Games using tangible projectile inventions 05/06

20060111197 - Method of selecting golf club: A golf club selecting method includes of measuring a behavior of a golf club during a golf swing performed with the golf club gripped and selecting a golf club in accordance with the golf swing. At first, a swing information for characterizing the behavior of the golf club during the...

20060111198 - Golf club head: A golf club head includes a portion with different thickness in a face portion. A region having a maximum thickness and a region having a minimum thickness are formed on a back of the face portion. An inclined portion with varying thickness is provided between those regions....

20060111199 - Cor adjustment device: A golf club head with a variable coefficient of restitution is disclosed and claimed. The club head includes a bias member that contacts and exerts a force against the interior surface of the face. The force exerted against the interior of the face lessens the face flexibility, and decreases the...

20060111200 - Cor adjustment device: A golf club head with a variable coefficient of restitution is disclosed and claimed. The club head includes a bias member that contacts and exerts a force against the interior surface of the face. The force exerted against the interior of the face lessens the face flexibility, and decreases the...

20060111201 - Golf club head: A face backside of a golf club head is provided with six or more ribs extended from a face center toward face circumferences. Angles θ1 to θ6 between respective pairs of adjoining ones of the ribs are less than 90°. One of the ribs that form the smallest angle between...

20060111202 - Golf club: There is provided a golf club capable of giving a strong backspin to a golf ball. A shaft 4 is connected to a head 2 formed with score lines 10 on a face surface 1 thereof. A height D from a sole face 6 of the head 2 or a...

20060111203 - Croquet-like game: A croquet-like game has a striking character with a trigger coupled to a striking surface. A ball is struck by the striking surface. A goal is setup through which a user attempts to strike the ball....

20060111204 - Equipment threader and carrier for stick sports: A sports equipment carrier that is woven or threads through one or more pieces of sports equipment, then attaches to itself and finally attaches to the handle of a sports stick. It is a quick, open and secure way to carry equipment on its own separately or attached to the...

20060111205 - Wrist toy: A toy with a springable cord and an object at the other end of the cord, which object can be a ball of many kinds, or a device covering a ball. The ball may include electronics therein that are actuated when the ball is hit against a surface....

20060111206 - Design for lacrosse stick and method of using same: An improved lacrosse stick design and method of using same providing, inter alia, (1) an extendable lacrosse stick, (2) a quick release head/stick design, (3) a method of changing the lacrosse stick head or stick length “on the fly” so as to avoid leaving the playing field, and (4) a...

20060105848 - Ball game apparatus and resetting device for applying therein: A ball game apparatus comprising a delivery lane (3) for allowing a ball path between a delivery area and a target area (2). In the target area there is disposed at least one target element (10) to be struck by a game ball. A resetting device (1) is provided to...

20060105849 - Position determination system and ball sport training system: Position measuring system including a synchronization transducer used to synchronize a position signal evaluation with the position signal emission of a wireless synchronization transmission line between a position signal transmitter and a position signal evaluation unit, or visa versa, in order to transmit synchronization signals to a series controller of...

20060105850 - Compact golf facility and a method of playing a golf game: A method of playing a golf-type game at the facility comprises placing a ball at one of the starting points, hitting the ball toward the appropriate target, and determining the surface type on which further play continues or determining the score based upon where the ball lands relative to scoring...

20060105851 - Golf club gripping aid and method of use thereof: A golf grip, device and method are described to hold a golf club shaft in a manner to avoid pinching the golf club shaft between the fingers and the thumb of the dominant hand. A device of the present invention, in one form, is a golf glove which includes a...

20060105852 - Weighted ball rebounder: A weighted ball rebounder and method for increasing power on an athletic performance provide a trampoline member including a resilient sheet affixed to a peripheral frame pivotally coupled to a base and disposed on a substantially horizontal surface. Stabilizing members prevent the rebounder from moving along the surface when a...

20060105853 - Golfer's audio aid swing trainer: The Golfer's Audio Aid Swing Trainer is a training device that delivers prerecorded audio messages and signals designed to aid golfers in their tempo timing and rhythm during full swing and putting and also aids them in avoiding inappropriate head, shoulder and hip movements during full swing. These audio messages...

