the golf driving range, avoiding consistent replacement of a conventional golf tee.

Abstract: A golf tee for use with a golf ball comprises a body having a tapered shape for placing into ground; and a support member extending from an upper portion of the body. The support member supports the golf ball at a plurality of regions which are offset from a longitudinal axis of the golf ball so that the golf ball is spatially separated from the top portion of the body. The support member includes a pair of legs extending from the body of the golf tee, legs extending opposite to each other to support the golf ball at a plurality of regions which are offset from a longitudinal axis of the golf ball. In particular, the pair of legs has a substantially U-shaped contour to partially extend underside of the golf ball. The support member further includes a pair of receptacles, each receptacle coupled to an end of corresponding legs. Preferably, the receptacle is elliptically shaped to increase a lateral support of the golf ball.

Abstract: A tee for a golf ball has a ball-supporting surface (18) on the upper end which is offset from the lower stem (10), so that when the tee is placed in the ground with the stem substantially vertical the center of gravity of the ball is horizontally offset from the ground-insertion point. The ball-supporting surface is inclined at a tilt angle (&thgr;) to the lower stem.

Abstract: A golf tee is provided. The golf tee includes a ball support, legs extended forwardly and rearwardly from the ball support. Further, the legs extend downwardly and terminate in a foot. Forward pairs of legs are connected by a front web. Rearward pairs of legs are connected by a rear web. The height of the tee can be adjusted by moving the front and rear pairs of legs relative to one another, preferably by applying a force on the front and rear webs.

Abstract: A tee for golf, including projecting guide strip raised from the head of the tee body thereof and terminating in a forked tail adapted for guiding the striking and for serving as hand tool for loosening and flattening the soil.

Abstract: A golf swing trainer consists of a support base for supporting a vertical shaft, the shaft having a flexible horizontal shaft extending from it and having at its other end a golf tee upon which a golf ball can rest. The horizontal shaft is capable of moving up and down in a vertical direction on the vertical shaft and remains relatively fixed to the vertical shaft by a suitable means. A player would practice using the golf swing trainer by hitting golf balls placed on the tee, initially when the horizontal shaft is at a high position relative to the support shaft, and when the player become adept at hitting the ball at the high position, the horizontal shaft would gradually be lowered, so that the player would be hitting the ball at lower and lower positions. This promotes the proper swing plane for the golf swing.