Games using tangible projectile inventions 03/06

20060068927 - System, method and computer program product for estimating club swing condition(s) from ball launch measurements: A method, system and computer program product are provided to permit golf swing conditions, such as spin loft, club speed, angle of attack and club path, to be determined without direct measurements of the club swing and, instead, to be based upon the launch conditions of the ball. Initially, a...

20060068928 - Golf club with customizable alignment sighting & weighting device: A customizable alignment sighting device for a golf club is mounted to an upper surface of the head of the golf club with a sighting element providing the user a visual target indicator for desired alignment of the club head with the user's line of sight. The sighting element can...

20060068929 - Ergonomic golf club putter grip: A golf putter grip is disclosed allowing parallel hand, thumb and thumb pad positioning on the grip and promoting a geometrically correct triangular formation of the shoulders, arms and hands which facilitates a one piece pendulum movement during a putting stroke. A lower surface of the grip may include paintfill...

20060068930 - Compound handle: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a compound handle for a shaft. The compound handle includes a cylinder sleeve having a convex round; and a fastening cover having a fillister for engaging said convex round of said cylinder sleeve thereby fastening said cylinder sleeve and said fastening...

20060068931 - Mold for a golf ball: A golf ball mold having a non-planar parting surface that is formed a computerized modeling system such as CAD or CAE in combination with a CNC machine tool. The mold is comprised of hemispherical upper and lower mold halves being removably mated along the non-planar parting line that is distinct...

20060068933 - Insert for golf club head: An insert composed of a thermoplastic polyurethane materials is disclosed herein. The thermoplastic polyurethane insert is disposed in a recess of the club head in which the recess has a depth that is greater than the thickness of the insert. The thermoplastic polyurethane insert preferably has a plurality of tabs...

20060068932 - Metal wood club with improved hitting face: A hitting face of a golf club head having a location of longest characteristic time shifted away from the geometric center of the hitting face. In one embodiment, the hitting face is made from multiple materials. In another embodiment, the hitting face as a central zone that is thicker than...

20060068934 - Putter head: A putter-type club head (20) having a body (22) that is preferably composed of a material having a density ranging from ranging from 2.0 g/cm3 to 3.0 g/cm3. and a plurality of mass members (56, 58 and 60). The body (22) has a plurality of mass ports (50, 52 and...

20060068935 - Putter-type club head: A putter-type club head (20) having a body (22) and a peripheral mass belt (23) is disclosed herein. The body (22) is preferably composed of an aluminum alloy. The body (22) includes a face portion (24), a crown portion (26), a sole portion (28) and a column portion (30). The...

20060068936 - Golf club head: A golf club head designed to act under impact load as a bridge comprising a face; an inertial support system; a rear structure; and a force transfer system, under impact load the force transfer system, in cooperation with the inertial support system, elongating the rear structure and controlling the bending...

20060068937 - Elastic golf club head: A golf club head, more specifically a driver head, that has deformation for center hits that is typical of current spring-effect drivers having a slightly springy face, but atypical in that it has substantially more deformation for off-center hits as compared to current designs. This is achieved by providing a...

20060068938 - Golf ball with polysulfide rubber layer: A golf ball with at least one moisture vapor barrier layer is disclosed. In accordance to one aspect of the invention, the moisture vapor barrier layer may comprise a polysulfide rubber Polysulfide rubber may be applied to the golf ball in a liquid form curable at an elevated temperature or...

20060068939 - Golf ball: Disclosed herein is a golf ball having on its surface a number of dimples and a number of edges separating dimples from each other, wherein the edges are formed from a plurality of edge elements joined together such that some of the joining parts of the edge elements assume a...

20060068940 - Golf ball: Disclosed herein is a golf ball having on its surface a number of dimples and a number of edges separating dimples from each other, wherein the edges are formed from a plurality of edge elements joined together such that some of the joining parts of the edge elements assume a...

20060068941 - Golf ball: Golf ball has dimples 8. The dimple 8 has a first curved face S1, a second curved face S2, a third curved face S3, a first edge E1, a second edge E2 and a third edge E3. The second edge E2 and the third edge E3 are disposed concentrically with...

20060068942 - Golf ball: Golf ball 1 has numerous dimples 4 on its surface. The dimple 4 comprises an inclined face 6, a circular flat face 7, an annular groove 8 and a round flat face 9. Surface area s1 is calculated by summing up the surface area of the inclined face 6, the...

20060068943 - Portable net device: Disclosed is a portable net device comprising a main member forming a first closed loop, a base member forming a second closed loop and defined by front and non-front sections where a main member bottom section is attached to the base member front section, a fabric member having front and...