20060105854 - Golf club handle: The present invention discloses a golf club handle, which improves the poor gripping effect of a prior art grip section of a traditional golf club and comprises a grip section and a long strap wrapped around the grip section. The grip section is a long resilient tube having a thin...

20060105855 - Golf club with interchangeable head-shaft connections: A golf club (20) having a club head (22) with an interchangeable shaft (40) is disclosed herein. The golf club (20) includes a tube (44, 144) mounted in the club head (22), and a sleeve (46, 146) mounted on a tip end (50) of the shaft (40). The tube (44,...

20060105856 - Golf club head with adjustable weight member: A golf club head includes a body having at least one recessed portion for securely receiving at least one weight member. The weight member includes a lid with a plurality of protrusions respectively received in receiving portions of the recessed portion. At least one of the protrusions has a weight...

20060105857 - Athletic ball telemetry apparatus and method of use thereof: An athletic ball includes a receiver, a processor, a transmitter, a power source and/or a multiplexing signal relay. The athletic ball receives GPS signal date from earth-orbiting satellites in order to determine the location of the ball. An output device is utilized to display the ball location and/or provide analytical...

20060105858 - Golf ball and thermoplastic material: Disclosed herein is novel thermoplastic material and a golf ball utilizing the thermoplastic material of the invention. The golf ball (10) preferably comprises a core (12), a cover (16) and, optionally, a boundary layer (14). At least one of the core (12), cover (16) or boundary layer (14) of the...

20060105860 - Durable golf tee: An improved durable golf tee comprises a separate upper portion and a separate lower portion that are axially aligned and enclosed within a flexible collar. The upper portion has an upper end for supporting a golf ball, an upper shank and a lower end having an upper annular flange. The...

20060105859 - Golf tee device: A golf tee device comprises a tee (4) which has external buttress threading (5) for insertion into the corresponding threading (2) of a housing (1) so that the height of the tee can be adjusted. The top of the threading indicates that the tee (4) is at its maximum working...

20060105861 - Golf tee composed of two parts: A golf tee includes a lower part and a top part which is connected to the lower part by a flexible wire which extends through the top part and fixed to the lower part. Two magnetic members are respectively received in the top part and the lower part so as...

20060105862 - Jym pitch: What is new is the innovation of attaching the round ball with ¼″- 5/16″ eyehole bolt protruding through the core with optional nut(s) and creating a cable weight attachment to build strength and stamina....

20060105863 - Basketball training aid to improve jump shooting: A basketball training aid and method requires a player to jump to sufficient height to see a basket over a curtain, and to shoot over the curtain. The training aid comprises an easily adjustable stand for positioning the curtain. The curtain blocks the player's view of the basket. The aid...

20060105864 - Training bat: A training bat comprising a first end forming a handle, a second end having a substantially uniform outer diameter, and at least one step portion, positioned between the handle and the second end, having an outer diameter, wherein the at least one step portion has an outer diameter smaller than...

20060105865 - Multi-filamentous net or mesh having an image on one side: A multi-filamentous net or mesh comprising an image visible on only one side is provided. The image is visible only from the primary viewing position without the paint or ink composition absorbing through the fibres to be visible from the back of the net or mesh. This permits the use...

20060105866 - Football with a modified surface conferring altered aerodynamic properties: A generally prolate-spheroidal, inflatable game ball with a plurality of air-turbulence-producing depressions distributed over a majority of the outer surface of the skin. The depressions produce a preferably circular surface shape, with a breadth of less than about one-quarter inch and preferably having a breadth to depth ratio of about...

20060100026 - Golf swing aid: Exemplary embodiments provided herein may include a method and system for indicating to a user when the user has performed an improper golf swing, including a positioning portion, and an indicating portion coupled to the positioning portion, where the indicating portion is selectively positional via the positioning portion, adjacent a...

20060100027 - Golf club head: The present invention comprises a golf club head that is adapted to be swung through an incoherent material to strike a golf ball. The golf club head has a body having an aperture. The aperture reduces the resistance of the golf club head to motion through the incoherent material. In...

