US 10,946,257 B1Granted

Golf accessory for determining gimme putt

OwnerJohn McPheeinventor

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Abstract

A golf accessory for determining a gimme putt distance is disclosed. The golf accessory comprises a handle with a trigger, a telescoping rod mounted to the trigger including a length adjustment configuration, a hinge mechanism mounted to the telescoping rod and a base mounted to the hinge mechanism. The hinge mechanism is configured to allow the telescoping rod to fall horizontally on a ground surface upon activation of the trigger to determine a gimme distance in a golf game. The gimme is determined as positive if the telescoping rod covers a ball marker on the ground surface. The gimme is determined as negative if the telescoping rod fails to cover a ball marker on the ground surface.

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Dependent claims

A system for a golf accessory, comprising:

a golf ball;
a handle;
a trigger mounted to said handle, said trigger being mounted atop of said handle, said trigger being entirely above of said handle;
a telescoping rod mounted to said handle, said telescoping rod being entirely and constantly below said handle, said handle being in constant abutting contact with said telescoping rod;
a hinge mechanism mounted to said telescoping rod, said hinge mechanism being entirely beneath of said telescoping rod, said hinge mechanism configured to allow said telescoping rod to fall horizontally on a ground surface when said trigger is actuated to determine a gimme distance, said gimme distance achieved when said telescoping rod falls adjacently to said golf ball on said ground surface;
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a base mounted to said hinge mechanism configured to rest in a golf hole;
said trigger, said handle, said telescoping rod, and said hinge mechanism constantly being on a same plane.

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