Abstract: Disclosed herein are a golf tee used when a golfer hits a tee shot and a method of manufacturing the same. The golf tee includes a support inserted into the ground and a rotary portion coupled to the support and having a head on which a golf ball is placed, wherein the rotary portion is adjustable in angle and thus can be easily restored to a correct vertical position when the angle of the rotary portion with respect to the support is changed due to impact upon hitting.

Abstract: A golf-tee mount is an apparatus that easily and effectively secures a golf-tee body into the ground. The apparatus includes golf-tee body, a mountable base, and a plurality of spikes. The golf-tee body upholds a golf ball that is about to be hit and is preferably made of a flexible material. The mountable base stabilizes and attaches the golf-tee body into the ground and allows the golf-tee body to be interchangeable as needed and is preferably made of a rigid material. Furthermore, the mountable base may remain connected with the ground while interchanging the golf-tee body. The plurality of spikes penetrates the ground and allows a user to easily fasten the mountable base, and consequently the golf-tee body, into the ground. The golf-tee body further includes a plurality of finger-receiving grooves that allows the user to better grip the golf-tee body while connecting the golf-tee body with the mountable base.

Abstract: A golf tee for guiding the trajectory of a golf ball is described herein. The golf tee comprises a penetrating element located at the bottom of a stem which allows the insertion of the golf tee into the ground surface and an angled launch platform adapted to guide the ball when hit by a golf club. The launch platform generally comprises a depression and a launch ramp adapted to receive and retain a golf ball. The golf tee generally improves the golf ball's trajectory by imparting proper spin which allows the ball to remain longer in the air.

Abstract: A telescoping golf ball tee with an internal locking mechanism is provided. The internal locking mechanism permits the golf ball tee neck to adjust to a desired height while still supporting the weight of a golf ball. Upon impact, a bowl-like member at the base of the golf ball tee neck is forced into a cavity in the golf ball tee base which, in turn, applies force to the golf ball tee neck which prevents the neck from escaping the base.

Abstract: A golf tee has a stake made of a first material and a crown made of a second material more flexible than the first material, in which the crown is overmolded over the stake. The crown and the stake can have corresponding projections. The stake can have projections to allow the crown and the stake to hold together better.

Abstract: A golf tee has a stake made of a first material and a crown made of a second material more flexible than the first material, in which the crown is overmolded over the stake. The crown and the stake can have corresponding projections. The stake can have projections to allow the crown and the stake to hold together better.

Abstract: Embodiments of a mesh golf tee are disclosed having a shaft and an upper mesh portion for supporting a golf ball. The upper mesh portion may provide less resistance to a club to allow greater power applied to the ball. The mesh portion may also flex such that the ball is not deflected by any portion of the tee upon impact by a golf club, allowing for greater consistency.

Abstract: A golf tee may be constructed with a body formed from a polymer tolerant of exposure to a temperature at least as high as 480° F. without incurring diminishment of its structural integrity. A low-friction coating may be applied to a ball support of the tee.

Abstract: A Magnetically Attached Golf Tee (MAGT) consisting of an upper section and a lower section. The upper section has an upper concave surface that supports a golf ball and a lower flat surface that has attached an upper permanent magnet. The lower section has a lower pointed end that is inserted into the ground and an upper flat surface that has attached a lower permanent magnet. When the two magnets interface, the MAGT can be used as a conventional golf tee. When the upper section is struck by a golf club, the upper section separates from the lower section without causing damage to the MAGT. The separated upper section can be retrieved and re-attached to the lower section, allowing the MAGT to be reused numerous times.

Abstract: A golf tee comprises substantially conically ball support component with a substantially annular edge substantially surrounding a central recess. The recess is sufficiently deep so that an annular surface area of the ball touches the edge along a circular contact zone when the ball is teed up. A shaft member extends from an apex of the ball support component and comprises a material that breaks or bends as a club head moves through a teed up golf ball to provide a resistance to such movement approaching zero.

Abstract: A golf tee made by over molding process that has a softer upper flexible portion and a stiffer lower spike portion. The upper flexible portion and the lower spike portion are joined together at a joining point where two different stiffness materials can come together. With the over molding process, strong mechanical interlocks may be formed while using two different materials as well as using various mixture of a same material having two different stiffness.

Abstract: Embodiments of golf tees, such as golf tees with compressible materials, are described herein. Other examples and related methods are also described herein.