20060100028 - Golf club head: A golf club head includes a half-circle metal ring that extends outwards from the rear surface of the head. The weight of the half-circle metal ring is adjustable according to the weight of the head. The half-circle metal ring can be a solid ring or a hollow tube. By change...

20060100029 - Golf club head with damping member: A golf club head includes a body having at least one compartment and at least one damping member removably mounted in the at least one compartment. The damping member includes a receptacle, and a damping block is mounted in the receptacle for absorbing vibrations during a swing. The damping member...

20060100030 - Golf putter head and golf putter including the same: A golf putter head 1 includes a head body having a face surface, and a head rear portion affixed to a back side of the head body and having a greater specific gravity than that of the head body. Provided that S1 represents a cross-sectional area of the head body...

20060100032 - Golf club head: A hollow golf club head includes a face portion, a sole portion, a side portion, a crown portion and a hosel portion. A main portion of the crown portion is made of a fiber plastic resin. At least the face portion, a front edge portion of the crown portion continuous...

20060100031 - Wood-type golf club head: A wood-type golf club head includes a body and a crown plate. The body includes a striking face and a crown. An opening is defined in the crown of the body. The crown further includes an engaging section between a front edge delimiting the opening and a top end of...

20060100033 - Golf club head and method for shifting the club head center of gravity: A golf club head and a method for shifting the club head center of gravity. The golf club head includes a body having a front face, a back face, a heel end, a toe end, and a sole extending between lower portions of the heel and the toe ends. The...

20060100034 - Ink for golf ball, transfer printing film for golf ball and marked golf ball: Provided as ink for a golf ball for use in marking a golf ball is ink for a golf ball including an ink resin having a predetermined hydroxyl value and block isocyanate. When marking a golf ball by using the ink of the present invention, a hydroxyl group in the...

20060100036 - Golf ball containing graphite nanosheets in a polymeric network: A golf ball containing a layer, which comprises nanosheets of exfoliated graphite dispersed in a polymeric matrix, is provided. Intercalated graphite is exfoliated by brief exposure to high heat to expand the thickness of the graphite. The expanded or exfoliated graphite is then mixed with monomers and polymerized in situ...

20060100035 - Golf ball with small inner core: The present invention is directed to golf balls having a resilient inner core and outer core made of a material substantially free of fillers. The invention also encompasses golf balls wherein the inner and outer cores are not made of a thermoplastic material. The invention encompasses golf balls having an...

20060100037 - Golf tees and accessories: There is provided tee having a ground engaging arrowhead spike portion (150) formed integrally with a substantially planar head portion (151) via a transition zone (152). The transition zone (152) is bored through at (153) to enable connection by cord to articles. The substantially planar head portion (151) is hexagonal...

20060100038 - Tee stopper: There is disclosed a golf tee. The golf tee may comprise a shaft and a stopper. The shaft may comprise a length. The shaft may comprise an outer diameter. The stopper may comprise a length. The stopper may comprise an inner diameter. The inner diameter may fit the outer diameter....

20060100039 - Flexible golf tee: A golf tee is provided which is reversably extendable from a collapsed state to an extended state in order to adjust the overall length of the golf tee. The tee comprises a stem section for insertion into the ground, a head section on which a golf ball can be placed,...

20060100040 - Football training apparatus: A football blocking and tackling dummy adapted with an electrically actuated rotatable torso that provides resistance during blocking drills thereby improving the effectiveness of the drills is disclosed. The football blocking dummy includes a base, and a blocking dummy pivotally connected to the base. The blocking dummy has an upper...

20060100041 - Training basketball: A training game ball is described having cues for visually indicating the rotational alignment of the ball when it is thrown. If the ball is improperly thrown so that the axis of rotation does not stay perpendicular to the direction of flight, then the rotational alignment cue line will appear...

20060100042 - Mound mender: An apparatus for use on a pitching mound includes a first platform being covered with an elastic material, a second platform being covered with artificial turf like material and the first platform being slightly raised with respect to the second platform....

