Computer-type golf game

Claim 1

IN A GOLF GAME INCLUDING MEANS FOR PRODUCING A PULSING ELECTRICAL SIGNAL UPON COMMENCEMENT OF FLIGHT OF A BALL FROM A STARTING POSITION, AND ARRESTING SAID SIGNAL UPON CONTACT OF SAID BALL WITH A SCREEN DISPOSED WITHIN THE PATH OF FLIGHT OF SAID BALL, IMPROVED MEANS FOR CLOSELY ESTIMATING THE LENGTH OF PROJECTED TRAJECTORY OF SAID BALL IN THE ABSENCE OF SAID SCREEN, BY ASSUMING SAID PROJECTED TRAJECTORY TO BE ALONG TWO STRAIGHT INTERSECTING LINES, SAID MEANS COMPRISING: A COMPUTER SYSTEM HAVING FIRST DELAY MEANS FOR COMMENCING OPERATION OF SAID COMPUTER A FIRST FIXED PERIOD OF TIME AFTER COMMENCEMENT OF SAID FLIGHT OF SAID BALL, DURING WHICH PERIOD SAID BALL IS ASSUMED TO BE TRAVELING ALONG ONE OF SAID STRAIGHT LINES, SECOND MEANS FOR COMPUTING THE ELAPSED TIME OF FLIGHT IN RELATIVELY SMALL INCREMENTS FOR A SECOND FIXED PERIOD OF TIME COMMENCING AFTER OPERATION OF SAID DELAY MEANS, AND DURING WHICH PERIOD SAID BALL IS ASSUMED TO REMAIN TRAVELING ON SAID ABOVE-MENTIONED STRAIGHT LINE, AND THIRD MEANS COMMENCING OPERATION AFTER SAID SECOND FIXED PERIOD OF TIME HAS ELAPSED FOR COMPUTING ELAPSED TIME IN RELATIVELY GREATER INCREMENTS, DURING WHICH PERIOD SAID BALL IS ASSUMED TO BE TRAVELING ALONG THE OTHER OF SAID STRAIGHT LINES; AND MEANS FOR TRANSLATING COMPUTED PERIODS OF TIME INTO VISIBLE INDICIA.