DE19620762A1 - Golf course e.g. for indoor use - Google Patents

Abstract

The golf course comprises a base plate in one piece which has a raised rim round it or a groove. Alternatively the base plate can be made of short plates of equal width placed on the floor behind each other and screwed, stuck, welded, riveted or positively locked together at the joins. Each golf course has two end pieces. The modular system enables the golf course to be adaptable to room sizes. The plates can be made of steel, wood, plastics, light metal or composite material.

Description

Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings shows the plan view (top view) of a golf course according to the invention.

The golf course consists of self-supporting base plates ( 01 , 02 , 03 , 04 ), which are screwed to the side of the butt joints ( 05 ) with tabs ( 06 ) and screws ( 07 ).

The golf course has all around the edge elevation ( 08 ).

The section AB is shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 The sectional view AB of Fig. 1 is rotated 90 degrees into the horizontal and without a scale.

The golf ball ( 01 ) rolls on the flat and horizontal surface of the self-supporting base plate ( 02 ). The edge elevations ( 03 ) are molded into the base plate ( 02 ) on the left and right.

The floor plates ( 02 ) lying adjacent to one another on the floor ( 06 ) are connected to one another with screws ( 04 ) and tabs ( 05 ).

Fig. 3 shows in the plan view the arrangement of the ball tee zones ( 02 , 15 ) and the dummy targets ( 03 and 04 ) on the golf course ( 05 ).

The ball tee zone ( 01 ) is outside the golf course ( 05 ).

The golf course can be played quickly back and forth alternating with chip and putt beat.

Variants of the invention Golf courses can have different types of target dummies use.  

The course of the game of a chip stroke:
The golf ball ( 06 ) is removed from the ball storage ( 06 ) of the target dummy ( 04 ) and placed on the tee mat ( 08 ).

The golf ball lying on the tee zone ( 01 ) is hit with a wedge or chip iron over the target dummy ( 04 ) onto the golf course ( 05 ).

A precisely hit ball rolls into the ball entry opening ( 09 ) of the dummy target ( 03 ). An inaccurately hit ball either lands on the inclined collecting surface ( 11 ) or in another adjacent ball inlet opening ( 12 or 13 ) or on the edge elevation ( 14 ).

The game of golf is a game of skill. The soulfully hit chip allows the golf ball to roll relatively slowly on the golf course ( 05 ) and gives the player the best chance of staying in the game with the ball. If an inaccurately struck ball remains unplayable outside the golf course ( 05 ) or on the golf course ( 05 ), this is taken into account in the points system of the game rules.

The target dummy ( 03 ) was chosen in the version with three ball inlet openings ( 09 , 12 , 13 ). As a result, the programs for training and tournaments can be designed to be very varied.

The course of a putsch game:
The golf balls located in the target dummy ( 03 ) after the chip shots have been completed are removed from the target dummy after the target dummy is tilted up and placed on the zone ( 10 ) on the edge of the field. This process can be carried out relatively quickly in game practice.

From the zone ( 10 ), one ball after the other is placed on the tee-off zone ( 02 ) and punched into one of the three ball entry openings of the dummy target ( 04 ) with the putter, a golf club suitable for putting.

If the golf course back and forth is only played with putting strokes, the ball tee zones ( 02 and 15 ) are used.

Fig. 4 of the accompanying drawings shows in elevation side view the embodiment of a golf course according to the invention.

The golf course ( 01 ) has additional equipment for the implementation of other types of golf, namely drive strokes, pitch strokes and bunker strokes.

The golf ball ( 02 ) lies on a tee ( 03 ) on the tee mat for chip shots ( 10 ).

The golf ball can be tapped with a driver or one for a pitch stroke suitable iron.

The kicked ball ( 02 ) flies over the dummy for putting ( 04 ) and over the golf course ( 01 ) onto the checkered flag ( 05 ).

The wide checkered flag ( 05 ) is over u. attached slightly behind the target dummy for chipping ( 08 ) on the ceiling of the room ( 09 ) at the suspension point ( 07 ).

A variant shows a suspension of the Checkered flag on a hanging frame regardless of the Ceiling of the room.

