Golf tee and methods to manufacture golf tees

A golf tee to support a golf ball, comprising:

• a first portion;
• a second portion coupled to the first portion;
• and
• a compressible material located between the first portion and the second portion;
• wherein:
• the golf tee comprises:
• a compressed configuration when the golf tee is subjected to a load;
• and
• a relaxed configuration when the load is removed;
• the first portion comprises:
• a base section to support the golf tee;
• and
• a first section opposite the base section;
• the second portion comprises:
• a support section to support the golf ball;
• a second section, opposite the support section, coupled to the first section;
• and
• a perimeter of an end of the support section defining a plane;
• the plane remains substantially perpendicular to an axis while the second portion moves relative to the first portion;
• the golf tee is transitioned from the relaxed configuration to the compressed configuration when the load moves the second portion towards the first portion;
• the compressible material is configured to:
• increasingly compress as the golf tee is changed from the relaxed configuration to the compressed configuration;
• and
• automatically return the golf tee to the relaxed configuration when the load is removed;
• the first section of the first portion comprises:
• a bore extending along the axis, with a bore inner perimeter;
• and
• a lip narrowing the bore inner perimeter to a lip inner perimeter;
• the second section of the second portion comprises:
• a shaft extending along the axis, with a shaft outer perimeter;
• and
• a tip, with a tip outer perimeter, at an end of the shaft;
• the tip outer perimeter is greater than the shaft outer perimeter;
• the tip and the lip restrict a separation of the first and second portions from each other;
• the bore inner perimeter of the first portion is complementary to the tip outer perimeter of the second portion;
• the lip inner perimeter of the first portion is complementary to the shaft outer perimeter of the second portion;
• the axis is substantially collinear with a longest dimension of the golf tee;
• the compressible material is compressed along the axis when the second portion is moved relative to the first portion;
• and
• the compressible material is located within the first portion.

A golf tee to support a golf ball, comprising:

• a first portion;
• a second portion coupled to the first portion;
• and
• a compressible material located between the first portion and the second portion;
• wherein:
• the golf tee comprises:
• a compressed configuration when the golf tee is subjected to a load;
• and
• a relaxed configuration when the load is removed;
• the first portion comprises:
• a base section to support the golf tee;
• and
• a first section opposite the base section;
• the second portion comprises:
• a support section to support the golf ball;
• a second section, opposite the support section, coupled to the first section;
• and
• a perimeter of an end of the support section defining a plane;
• the plane remains substantially perpendicular to an axis while the second portion moves relative to the first portion;
• the golf tee is transitioned from the relaxed configuration to the compressed configuration when the load moves the second portion towards the first portion;
• the compressible material is configured to:
• increasingly compress as the golf tee is changed from the relaxed configuration to the compressed configuration;
• and
• automatically return the golf tee to the relaxed configuration when the load is removed;
• the first section of the first portion comprises:
• a bore extending along the axis, with a bore inner perimeter;
• and
• a lip narrowing the bore inner perimeter to a lip inner perimeter;
• the second section of the second portion comprises:
• a shaft extending along the axis, with a shaft outer perimeter;
• and
• a tip, with a tip outer perimeter, at an end of the shaft;
• the tip outer perimeter is greater than the shaft outer perimeter;
• the tip and the lip restrict a separation of the first and second portions from each other;
• the bore inner perimeter of the first portion is complementary to the tip outer perimeter of the second portion;
• the lip inner perimeter of the first portion is complementary to the shaft outer perimeter of the second portion;
• and
• the compressible material prevents the golf tee from reaching a fully compressed configuration when the load consists of only a weight of the golf ball and an expansion force exerted by the golf ball when the golf ball is deformed upon impact with a strike face of a golf club.

A golf tee to support a golf ball, comprising:

• a first portion;
• a second portion coupled to the first portion;
• and
• a compressible material located between the first portion and the second portion;
• wherein:
• the golf tee comprises:
• a compressed configuration when the golf tee is subjected to a load;
• and
• a relaxed configuration when the load is removed;
• the first portion comprises:
• a base section to support the golf tee;
• and
• a first section opposite the base section;
• the second portion comprises:
• a support section to support the golf ball;
• a second section, opposite the support section, coupled to the first section;
• and
• a perimeter of an end of the support section defining a plane;
• the plane remains substantially perpendicular to an axis while the second portion moves relative to the first portion;
• the golf tee is transitioned from the relaxed configuration to the compressed configuration when the load moves the second portion towards the first portion;
• the compressible material is configured to:
• increasingly compress as the golf tee is changed from the relaxed configuration to the compressed configuration;
• and
• automatically return the golf tee to the relaxed configuration when the load is removed;
• the first section of the first portion comprises:
• a bore extending along the axis, with a bore inner perimeter;
• and
• a lip narrowing the bore inner perimeter to a lip inner perimeter;
• the second section of the second portion comprises:
• a shaft extending along the axis, with a shaft outer perimeter;
• and
• a tip, with a tip outer perimeter, at an end of the shaft;
• the tip outer perimeter is greater than the shaft outer perimeter;
• the tip and the lip restrict a separation of the first and second portions from each other;
• the bore inner perimeter of the first portion is complementary to the tip outer perimeter of the second portion;
• the lip inner perimeter of the first portion is complementary to the shaft outer perimeter of the second portion;
• and
• the compressible material is interchangeable with a second compressible material.