Golf practice apparatus
AssigneeGriffin Intellectual Property Development Corporation
InventorsBruce J. Oxley, Gary A. Stegmeier, Paul R. Crawford
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Abstract
A golf practice platform is provided having a practice surface which can be tilted to simulate up hill, down hill and side hill shots by the action of a pair of screw drives and a pair of double acting hydraulic cylinders acting about a universal joint. A golf practice mat is also provided for use on the tilting platform or on other golf practise surfaces. The mat provides a means for varying the exposed height of the bristles to simulate grass conditions such as tee box, fairway and rough.
Claims10
A golf practice mat comprising:
- a mat having a plurality of bristles extending therefrom;
- and
- a practice surface having a plurality perforations extending therethrough, the mat being positioned with respect to the practice surface such that the bristles are capable of extending through the perforations and being exposed above the practice surface;
- means for adjusting the bristles exposed height above the practice surface;
- and
- a layer of compactable material disposed between the mat and the practice surface, the compactable material having channels therethrough through which the bristles extend.
A golf practice apparatus comprising:
- a practice surface for supporting a golfer,
- a portion of the practice surface being perforated to accommodate a golf practice mat comprising a mat having a plurality of bristles extending therefrom;
- the mat being positioned with respect to the portion of perforated practice surface such that the bristles are capable of extending through the perforations and being exposed above the practice surface, means for adjusting the bristles exposed height above the practice surface, and a layer of compactable material disposed between the mat and the practice surface, the compactable material having channels therethrough through which the bristles extend;
- and;
- a means for tilting the practice surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.