The checkered flag (05) is arranged so that the first vertically inclines from the upper suspension point (07) to hanging down flag path (05) in the lower flag section (06) for golf course (01). This arrangement of the checkered flag ( 05 ) makes it possible for the golf ball ( 02 ) to roll back onto the golf course ( 01 ) after it hits the checkered flag ( 05 ).

The checkered flag ( 05 ) is fixed in the suspension points ( 07 and 13 ) in such a way that the stable position of the flag is not changed after the impact of the golf ball ( 02 ). The flag path can be easily twisted or stiff and aligns itself head-on with the ball tees ( 02 and 12 ) after every ball impact.

The ball impact surface of the checkered flag ( 05 ) shows a temporary imprint of the point at which the golf ball hits. This gives the player the opportunity to assess the accuracy of his stroke and to correct failures. To support the bearing, the impact surface of the checkered flag ( 05 ) has a field division with grid lines.

The material of the ball impact surface on the checkered flag ( 05 ) is a special foam. In one embodiment, a different material is used for the ball impact surface, namely a composite of the flag web made of metal with an elastic pad.

To carry out sand bunker blows, a lower box filled with sand and open at the top is located behind the ball hitting mat ( 10 ).

The golf ball ( 12 ) lying on the sand surface can be hit with a bunker on the golf course ( 01 ) or on the checkered flag ( 05 ).

The golf ball is hit at a higher pace when driving a shot, but also when pitching. The golf course is surrounded by a safety net or by safety walls ( 09 ) so that the golf ball that is hit quickly cannot cause any damage outside the golf course.

APPLICATION RANGE OF THE GOLF RAILWAY (Examples)

• - Beginners will quickly and inexpensively at the Introduced golf
• - Serious and advanced golfers can your golf game can improve and remain constant in training even in bad weather, rain, Snowfall, day and night, even outside the season
• - PRIVATE LOCATION EXAMPLES OF A GOLF COURSE IN:
  Guest room, study, office, hallway, hallway, basement, mansard, garage, terrace
• - COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT OF ENTERTAINMENT GASTRONOMY with a golf room, or golf pub, golf bar, Golf salon, golf hall, golf arena.

The contemporary hotelier presents his sporty Guests a golf course in the room and offers HOTELROOM PUTTING, HOTELROOM CHIPPING.

• - The golf course is for entertainment and variety rich pastime.
• - Implementation of: training hours, training
• - Test, examination and development station for Golf equipment and golf swing styles and shots.
• - Demonstration of golf novelties at the fair
• - Organization of: competitions, performance comparisons and tournaments as well as skill and Trick demonstration
• - Organization of regular club evenings
• - Casual meeting place for friends of golf for players and spectators

Claims (31)

1. Golf course preferred for use in the interior area, characterized by self-supporting base plate with all around edge enhancement or groove-like edge recess. The self-supporting base plate is in one piece, in one design variant in several parts. A multi-part version of the self-supporting Base plate is made up of several short, handy ones equally wide and self-supporting panels composed. The individual plates are laid one after the other on the floor and on the Separation points connected to each other. It deals a screw connection. The plates are in other versions with other known connection methods summarized: - glue - or weld - or rivets, - or snap-fit, - or one other connection method. The modular panels are available in two types

• - The end pieces with the edge increase on three sides.

Two end pieces are used for each golf course according to the invention, and if the length of the golf course so requires

• - The center pieces with side edge increases installed.

With this modular system, the golf course can be done quickly can be adapted to different room sizes. Variants of the plates show different conventional materials such as steel, or wood, or Plastic, or light metal, or composite or another material that is inexpensive on Market is offered. The edge elevation or the edge depression of the base plate is supposed to prevent the slowly rolling golf ball to roll out of the golf course. Example solutions for the border design:

• - Edge enhancement attached to a lower frame with a vertical safety net
• - Raised edge with attached edge strip
• - Raised edge molded into the base plate
• - Edge depression in a slightly thicker base plate.

2. Golf course according to claim 1 characterized by Overlay and / or underlay on or under the self-supporting base plate. This measure regulates:

• - Soundproofing - Bouncing and rolling behavior of the golf ball - Feeling and standing for the player -
• - the design, the appearance - the lifespan and the signs of wear during use -
• - the arrangement of information in words and pictures.

The mats can be laid on the golf course in one or be in several layers. But it can also is a coating material which by spray, roll, paint or other suitable Processes such as gluing, dipping and similar processes is applied. An embodiment variant shows one Composite construction consisting of powder coating and glued mats in several layers. Another embodiment variant of the invention Golf course shows floor slabs made of a composite material without further requirements or documents. This Composite meets all the requirements for that Appearance, the wear resistance, the Soundproofing, the jumping and rolling behavior of the Golfballs, the feeling of kicking and standing of the Player, the carrying capacity and other Characteristics.   3. Golf course according to claim 1 and 2 characterized by the arrangement of two tee zones and two Dummies finish the golf course there and back can be played on and thus two different ones Beat types chip and putt can be exercised. Inside the raised edge are on the golf course a dummy target at each longitudinal end, in total 2 pieces. The slightly higher target dummy serves to accommodate the Golf balls derived from the chip shots. The lower target dummy takes the putted balls on. In front of the dummy target for receiving the chipped Balls are the tee zone for putting. Behind the target dummy to take the putted Balls is outside the golf course the tee zone for chipping. The ball inlet openings (holes) of the Dummy targets are directed towards the center of the track. 4. Golf course according to claim 1, 2, 3 characterized by additional equipment for performing pitch and drive shots, namely:

• a. a wide checkered flag, which hangs over the dummy dummy for pushing in.
• The checkered flag hangs on a holding device which is located at ceiling height of the room.
• In one embodiment, the checkered flag hangs on a holding frame.
• In the lower area, the vertically hanging flag has a curvature and points towards the center of the web. The lower end of the flag is attached to the target dummy for chipping.
• The checkered flag shows the golfer a grid-like division on which the impacting ball leaves a temporary impression. By printing the impact point of the golf ball on the checkered flag, the player and the spectators have the opportunity to evaluate the quality of the hit.
• b. The discount for pitch and drive strokes lies on the zone for chip strokes.
• c. The golf course for drive and pitch shots is surrounded by safety walls so that no damage can be done in the area around the golf course.
• Exemplary embodiments show safety nets in one case, safety glass in another case. Other suitable materials, for example made of plastic, are possible for the safety walls.
• For safety reasons, the pitch for pitching and driving is built like a cabin.

5. Golf course according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4 characterized by a box filled with sand Execution of the sand bunker blows. The sandpit is open at the top and is behind the chip discount. The golf ball lying in the sand gets out of the sandpit onto the middle the golf course or hit the checkered flag. In one embodiment, the sandpit has a height-adjustable wall in the direction of play to change the level of difficulty at Knocking the golf ball out of the sand bunker. 6. Golf course according to claim 1 to 5 characterized by accessories that make the golf course more suitable for tournament play:

• - Flag with track number
• - Rack stand with golf club
• - Ball collector with golf balls
• - Score, score and score - scoreboard
• - lighting device
• - Track delimitation and functional zones for the stay of players, spectators, referees, reporters, service personnel
• - Zone for the installation of boards for advertising and information
• - Loudspeaker system for the announcement service and entertainment also with music
• - Game rules and point systems
• - safety regulations
• - Counting cards for recording the course of the game

The aforementioned accessories and components are either complete or only partial available at the golf course. 7. Golf course according to claim 1 to 6 characterized by Installation of several golf courses in one or in several rooms to form a golf course. A variant shows a golf course in which each golf course has only one type of golf stroke serves. Namely: - only putting, - only chipping, - just pitching, - just driving. Another variant shows golf courses, which is the execution of several different Golf strokes enabled. 8. Golf course according to claim 1 to 7 characterized by a version of a golf course, which not all Use construction details of this invention. An embodiment shows a golf course only the construction detail according to claim No. 1 "Self-supporting base plate" uses. 9. Golf course according to claim 1 to 8 characterized by Placement of the golf course outside of a building.