20060100044 - Hockey stick: A hockey stick comprising a blade and a shaft adapted to being joined together. The blade portion having an upper portion and a lower portion and a face. The upper portion being comprised of a defined region having a reduced width dimension in a direction that extends generally perpendicular from...

20060100043 - Hockey stick with ergonomic shaft: The disclosure relates to a hockey stick comprising a shaft and a blade, the shaft including a top side, a bottom side, a front side, a back side, an upper end, a lower end, and a length extending between the upper end and the lower end, the shaft including a...

20060094519 - Golf training aid: A golf alignment training device designed for right and left handed golfers, and having a convenient and portable design capable of transport in a standard golf bag. The training device allows for easy alignment with a target while providing easily adjustable front and rear foot position pointers for an appropriate...

20060094520 - Waggle weight: A waggle weight point and a waggle weight are disdosed that are provided on a golf club. A process that may be computer implemented establishes the waggle weight point. A waggle weight scale with a fulcrum set to the waggle weight point may be utilized to determine the waggle weight....

20060094521 - Method and apparatus for practicing putting stroke: Improvements are provided for a putter. The putter includes a club head. The improvements are removably mounted on the putter and facilitate the practice of a putting stroke in which the putter club head moves along a path of travel that is generally parallel to the ground....

20060094522 - Putter-type club head: A putter-type club head (20) having a body (22) and a peripheral mass belt (23) is disclosed herein. The putter-type club head (20) has a body (22) that is preferably composed of an aluminum alloy. The body (22) preferably has a face portion (24), a crown portion (26), a sole...

20060094523 - Method and apparatus for teaching how to execute a predetermined motion: A practicing method includes a full-length mirror provided with a series of images of an individual executing a predetermined motion such as a golf swing, with the individual seeking to practice the execution of his or her motion, looking at himself or herself in the mirror, and mimicking the positions...

20060094524 - Waggle weight: A waggle weight point and a waggle weight are disclosed that are provided on a golf club. A process that may be computer implemented establishes the waggle weight point. A waggle weight scale with a fulcrum set to the waggle weight point may be utilized to determine the waggle weight....

20060094525 - Air cushion type sleeve of a handle of a golf club: A sleeve includes an inner sleeve part securely fitted on a handle end portion of a golf club, and two outer sleeve parts; the inner sleeve part has circular concavities spaced apart on an outer side thereof; the outer sleeve parts are positioned around the inner sleeve part, and each...

20060094527 - Golf club head with metal injection molded sole: A wood-type golf club head (20) with a main body (22) and a metal injection molded sole portion (26) is disclosed herein. The main body (26) has a face portion (30), a crown portion (24) a ribbon portion (28) and a bottom opening (31). The metal injection molded sole portion...

20060094526 - Golf club head with removable rails: A golf club head includes a club head body having a striking face, a sole, a crown, a toe and a heel. The club head also includes an adjustable soleplate system having at least one rail member adapted for selective attachment to the sole of the club head body....

20060094529 - Golf club head: A golf club head (20) having a body (22) with a front wall (30) with an opening (32) and a face component (40) is disclosed herein. The face component (40) preferably has a striking plate (50), a crown extension (52) and a sole extension (54). The golf club head (20)...

20060094530 - Golf club head: A golf club having a club head with a striking plate having a thickness in the range of 0.010 to 0.250 inch is disclosed herein. The club head may be composed of three pieces, a face, a sole and a crown. Each of the pieces may be composed of a...

20060094531 - Golf club head with variable flexural stiffness for controlled ball flight and trajectory: The present invention relates to a golf club head with a hitting face. The hitting face comprises a directional control portion, which has at least two zones with different flexural stiffness, such that when the hitting face strikes a golf ball the two zones deform differently to selectively control the...

20060094528 - Multiple material golf club head: A golf club (40) having a club head (42) with a face component (60) and an aft-body (61) is disclosed herein. The face component (60) has a striking plate portion (72) and a return portion (74). The aft-body (61) is composed of a crown portion (62), a sole portion (64)...

20060094532 - Side spin inducing golf club: A ramped surface is added to the ball striking surface of the planar club face of the head of a golf club. The ramp diverges from the central portion of the club face to the heel or toe of the club so as to produce a side spin on a...

20060094533 - Peripheral-weighted putter head: A golf putter head having a toe and a heel. The putter head has a face defining a ball-striking portion and lateral portions extending from the ball-striking portion toward the toe and the heel. There is a rear section spaced from the face, and a connecting section extending from the...

20060094535 - Putter: A golf putter head adapted for attachment to a club shaft is provided with a face member having a strike face and a cylindrical back cavity, and a body member configured to fit and rotate within the back cavity is disclosed. Selective rotation of the body member within the back...

20060094534 - Putterhead with dual milled face pattern: A putter-head (20) with a body (22) having a striking face (24) is disclosed herein. The striking face (24) has a dual milled pattern thereon. Preferably, a central area (40) has a first milled pattern and a periphery region (42) has a second milled pattern. The body (22) is composed...

20060094536 - Smooth roller: An attached device (Smooth Roller) (not an insert within a cutout on the face of a putter) made of lightweight soft urethane elastomer material. The attached device has two sides: a backside and a front or striking side. The backside of the device is flat and coated with an adhesive....

20060094537 - Hollow golf club head: A hollow golf club head enables to increase the bonding strength of an outer shell member made of metal and an outer shell member made of fiber reinforced plastic. The hollow golf club head comprises a hollow golf club having a head body of a hollow structure formed by bonding...

20060094539 - Golf balls having a low modulus hnp layer and a high modulus hnp layer: The present invention is directed to golf balls having a layer formed from a low modulus HNP composition and a layer formed from a high modulus HNP composition. Golf balls of the present invention have at least three layers, including an inner core layer, an outer core layer, a cover,...

20060094540 - Golf balls having a low modulus hnp layer and a high modulus hnp layer: The present invention is directed to golf balls having a layer formed from a low modulus HNP composition and a layer formed from a high modulus HNP composition. Golf balls of the present invention have at least three layers, including an inner core layer, an outer core layer, a cover,...

20060094538 - Reaction injection material for a golf ball: A golf ball having a layer composed of a polyurethane/polyurea material formed from reaction injection molding a polyol component and an isocyanate component. The polyol component preferably comprises a polytetramethylene ether glycol having a molecular weight of approximately 1000 and a 3,5-diethyl-2,4 toluenediamine. The layer is preferably a cover layer...

20060094541 - Golf ball: In a golf ball, ridges each extending to define a non-circular shape, typically a polygonal or star shape, delimiting a predetermined area are arranged on its spherical surface in good balance for reducing the air resistance of the ball in flight and thus drastically improving the flight performance....

20060094542 - Golf ball with improved flight performance: A golf ball is provided that has improved aerodynamic efficiency, resulting in increased flight distance for golfers of all swing speeds, and more particularly for golfers possessing very high swing speeds, such as those who can launch the balls at an initial speed greater than 160 miles per hour and...

20060094543 - Portable training device for soccer players: A soccer training device includes a base member including a flexible handle for assisting a user to transport the device between remote locations. A plurality of mounting brackets are removably securable to the base member and a plurality of bearings are operably attached to the mounting brackets respectively. The bearings...

20060094544 - Baseball bat and ball and method of delivering ball to field of play: A kit for a recreational sport, comprising a substantially cylindrical bat including one or more positions between the first end and the second end for a ball stop located thereon, a ball with an outer surface defining a substantially cylindrical bore through the center of the ball, the bore having...

20060094545 - Tennis ball retriever: A spring wire loop is affixed to a tennis racquet to enable a player to conveniently scoop a tennis ball off the playing surface and retrieve it. In an add-on embodiment, the loop can be affixed by mounts secured to the strings of an existing racquet; alternatively, the loop can...

20060094546 - Sport good of composite material with lighter weight and greater rigidity: A sport good, such as hockey stick, Ping-Pong bat, baseball bat, ski stick and so on, has a rigid member made of a composite material. The rigid member has a chamber therein, in which a high-pressure gas is filled to make the sport good having both properties of lighter weight...