Method and apparatus for a street golf game

An apparatus for playing golf on a hard surface, the apparatus comprising:

• a golf club head comprising a face, a bottom sole, and a back side having an upper back side;
• a replaceable striking pad attached to the golf club head via at least one adjustable clamp adjustable in a plane parallel to the club head face, the replaceable striking pad further comprising a top end, a bottom end, a flat front face, a back face, and a holding ledge extending away from the bottom end adjacent the flat front face;
• a spiked ball having a ball core, an underside in contact with the hard surface, and a plurality of flexible spikes covering a surface of the ball, said flexible spikes buckled partially where initially in contact with said hard surface, the plurality of flexible spikes providing static and rolling resistance to resist rolling on a 5 percent slope;
• whereby the replaceable striking pad protects the golf club head during play on the hard surface;
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• whereby said replaceable striking pad is attached to said golf club head by the at least one adjustable clamp and the holding ledge contacting said golf club head and the replaceable striking pad back face in contact with the golf club head face, and wherein the at least one clamp is movably adjustable along the replaceable striking pad.

A method for playing golf on a hard surface, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) providing an apparatus for playing golf, the apparatus comprising a replaceable striking pad attached to a golf club head by at least one adjustable clamp adjustable in a plane parallel to a club head face, the replaceable striking pad including a top end, a bottom end, a flat front face, a back face, and a holding ledge having curved bottom sides and extending away from the bottom end adjacent the front face along a bottom sole of the club head towards or beyond the back face, whereby said replaceable striking pad is attached to said golf club head by the at least one adjustable clamp and the holding ledge contacting the golf club head bottom sole and the replaceable striking pad back face in contact with the golf club head face;
• the adjustable clamp being movably adjustable along the replaceable striking pad;
• b) providing a flexible ball comprising a ball core and a plurality of flexible spikes covering a surface of the flexible ball, and which are buckled partially where initially in contact with the hard surface, and which are configured to lift the flexible ball off the hard surface to absorb irregularities in the hard surface and provide smooth rolling characteristics;
• c) identifying a target or direction of travel for said ball;
• d) positioning the ball on the hard surface;
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• e) hitting the ball in the direction with the golf club head covered with the replaceable striking pad such that the replaceable striking pad hits the ball.