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Ball house

Ball house description/claims

This application claims priority to copending U.S. provisional application entitled “BALL HOUSE” having Ser. No. 60/893,961, filed Mar. 9, 2007, which is entirely incorporated herein by reference.

Accuracy is common to most sporting activities. This is especially true for golf where the golfer is trying to place a small ball on target using only a club. In order to improve accuracy, the golfer must practice to improve his or her control. Developing better eye and muscle (shoulders, arms, and hand) coordination can improve consistency in accurate putting. Thus, there exists a need for ways to aid a golfer in developing improved eye and muscle coordination.

Embodiments of the present disclosure include methods and arrangements related to a ball house.

Briefly described, one embodiment, among others, comprises a ball house for use on a playing surface. The ball house comprises a housing structure including a first upstanding surface, a second upstanding surface opposite the first surface, and a bottom surface extending from the first upstanding surface to the second upstanding surface; and a tunnel extending through the housing structure from the first upstanding surface to the second upstanding surface, the tunnel intersecting the bottom surface to form a rectilinear opening extending from the first upstanding surface to the second upstanding surface, wherein a ball runway is formed by the tunnel and the playing surface when the bottom surface is substantially adjacent to the playing surface.

Another embodiment, among others, comprises an arrangement for aiming a ball toward a predetermined target. The arrangement comprises a playing surface including the predefined target; and a ball house on the playing surface, the ball house configured to form a ball runway when adjacent to the playing surface, wherein the ball runway is substantially aligned with the predetermined target such that the ball will intersect the predetermined target after passing through the ball runway.

Another embodiment, among others, comprises a method for aiming a ball toward a predetermined target. The method comprises aligning a ball house configured to form a ball runway when on a playing surface, wherein the ball runway is substantially aligned with the predetermined target such that the ball will intersect the predetermined target after passing through the ball runway; and locating the ball on the playing surface, the ball substantially aligned with the ball runway and the predetermined target.

Other systems, apparatus, methods, features, and advantages of the present disclosure will be or become apparent to one with skill in the art upon examination of the following drawings and detailed description. It is intended that all such additional systems, apparatus, methods, features, and advantages be included within this description, be within the scope of the present disclosure, and be protected by the accompanying claims.

Many aspects of the invention can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present invention. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

FIG. 1 is an illustration of top, end, bottom, and side views of one embodiment of a ball house;

FIG. 2 is an illustration of an end view of another embodiment of the ball house of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flow chart that provides one example of using the ball house illustrated in FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present.

FIG. 4 illustrates an arrangement for using the ball housing of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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