20060068944 - Retractable ball mark repair tool: A retractable golf ball mark repair device comprising a retractable cord reel and a golf ball mark repair tool. The retractable cord reel has one end of a self retracting cord protruding through its periphery. The golf ball mark repair tool is attached to the end of the cord protruding...

20060068945 - Variations of basketball sport games and league memberships: A game court for play of a variation of basketball includes a substantially level and smooth surface, having rectangular shape and length and width of smaller dimensions than any standard conventional basketball court, and rings vertically raised from the surface and disposed adjacent each end of the surface, each of...

20060068946 - Soccer practice cage: A soccer practice cage is disclosed. The soccer practice cage includes a cage frame having at least two frame goal openings; a cover having at least two cover goal openings communicating with the at least two frame goal openings, respectively, of the cage frame; and at least two goals carried...

20060068947 - Pitching training mat and kit and associated method for training pitchers: A training mat and kit for baseball and softball pitchers, and associated method. The mat includes a pitching rubber and one or more parallel lines for proper foot placement and body alignment. The kit comprises a pitching training mat, which may be pre-marked, stickers or marking devices for the mat,...

20060068948 - Tennis ball collection, dispensing, and transport apparatus: A tennis ball collection, dispensing, and transporting apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a ball collection hopper for collecting tennis balls by a wheel-mounted sweeping apparatus. The ball collection hopper includes a forward facing opening for receiving tennis balls collected by the sweeping apparatus, for directing tennis balls over a...

20060068949 - Advanced football game: A more efficient process of playing and organizing football to increase interest and revenue. Modifying traditional rules and organization of the National Football League the present invention introduces, shortened pre-season, reorganized regular season schedule, and an expanded post season. The present invention also introduces new scoring opportunities to provide a...

20060068950 - Transportable basketball system having wind-transmissive backboard structure and sand-anchorable post assembly for safely playing basketball-related games on beaches, shorelines and other sand-covered outdoor environments: A transportable basketball system having components which are arrangeable in a play configuration during which a basketball-related game can be played, and also in a transport configuration during which said transportable basketball system can be easily transported between a sand covered outdoor environment and a remote location. Preferably, the transportable...

20060068951 - Method for manufacturing an inflatable ball and a ball made with the method: A method for manufacturing an inflatable ball has the following acts of: obtaining an inflatable bladder with a winding layer; coating thermoplastic glue on the winding layer; obtaining multiple thickened panels; coating thermoplastic glue on the thickened panels; arranging the thickened panels and the inflatable bladder inside a mold; and...

20060068952 - Instructional baseball: An instructional baseball used for the art of teaching the proper techniques of throwing a curveball is shown having a spherical body with a recessed elongated V-shaped groove which extends around the outer surface of the body in a figure-8 path similar to the stitching of a conventional baseball. Centered...

20060058108 - Golf swing assistance apparatus: A golf swing assistance apparatus generates an electronic alarm sound at the top of a back swing and at a finish, during a golf swing, so that the golfer can be informed of a period of time during which the swing is temporarily stopped at the top of the back...

20060058109 - Iron byron's teezitup: This pocket size small light hinged golf ball pick up and tee placement device clips on to the grip of most any golf club. It is disclosed here to allow a golfer to repeatedly pick up golf balls and place them on the tee at the driving range or out...

20060058110 - Golf equipments: Disclosed is a golf equipment consisting of a golf club and golf gloves capable of increasing shot accuracy and minimizing loss of a driving distance by griping the golf club at constant grip strength. When a golfer grips the golf club, grooves formed on a grip of the golf club...

20060058111 - Golf club shaft: A golf club shaft composed of a laminate of a plurality of carbon fiber reinforced prepreg sheets having a length equal to the full length of the golf club shaft and are sequentially wound round a mandrel. Per-area weights of the carbon fibers of the carbon fiber prepreg sheets having...

20060058112 - Golf club head with a weighting system: A golf club head includes a club head body having a plurality of recesses and a plurality of weight members shaped and dimensioned for selective placement within the recesses....

20060058113 - Putter-type club head: A putter-type club head comprises a head main body having a face hitting a ball in a front side, and a plurality of rod-like members firmly fixed to said head main body and extending to a rear side of the head, said rod-like members comprising a toe side rod-like member...

20060058114 - Multiple material golf club head: A wood-type golf club head (40) having a major body (50), a striking plate insert (55) and a minor body (60) is disclosed herein. The major body (50) is composed of a metal material and has a front wall section (72), a return section (74), a sole section (76), a...

20060058115 - Multiple material golf club head: A wood-type golf club head (40) having a major body (50), a striking plate insert (55) and a minor body (60) is disclosed herein. The major body (50) is composed of a metal material and has a front wall section (72), a return section (74), a sole section (76), a...

20060058116 - Golf club head: A golf club head which comprises a face, a crown, a sole, a sidewall extending from the periphery of the sole towards the crown excluding the face, and a neck to be fixed to a shaft, and the head is formed by welding together a face member for the face,...

20060058117 - Multi-piece golf ball and manufacturing method thereof: A multi-piece golf ball has a core (3), an interlayer (5), and a cover (7), the core (3) being provided with a spherical main part (31) and a plurality of ribs (32) formed on the main part (31), the interlayer (5) being accommodated in depressions (33) surrounded by the ribs...

20060058118 - Aerodynamic surface geometry for a golf ball: A golf ball (20) approaching zero land area is disclosed herein. The golf ball (20) has an innersphere with a plurality of lattice members (40) and a plurality of deep depressions (99). Each of the plurality of lattice members (40) has an apex and the golf ball (20) of the...

20060058119 - Thick inner cover multi-layer golf ball: A golf ball including a core having a compression of about 50 or less and a coefficient of restitution of 0.800 or greater, the core including a hollow, liquid, gel, or gas-filled center and an outer core layer; a thermoset polyurea cover having a hardness of 64 Shore D or...

20060058120 - Articulated tee: A tee assembly for supporting a ball, such as a golf ball, is formed with a base structure and a separable, pivotable ball supporting tee. The tee uses a ball and socket joint for connection between the tee and base structure. A cord or string is attached between the tee...

20060058121 - Apparatus and method for indicating a golf ball's position on the field of play: An accessory (1) to be used for indicating the location of a golf ball on the field of play, wherein a brightly-colored waterproof piece of material contains a pocket (2) holding an object of the same or similar diameter as a golf ball, this pocket being either elasticized (2b) at...

20060058122 - Combination practice baseball bat and laser: A baseball or softball bat is disclosed by which to enable a player to practice his batting swing. The bat includes a hollow interior and handle and barrel portions that are detachably connected together. A low power laser is carried by the bat at the hollow interior thereof. The laser...

20060058123 - Basketball hoop and backboard for a trampoline: A padded basketball hoop is flexibly mounted to a backboard or other rigid vertical surface via an energy or shock absorbing connection device disposed between the backboard and the vertical surface supporting the hoop. The hoop responds to upward and downward vertical displacement by transferring energy to the shock absorbing...

20060058124 - T - lock broadhead and tight point matched balance point archery point system: Provided is a broadhead for an arrow having a shaft with a shaft bore. The broadhead comprises a ferrule and a plurality of blade members. The ferrule has a mating end and a tip end with a plurality of convex ridges being equiangularly spaced around the ferrule such that the...

20060052173 - Portable swing speed analyzer: Provided is a swing speed analyzer for mounting on a swinging implement and comprising a first accelerometer, a processor and a shock attenuator. The processor uses an output from the first accelerometer to compute a swing speed of the swinging implement. The shock attenuator is comprised of a material that...

20060052174 - Golf club head with gasket: A method for fitting a golf club head to a golfer is disclosed herein. The method includes determining an optimized face angle for a golfer. The golf club (40) has a club head (42) with a face component (60), an aft body (61) and a gasket (300). The face component...

20060052175 - Magnetic module golf swing learning, training, and practice device: The present invention is a Golf learning, training, practice device utilizing a Magnetic Module, Swing Plate, Impact Form, and Ball Holder. The Magnetic Module is a shallow case enclosing a plurality of magnets, inserted flush with earth ground, or a board. The Swing Plate is a round or elongated disk...

20060052176 - Shock absorbing device: A shock absorbing device comprises a grip, a shaft having a lower receptacle and a recess provided in a bottom of the receptacle, a contact member having a neck, and resilient element (e.g., helical spring) having a lower end fastened onto the neck and an upper end fastened in the...

20060052177 - Hollow golf club head: A golf club head of the present invention includes a face portion having an impact surface that impacts a golf ball and is made from a metallic material, and a crown portion, a heel portion, a sole portion, and a toe portion that are adjacent to the face portion. In...

20060052178 - Structure of a golf club head or other ball striking device: Ball striking devices, such as golf club heads (including putter heads), have a high moment of inertia about their center, to help prevent twisting and mis-hits, particularly when the ball striking device hits the ball at a somewhat off-center position. The ball striking head of the ball striking device may...