Abstract: This invention relates to a golf tee extender of a simple but effective structure for repetitive tee shots that does not require re-inserting a new tee into the ground. The golf tee extender for repetitive tee shots comprises a ball support portion for receiving a golf ball thereon, an upper opening for allowing insertion of a golf tee, a hollow body for allowing passage of the golf tee, and a tee head chamber for engaging head of the golf tee therein and securely confining and holding head of the golf tee. The tee head chamber is configured in a shape reverse to the shape of the head of the golf tee to securely engage and confine the head of the golf tee. The tee head chamber comprises a middle opening and a lower opening wherein the middle opening is smaller in diameter than the head of the golf tee.

Abstract: A golf tee for use when striking a golf ball with a golf club. The golf tee includes a long lasting combination of a golf tee and a force absorbing member in association therewith, the tee including a ground insertion end, a ball support end and a shaft in between, the member surrounding the shaft and being located below the ball support end and having an outer diameter less than that of a golf ball but large enough and located so as to protect the support end from impact from a golf club strike after a golf ball has been struck from the tee. A method of making a golf tee is also provided.

Abstract: A golf tee includes a stem having a distal end and an opposing proximal end for supporting a golf ball thereon. A suction member is disposed at the proximal end of the stem and includes a suction surface for temporarily maintaining the golf ball on the golf tee.

Abstract: Embodiments of a mesh golf tee are disclosed having a shaft and an upper mesh portion for supporting a golf ball. The upper mesh portion may provide less resistance to a club to allow greater power applied to the ball. The mesh portion may also flex such that the ball is not deflected by any portion of the tee upon impact by a golf club, allowing for greater consistency.

Abstract: An adjustable golf tee with anchoring system that provides a simple adjustable golf tee for use on driving ranges. The general purpose of the present invention is to provide a new and simple adjustable golf tee that can be rotationally adjusted in height and contains a plurality of screw threads that add stability and durability to the golf tee. The inventive device includes an adjustable unit and a base supporting unit which contains a base and a planar bottom surface that can be embedded underneath a commercial mat of a driving range. The adjustable unit and base support unit contains a plurality of screw threads which provides stability, durability and allows for the adjustable unit to be rotationally adjusted in height, while retaining its user customizable height position despite enduring constant and repeated strikes from a typical golf club. The top end of the adjustable unit contains a concave structure to accommodate a golf ball and a lower end having an arrowhead or dome like structure.

Abstract: A golf tee is able to decrease the number of parts, and an assembling process is simplified, and a manufacture and assembling work do not cost a lot, and an easier maintenance and a desired advertisement effect can be obtained. The golf tee comprises an upper body which has a spherical mounting surface formed on its upper surface for mounting a golf ball; a lower body which supports the upper body from a lower side with its lower end being sharp for an easier planting into a ground, with a rubber cord being installed so as to provide a certain tensional force so that the upper body is pulled all the time to be straight with respect to the lower body.

Abstract: A long lasting golf tee for use when striking a golf ball with a golf club. The long lasting golf tee includes a shank having a ground insertion tip at one end and a golf ball support structure at the other end, the shank formed of a member selected from the group consisting of aluminum and its physical equivalents for the intended purpose; an enlargement positioned so as to encircle the shank below the golf ball support structure and located so as to be struck by a clubface of a golf club after the golf ball has been struck from the golf ball support structure, the enlargement having a diameter and a thickness; wherein the diameter of the enlargement is larger than that of the golf ball support structure and smaller than the diameter of the golf ball, the thickness of the enlargement along the shank being less than the diameter; the enlargement being substantially elastic and having a resistance to compression sufficient to prevent the clubface of the golf club from impacting the golf ball support structure.

Abstract: A golf tee comprising a shaft, a stopper portion disposed at an upper end of the shaft and a pivotable support portion mounted atop the upper end of the shaft is described. The shaft is adapted for insertion into a surface of ground. The support portion has a plurality of prong members mounted upon an upper horizontal surface thereof. The position of the support portion can be adjusted so that the upper surface of the support portion is arranged in parallel horizontal alignment with the ground surface. The prong members are adapted to support a golf ball placed thereupon.

Abstract: Green Tees, Tee Green, Green Planet Golf Tees look and perform like an average golf tee in connection with the game of golf, but in connection with the Environment, they are constructed of plant nutrients designed specifically to release nutrients continuously in soil and grass thereby feeding the adjacent vegetation, foliage, grass, fairway, teebox or woods.

Abstract: There is disclosed a golf tee implementing an anchoring device, an impact energy deflection device and a friction reduction device in one-piece configuration. The tee anchoring device comprises two anchoring fins for initial impact resistance and the recoil dislodgement prevention fin after-impact resistance. The an energy deflection device of a gradual diameter reduction section minimizes the absorption of the impact energy by golf tee. The golf ball friction reduction device reduces less ball spin for more ball flight. The golf tee combined with these improvements, is made to stand with repeated use time after time.

