Golf game apparatus
Abstract
Abstract A game playable in an area only approximately one-fifteenth of the area of a regulation golf course, with the length of play being approximately one-fifth the length of a regulation 18-hole golf course, comprising a large ball and a set of golfing clubs having heads of large size. The ball has a small weight-to-volume ratio in that it weighs approximately 2 ounces and is approximately 5 inches in diameter, and typically is of lightweight foam construction. Each of the clubs of said set of clubs has a head having a weight very similar to that of a regulation golf club, and a face inclined at approximately the angle of the corresponding regulation golf club. Each of the faces, however, have a surface area approximately 2.8 times larger than the faces of regulation golf clubs, with the relationship between the ball and each of the clubs being such as to permit a form of play action very much like the play action of regulation golf in that a player will be able to utilize an unrestricted swing in hitting said ball and obtain a feel very similar to that received when he swings a regulation golf club and hits a regulation golf ball. Desirably, however, the ball in this instance travels for a comparatively short distance because of its small weight-to-volume ratio.
Inventors
- 👤 Blanche N. Baldorossi
- 👤 Raymond F. Baldorossi
Bibliographic Details
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1980-05-30 | 1980-11-29 | 1981-05-31 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-05-30 | 1984-11-29 | 1985-05-31 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-05-30 | 1988-11-29 | 1989-05-31 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |