JP2585920Y2 - Golf pad practice hole substitute - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a putting practice substitute hole tool which is used on a putting practice green grass or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Golfers often practice putting on a putting practice green to test or confirm the physical condition and turf condition of the golfer on the day before going to a golf course.

Conventionally, for putting practice on the putting practice green, a practice hole of the same size as the regular hole of the course green has been formed in the putting practice green. If a single hole is used by a large number of people over a long period of time, the lawn will be damaged, and in order to prevent this, a plurality of holes were provided at different times on the putting practice green. .

[0004] Therefore, it is troublesome to excavate a hole having a predetermined diameter at different locations at regular intervals. Therefore, instead of digging a hole in the lawn, use an inverted basket-shaped substitute hole with a notch into which a golf ball rolled on the lawn enters, standing at any position on the lawn and using it upright Has already been done.

[0005]

However, since many players put golf balls toward the excavation hole and the substitute hole provided on the lawn as described above, the hole needs to be hit by the ball in a short time. It becomes full, and it takes time and effort for each player to selectively collect his or her own ball from the balls housed in the excavation hall or the substitute hall. In addition, since the ball that has come off often becomes an obstacle to the player who puts from the opposite direction, the player on the opposite side is free until the ball that is the obstacle is moved by the possessor. There was a disadvantage that I could not put on. Above all, it is difficult to practice while focusing on the spirit and feeling your physical condition and lawn condition, as you have to be careful not to hit the ball of another player and make a collision.
I was dissatisfied that the practice effect was not improved.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides a substitute hole tool for putting practice in which a player can practice putting at any time and in any place using simple equipment. One purpose.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a substitute hole tool for notifying a hit when the player hits a hole by putting practice.

[0008] Further, if the putting practice is not performed, that is, if the flying ball hits the green during the course of the course and the hollow forms on the lawn, a substitute hole tool that can be used for restoring the lawn is provided. It is an incidental purpose to provide. It is another object of the present invention to provide a substitute hole tool that does not easily move or fall over when a putted ball hits during practice.

[0009]

In order to attain the first object, the substitute hole tool according to the present invention is provided with one end of each other.
A pair of left and right stop members movably connected, and the stop portion;
When the material is rotated and opened, the distance between the other ends of the stop members is a distance equal to a specified hole diameter , and
Stop the opening angle when you can stand on the ground
Is characterized in that a opening angle regulating means that.

[0010] Further, a locking member is provided so that the stopping member is moved by the impact force of the golf ball, and the left and right stopping members are used as the opening angle regulating means and the locking member. A formed pin insertion portion,
And a pin inserted into the pin insertion portion and inserted into the ground.

In order to achieve an additional object, the stop member is provided with hit notification means for generating a sound by vibration at the time of collision of a golf ball.

[0012]

[Action] pair of stop members, open <br/> rather when rotated about the connecting portion, the opening-out angle restricting means, the stop member tip distance (frontage dimension of the opening) is a regular hole Opening angle at a distance equal to the diameter and standing on the ground
The degree is stopped. Therefore, putting can be practiced by putting the substitute hole tool upright at an arbitrary position on the putting practice green and putting the golf ball toward the opening at the tip of the stop member. . stop
If the opening angle of the stop member is less than 180 degrees, the stop portion
The golf ball hitting the material is directed toward the inside of the substitute hole.
Rolls and does not roll outward, disturbing nearby players
Can be avoided.

When the stop member is provided with hit notification means,
When the putted ball hits, a sound is generated from the vibration at the time of the collision and the hit is notified. When a stop member is provided with a locking member, or when a pin or tee is inserted into the pin insertion part and inserted into the ground, it can be fixed on the green, and the substitute hole tool will be Do not move or fall. Also, when not putting practice, the stop member can be closed (folded) and carried. In the case where the stop member is constituted by a lawn repair device, the lawn can be repaired using the substitute hole tool when a depression is formed by a ball riding on the green of the course.

[0014]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which putting practice is performed using the substitute hall tool according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the substitute hole tool in a developed state, and FIG. 3 is a front view of the substitute hole tool.

As shown in FIG. 2, the substitute hole tool AH according to the present invention is configured such that one end portion is rotated by a hinge 3.
A pair of left and right stop members 1 and 2 are rotatably connected, when opened by rotating one pair of stop members around the hinge 3, the tip distance between the stop member, i.e., the frontage size of the opening 4 When W reaches 4.25 inches, which is equal to the diameter of a regular hole in the green of the course , and
An opening angle restricting means 5 for stopping the opening angle in a state where it can stand up is provided.

Various known members can be used for the opening angle restricting means 5. For example, hinge 3 has
And a knuckle 32, 33 formed on each stop member through which this pin is inserted. In the case of such a hinge configuration, the opening angle is restricted. As shown in FIG. 4, the means 5 sets the knuckle 3 of the open stop member 1 by setting the circumferential length of the outer knuckle 32 to an appropriate angle.
When the distal end of the stop member 2 comes into contact with the back surface of the stop member 2 and is stopped, the distance W between the distal end portions of the stop member can be specified to a predetermined value. When the stop members 1 and 2 are made of plastic, as shown in FIG. 5, the hinge is formed by a thin portion 3A having a simple flexibility. In this case, the opening angle regulating means is opposite to the hinge 3A. The hinge arm 5A can be configured to bend in the direction.

The substitute hole tool AH having the above configuration is
FIG.
As shown in the figure, the golf ball B is placed at an arbitrary position on the putting practice green,
Can be putt with putter P.

Therefore, in this substitute hole tool, the distance between the tip ends of the pair of stop members is equal to the diameter of the regular hole.
The player can carry out putting practice simply by holding the player's possession and placing the opening 4 toward the player on the practice green. The opening angle of the pair of stop members is 180
If less than the degree, the golf ball hit the stop member
Rolls toward the inside of the substitute hall tool and rolls outside
Because it is less likely to, the player, without disturbing the putt of another player, it can be carried out at any time putting practice.

FIG. 6 shows an improved example of the substitute hole tool. A hole 6 is formed in at least one of the stop members 1 by, for example, punching, and a bell 7 is oscillated with a thread 8 in the hole. Hanging. Thereby, this substitute hall tool AH
When the golf ball hits this substitute hole during putting practice using the
Sounds, the player can enjoy the same feeling of success as when he hears the sound of falling when the ball enters the regular hole in the green of the course. In addition, since the hit notifying means is provided, it is possible to know whether or not a hit has occurred while maintaining the attitude at the time of hitting the ball.

When a golf ball hit with a putter collides vigorously with the stop member 1 or 2 of the substitute hole tool, the substitute hole may be moved backward or fall down by the impact force. is there. In order to prevent this, as illustrated in FIG. 6, a locking member 9 that can be inserted into the lawn may be provided on the lower side of each of the stop members 1 and 2 or the lower side of the stop member and the bottom of the hinge 3.

The stop members 1 and 2 are not limited to a plate shape as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 6 or a plate shape as shown in FIG. Its structure and shape are arbitrary.

However, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the stop members 1 and 2 (in the illustrated example, both right and left) is constituted by a lawn repair device. That is, the lawn repair device is also called a green fork, and the grip portion G
Of the golf ball on the course green, when the golf ball on the green of the course forms a depression when dropped, so as not to affect the play of subsequent players. This is a tool for inserting the fork portion into a hole, digging up soil and lawn, and restoring it so that it is flat with the surrounding portion. As such lawn restoration devices, those having various shapes are known as illustrated in FIGS. 7 (a) to 7 (c). There are a straight top surface shape and a curved at least fork portion. The curved one has the advantage that it is easy to dig the lawn during restoration.
Therefore, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the stop members 1, 2
The one having a structure in which the fork is curved is used.

When a stop member composed of a pair of curved lawn repair devices is used, when the substitute hole tool is not used, it rotates around the hinge 3 and folds as thinly as possible to make it portable. It is desired. As shown in FIG. 3, when the fork portions of both the stop members are left-symmetrical, they have a large thickness in a folded state as shown in FIG. Therefore, in another preferred embodiment of the present invention, in order to reduce the thickness when folded, the left and right forks are formed so as to intersect with each other between the other forks as shown in FIG. As a result, as shown in FIG. 10, the fork portions intersect when folded, so that the thickness is reduced.

In each of the above embodiments, at least one of the stop members has a fork portion. However, the substitute hole tool according to the present invention is not limited to these, and as shown in FIG. May not be provided. As illustrated in FIG. 11, when the pin insertion portions 5a and 5b are formed in the stop members 1a and 2a, and the pins 10 that can be inserted into these pin insertion portions and inserted into the ground are used, these pin insertion portions 5a , 5b and the pin 10 can also serve as the opening angle regulating means and the locking member 9. That is,
The substitute hole tool is erected in an open state at an arbitrary position on the green, and the pin insertion portions 5a and 5a of the left and right stop members 1a and 2a are provided.
By inserting the pin 10 into the ground by inserting the pin 10 into the ground 5b, the pin 10 can be fixed to the ground with a predetermined opening accuracy. FIG.
The opening angle restricting means shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 may be used in combination with the first embodiment. In this case, the gap between the stop members 1a and 2a can be easily matched with the diameter of the regular hole. Pin 1
If a tee is used for 0, the tee during non-play can be utilized, and there is no need to prepare extra parts (pins).

FIG. 11 shows a state in use, and FIG. 12 shows a state in which it is folded for carrying while not in use.

In the case of FIG. 11, the pin insertion portions 5a and 5b are located inside the substitute hole, and there may be a case where inconvenience occurs when the ball hits. Therefore, as shown in FIG.
It may be provided outside. When the substitute hole is not used, the substitute hole can be rotated outward and folded to have the same configuration as that of FIG.

[0027]

As described above, the substitute hole tool according to the present invention is such that when the stop member is opened by pivoting around the one end.
When the distance between the other ends is equal to the specified hole diameter
It is equipped with an opening angle restricting means to stop the opening angle in a state where it can be erected on the ground.
Place it upright in the direction of the player where you want,
You can practice putting with this in mind. place
Regardless of the time, and collision with the ball of another player
You can focus on putting practice by avoiding the throat. Stop
If the opening angle of the member is less than 180 degrees, it hit
The ball bounces off the stop and the other player's part
Avoid obstructing the practice.

In addition, when the hit notification means is provided, the player can enjoy the same sense of success as when listening to the falling sound at the time of a regular hole hit at the time of hitting, and at the same time maintain the attitude at the time of hitting the ball while hitting. Can be known.

Further, when a locking member is provided on the lower side of the stop member, or when the pin inserted into the stop member is inserted into the ground and fixed, the tipping over and movement due to the ball collision force can be reliably prevented. When the tee is used as a pin, the tee can be effectively used, and unnecessary parts can be reduced.

Further, when the stop member is constituted by a lawn restoration device, this substitute hole tool can be used for green restoration during the course patrol, so that it is very convenient and the use efficiency is high.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a use state of a substitute hole tool according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the substitute hole tool.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing still another embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing lawn repair devices of various shapes.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of the substitute hall tool in a folded state.

FIG. 9 is a front view of a substitute hall tool of another embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of the embodiment in a folded state.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a use state of still another embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a plan view showing the same folded state.

FIG. 13 is a plan view showing a modification of the embodiment in FIG. 11;

[Explanation of symbols]

 AH substitute hole tool 1, 2, stop member 3 hinge 4 opening 5 opening angle regulating means 6 hole 7 bell (hit notification means)

Claims (6)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] A pair of left and right stop members rotatably connected to each other at one end, and when the stop members are opened by rotation.
The distance between the other ends of the stop members is equal to a prescribed hole diameter.
You can stand on the ground at a distance
An alternative hole tool for putting practice, comprising opening angle regulating means for stopping the opening angle in a cut state . 2. The substitute hole tool for putting practice according to claim 1, wherein the stop member is provided with a hit notification means for generating a sound by vibration of the golf ball at the time of collision. 3. The substitute hole tool for putting practice according to claim 1, further comprising a locking member for preventing the stop member from moving due to the impact force of the golf ball. 4. The pad practice substitute hole according to claim 1, further comprising a pin insertion portion formed in the left and right stop members, and a pin inserted through the pin insertion portion and inserted into the ground. Utensils. 5. The substitute hole tool for putting practice according to claim 4, wherein the pin is a tee. 6. At least one of the stop member, putting practice substitute Hall device according to claim 1, 2, 4 or 5, wherein it is a turf repair device.