Computer type golf game having visible fairway display

Abstract

Abstract A computer type golf game including a spot image ball simulator, and means for changing a scene display upon a screen on which said spot image ball simulator is projected in accordance with theoretical attained distance achieved with each successive play. The scene display is projected optically from a slide magazine type projector, in which certain slides are disposed in slide retaining recesses in the slide magazine having encoded information corresponding to specific data related to the fairway of an individual hole, whereby when the first slide pertaining to that hole is positioned for projection, this information is transferred to program a computer, whereby attained yardage will activate the progression of slides to projection position. Means is provided whereby slides corresponding to certain fixed increments may be eliminated, in order to keep the total number of slides displaying the entire golf course within the capacity of the slide projector magazine. Means is included for adding to the displayed indication of distance to the pin the additional distance made necessary by driving a ball laterally with respect to the principal axis of the fairway when the attained yardage has already approached a predetermined distance from the pin. Scene display pictures correspond to views seen from points in the field in the direction toward the pin, permitting a forward, side and reverse approach to the pin, where necessary. The embodiment provides not only for a visual representation of the approximate lay of the ball, but numeric displays showing information relative to how far the golfer has progressed toward the pin with each hole, and other displays indicating a lay to the left or right of the fairway as well. Means is provided for conditioning signals received from the ball intercepting net, whereby spurious signals are eliminated.

Inventors

• 👤 Maxmilian Richard Speiser
• 👤 Don Eng
• 👤 Gerry Dun Sawyer

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