Abstract: An exemplary golf tee (100) includes a substrate (100a) and a coating film (100b). The substrate is made of metal or metal alloy. The coating film is formed on an outside surface of the substrate. The present invention also provides a method for making the exemplary golf tee. The method includes providing a roughcast made of metallic or metallic alloy material; forming the substrate by a method of die-casting with the roughcast; and forming the coating film on an outside surface of the substrate by a method of surface treating.

Abstract: A golf tee for separating the upper body and the lower pin body at the impact moment. The tee has increased re usability. The tee has two springs inside. One spring is inside of an upper head body made of a transparent and flexible outer layer having a golf ball placement at the top. The other spring is embedded in a plastic pin. Those springs are connected by a flexible polymer string connector, which is inserted inside of the springs. Both ends of the flexible plastic string connector has a diameter larger than that of the springs to hold the upper end of the spring in the upper body and the lower end of the other spring in the pin. The springs, inside of the upper head body and inside of the pin, retract at the impact moment.

Abstract: A golf tee has a stake made of a rigid material such as a rigid polymer, combined with a flexible crown with flexible projections and possibly also a flexible pivot point. This reduces resistance at impact, producing less friction and low ball spin. As a result, distance and accuracy are improved. The fusion of the rigid and flexible materials provides a tee that can tolerate repeated hits and be used over and over.

Abstract: A golf tee is disclosed that is highly durable compared to wooden tees, is easy to find if struck during a golf swing, and has other attributes. It is in the form of a tube of somewhat smaller diameter than a golf ball and having the lower end provided with a spike or point similar to that of a wooden tee. It is primarily made of a tough elastomeric plastic such as moderately high durometer polyurethane. Preferably, it has provision for flotation, such as trapped air to prevent it from sinking if it should land in water.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to an improved golf ball retrieval and positioning device. Unlike other anti-bend golf products, the golf ball retrieval and positioning system of various embodiments of the present invention includes a golf ball positioning device and a golf ball retrieval device that also functions as a base for supporting a golf ball in a teeing position. The components of the present invention are modular and interface with an existing golf club through a hole that exists in the end of a golf club grip. As a result, the present invention provides an improved system for teeing and retrieving golf balls without having to bend over. The system is inexpensive, easily portable, and non-damaging to the golf club.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a golf tee comprised of two sections, a shape memory metal that connects the said two sections and a resilient protective outer shell for a golf tee that lessens impact and improves performance.

Abstract: A golf tee is provided which is reversably extendable from a collapsed state to an extended state in order to adjust the overall length of the golf tee. The tee comprises a stem section for insertion into the ground, a head section on which a golf ball can be placed, and an intermediate section have a concertina-like shape that can be reversably moved from the collapsed to the extended state. The intermediate section of the tee is also preferably bendable so that the head section will easily move out of the way as it is struck by the golf club. A low cost golf tee having enhanced features is provided.

Abstract: A golf tee is disclosed as having an anchoring member for penetrating into the ground on a golf course, multiple receptacle members of different heights can be selectively attached to the anchoring member by means of magnetic attraction for supporting a golf ball for striking by a golf player with a golf club, and a cord member threaded through the anchoring member to link the receptacle members to the anchoring member so that the receptacle members can be retrieved for repeated uses. A variation to the above design can be used on the golf driving range for practice. This tee comprises of two elements. The base anchoring element is to be inserted through the mat as anchor. The top mounting element will be inserted into the base element with fix/adjustable height to meet the preference of the golfer.

Abstract: An improved durable golf tee comprises a separate upper portion and a separate lower portion that are axially aligned and enclosed within a flexible collar. The upper portion has an upper end for supporting a golf ball, an upper shank and a lower end having an upper annular flange. The lower portion has a pointed lower end for inserting the tee into the ground, a lower shank and an upper end having a lower annular flange. The flexible collar encloses the lower end of the upper portion and the upper end of the lower portion, forming an integral golf tee, whereby the upper portion and the lower portion are independently flexible within the collar. In a second embodiment, the interior tee portions are molded as a single tee component having the upper portion and the lower portion interconnected by a reduced-diameter (break-away) center portion. The center portion and the respective inner ends of the upper and lower portions are enclosed within the flexible collar.

Abstract: The present invention provides a durable golf tee capable of conserving as much as possible the impact energy transmitted to the golf tee and preventing possible flight thereof from the ground. The golf tee comprises a stick pin, the lower end of which is formed in a tapered shape, to stick into the ground, a ball-holding member placed on the top of the stick pin and provided with a small hole at the bottom of a hollow part, and a flexible connecting member, the lower end of which is fixed on the stick pin. The connecting member is provided with a flange on the upper end for binding slidably the ball-holding member to the stick pin and inserted into a hollow part H through a small hole perforated at the bottom of the ball-holding member. Notches 4b1 are formed between the flange of the connecting member and the ball-holding member to let air escape upward.

Abstract: A golf tee includes an insertion part for insertion into a ground, a supporting tube for holding a golf ball up, and a connecting tube for connecting the supporting tube to the insertion part with; the supporting tube has an annular protrusion near a bottom on an inner side; the connecting tube has several elongated gaps, which extend longitudinally from a top to a lower portion to divide an outer side of the tube into separate sections; the connecting tube has several detaining bumps on each separate section, and is secured to a top of the insertion part at a lower end; the supporting tube is positioned around the connecting tube such that the annular protrusion is detained by the detaining bumps of the connecting tube, and such that it is displaceable relative to the connecting tube for adjustment of height after the annular protrusion is released from the bumps.

Abstract: A golf tee includes: a peg member inserted into the ground; and a flexible holding member engageably mounted on the peg member having a seat portion for holding a golf ball thereon, a coupling base for engaging the peg member therewith, and a plurality of links connected between the seat portion and the coupling base; whereby upon driving of the golf ball off the seat portion as struck by a club head, the flexible holding member may be temporarily biased for absorbing the striking force partially acting upon the golf tee and then the flexible holding member will be restored upright automatically to thereby be repeatedly reusable.

Abstract: The present invention provides a golf tee wherein a body (1) and a stick pin (2) for sticking to the ground are separated and formed to be connected with the clevis pin (8), a spring (7) is provided in the inner portion of the body (1), the body (1) is, upon striking of golf ball, bent in the progress direction of the golf ball, thereby a frictional resistance to the golf ball and golf tee is minimized and a light striking can be made, and further a ratio length of the golf ball can be further extended. Further, the bent body can be automatically restored in an original state and conveniently re-used.

Abstract: A molded golf tee prepared by molding a molding material composed of sand and at least a predetermined quantity of binder in a mold, the molded golf tee having a concave hollow portion with a predetermined depth from an upper end, is provided. According to this, when the golf tee is hit with a club for hitting a ball, the golf tee including a concave hollow portion breaks into pieces, so that resistance (impact pressure) is reduced when the golf tee is hit with the club.

Abstract: A golf tee includes a shaft-shaped wooden base or leg. A ball receiving part formed of a plastic material is removably installed on an upper end of the base such that a golf ball can be placed on the ball receiving part. A plurality of substantially circular through-holes are formed through the ball receiving part. A cylindrical connection portion is formed integrally with the ball receiving part. Linear projection portions are formed on an inner wall of the connection portion such that each projection portion is triangular in section and extends continuously in an insertion-removal direction of the base. The projection portion is arranged such that as the level of the projection portion becomes nearer to an innermost end of the connection portion, a projection height thereof from the inner wall of the connection portion becomes increasingly larger.

Abstract: The invention relates to a golf tee (10) which includes a writing point (18) and an eraser (12). In a preferred embodiment, tee (10) has shaft (11) and head (12), shaft (11) tapering from head (12) to end (13). Received in cylindrical bore 17 is writing point 18 having free end 19. Hollow bore 16 is adapted to receive end 13A of second tee 10A, thus protecting writing point 18A. Circumferential rim (14) defines a hollow depression (15) which is intended to aid in support of a golf ball.

Abstract: A dual composition polymeric device to be used as a golf tee or as a suction cup comprising a tubular-shaped polymeric stiff stem portion made from a 90-95 Shore durometer polyurethane resin elastomer bonded to a flared flexible face portion made from a 70-85 polyurethane resin elastomer wherein the device has an air passageway therein and a method of making said device.

Abstract: An improved golf tee includes a stem and connected head. The head includes a substantially flat upper portion with a beveled shoulder defining the periphery of the flat upper portion. A plurality of spaced holes are in the beveled shoulder. The axis of each hole generally follows the line of retains a group of bristles which extend above the upper surface of the head, forming a brush ring above the head of the tee. The brush ring extends upwardly and outwardly from the beveled shoulder defining a soft golf ball lie. The ring brush golf ball lie is adjustable, constant and portable.

Abstract: An encasement device for a golf tee is cylindrically adhered to a shaft of golf tee. The encasement device is a cover with graduated markings, which allows the golfer to consistently set the tee at the golfer's desired depth. Each graduated marking is numerically related to other graduated markings and the ground penetration depth. The resulting multi-layer structure of the golf tee and the encasement device deters breakage of the golf tee and reinforces the shaft structure of the golf tee.

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.

Abstract: A golf tee having a shank portion made of a braided plastic fabric tube, and a base portion connected to the shank portion.