20060052179 - Upright bent edge structure of a striking plate for combing with a golf club head body: A golf club head includes a golf club head body, a striking plate and a connecting portion. The golf club head body provides with an assembling recession at its front side. The striking plate provides with a main plate, an upright bent edge and a support wall to constitute a...

20060052180 - Golf club head: An oversize golf club driver head has the maximum legal face dimensions, a loft of at least 17 degrees and a ratio of club depth to face depth that is less than 1.5. This unconventional combination of driver parameters is designed to make it easier for beginning golfers and less...

20060052182 - Golf club head: A golf club head comprises a face portion having a front face defining a club face for hitting a ball and a back surface, a sole portion extending backwards from a lower edge of the face portion, and a backside wall extending upwards from the sole portion and having a...

20060052183 - Golf club head with top line insert: A golf club head having a recess located in a top portion thereof is described and claimed. The recess is located between the heel and the toe and extends toward the sole. The recess may be in the top line of the club head. An insert may be placed within...

20060052184 - Golf club head with top line insert: A golf club head having a recess located in a top portion thereof is described and claimed. The recess is located between the heel and the toe and extends toward the sole. The recess may be in the top line of the club head. An insert may be placed within...

20060052181 - Metal-organic composite golf club head: A golf club head is formed of a hollow body, the rear body portion of which includes a metallic stringer that extends along the crown-skirt interface and a plurality of ribs intersecting the metallic stringer to form a lattice frame, the openings of which are filled with an organic composite...

20060052186 - Golf club head: A golf club head is configured to be coupled to a shaft adapted for being held in the hands of a user. The golf club head includes a strike face comprising an alloy that has a low coefficient of friction bonded to the strike face....

20060052185 - Golf clubs and golf club heads: A golf club head enables the initial velocity of a ball to be increased and enables the carry to be lengthened. In some example structures, the golf club includes a face plate formed from metal and club head body (e.g., a crown and sole) formed from fiber reinforced plastic. A...

20060052187 - Racket frame: A racket frame has a head frame, a triangular neck, and a handle. The head frame is oval-shaped and has a bottom end, and an arc opening defined at the bottom end of the head frame. The triangular neck is attached to the bottom end of the head frame and...

20060052188 - Anchor fitting for a hollow ball: An anchor fitting for a hollow ball includes a pair of shoulder defining bodies and an anchor body. These are located within the ball, the anchor body holding the shoulder defining bodies in place with respect to the ball so that with the anchor body having a cord, a tail,...

20060052189 - Animal throw toy and method: A throw device and method of using the same is provided. Generally, the throw device is used to play fetch with an animal. The throw device has a throw object sized to fit within the mouth of the animal, and a handle coupled to the throw object with a cord....

20060052190 - Arrow system: The invention involves an arrow system having a shaft having a first end and an insert receptive of a standard point, the insert being disposed completely within the first end of the shaft. An insert installation tool may be used as part of the invention to facilitate insertion of the...

20060052191 - Lockable rotatable arrowhead: A rotatable arrowhead has a blade cartridge that can either rotate with respect to a carrier, that can be attached to an arrow shaft, or be fixed from such rotation. The carrier extends within a throughbore of the blade cartridge. When the blade cartridge is fitted with its throughbore surrounding...

20060046860 - Golf hole audio guide (ghag): The present invention is directed to a golf course audio device adapted to provide an audible message upon selective activation. More specifically, the present invention is directed to a device and method of providing graphical and/or audible information on playing one or more holes on a golf course. It is...

20060046861 - Infrared sensing launch monitor: A method and apparatus for changing the temperature pattern of the surface of a golf ball or golf club is disclosed. The apparatus includes a thermal device capable of imparting a temperature pattern onto the surface of a golf ball. The thermal device preferably imparts the temperature pattern from a...

20060046862 - Short-hole, sand-trap, golf game: A golf-like, short-hole, pitch-and-chip target game has an elongated course of predetermined length and width and at least one lie location at one end of the course and at least one sand trap that is divided into at least first and second divisions, the first division having a first scoring...

20060046863 - Laser collimator for calibrating collimation of laser beams of a golf bar: A laser collimator for calibrating collimation of laser beams of a golf bar comprises a discharge circuit including a capacitor and a resistor for controlling the discharging time; a switch; a digital circuit for generating preset and clearing actions so as to control the conduction and disconnection of current; the...

20060046864 - Golf training device: This golf training device includes a forward foot pad with a foot retaining wall along its forward edge to inhibit turning of the forward foot. A connector is provided connecting this forward foot pad to a rear foot pad. The rear foot pad includes a rotator plate to facilitate pivoting...

20060046865 - Posture correcting tool: A posture correcting tool is provided which allows a golf player to practice so that the forward inclination angle of the upper-half body when impacting on a ball with a club can be controlled appropriately and extend the ball flight distance. Being a posture correcting tool worn by a player...

20060046867 - Golf club shaft having a steel and graphite composition: A hybrid golf club shaft composite is disclosed. The first part of the invention comprises a metal tip core with a composite material over the core extending the full length of the shaft. The second part of the invention comprises a cured composite shaft rolled and formed on a mandrel...

20060046866 - Sports shaft: Provided is an improved sports shaft that includes longitudinal channels running within the interior portion of the substantially hollow shaft. The channels, and more specifically, the channel walls that define the channels, provide additional strength to the sports shaft. The improved sports shaft is better suited to withstand impact forces...

20060046868 - Metal wood golf club striking plate with anisotropic materials and magnetic materials: A hybrid golf club face comprising: a surface having a metallic outer surface with an anisotropic composite material affixed to the inside of a metal wood head section in such an orientation to provide a restated hitting characteristic....

20060046869 - Golf club head: The golf club head (20) of the present invention allows for the face angle, lie angle, loft angle and shaft diameter of the golf club to be customized to a golfer. The golf club head (20) of the present invention is able to accomplish this by providing a major body...

20060046870 - Golf club head with acoustic adjuster: A golf club head includes a body and an acoustic box. The body includes a sole, a crown, and a striking plate. An inner space is defined by the sole, the crown, and the striking plate. The acoustic box is mounted in the inner space and includes at least one...

20060046871 - Golf ball: The golf ball includes a core, an intermediate layer for covering the core and a cover layer for covering the intermediate layer, wherein the cover layer,is formed of a resin composition having a Shore D hardness of 52 or higher and the intermediate layer is formed of a resin composition...

20060046872 - Golf ball: The golf ball includes a core, an intermediate layer for covering the core and a cover layer for covering the intermediate layer, wherein the intermediate layer is formed of a resin composition containing a cation-treated phillosilicate and having a Shore D hardness of 56 or higher. This intermediate layer provides...

20060046873 - Multilayer golf ball with a thin thermoset outer layer: The present invention is directed towards a method of forming a multilayer golf ball which comprises a core, an inner cover layer and an outer cover layer. The steps include forming a golf ball core; molding an inner cover layer around said golf ball core with a material having a...

20060046874 - Multiple game competition construct and associated scoring method: A method of scoring for a variety of games incorporated as a single event for players or teams. This scoring method allows a variety of games to be played singularly by individuals, or singularly in a team format, with the composite scores across all games played determining the finishing position...

20060046875 - American football defensive player trainer: A frame is mounted on wheels for easy transport of the device from place to place on a practice field. The frame has three pads in a line simulating offensive interior linemen. When the right-hand pad is struck by a player and reciprocated backward, a mechanism causes a latch to...

20060046876 - Soft mesh lacrosse head pocket having selectively coated strings: A lacrosse head having a soft mesh pocket with an area of its strings coated with stiffening material. The coated area defines, for example, a ball release area, a ball pocket, and/or a throwing channel. One embodiment provides a lacrosse head pocket that includes a continuous piece of mesh, and...

20060046877 - Foam projectile with suction cup tip: A toy projectile includes a generally tubular first cylinder having an inner surface and an outer surface, and an integral second cylinder. The integral second cylinder includes a first end having a suction cup and a generally tubular second end having an inner surface and an outer surface. The outer...

20060046878 - Boomerang: A boomerang includes a central disk comprised of concentric inner and outer rings that are connected by radially extending connection sections. Wings radially extend from an outer circumference of the outer ring, corresponding in position to the connection sections. The inner ring defines a central bore. Arc openings are formed...

20060046879 - Sports ball with unitary stripe member: A football having stripe members that are secured within channels extending within the outer cover of the football, is disclosed. The stripe members are unitary in nature as opposed to having a layered structure. The unitary structure provides greater durability and life, and avoids the tendency for the stripe to...

20060046880 - Panel of a ball for a ball game, a ball, and methods of making the same: The present invention provides a panel of the ball for ball game, said panel has the folding portion and the opposite folding portion on its periphery, which are opposite to each other and made of the same continuous material. The folding portion and the opposite folding portion of said leather...