Amusement devices: games – Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor... – Target
Patent
1994-02-28
1994-12-06
Graham, Mark S.
Amusement devices: games
Aerial projectile game; game element or accessory therefor...
Target
273213, 273182A, A63B 6936
Patent
active
053703898
ABSTRACT:
A golfing range game is disclosed which allows a player to practice both long-range and close-range shots while aiming for different target greens located at varying distances from the teeing area. If the player lands a ball on one of the greens, he receives a score on a visual display that is located near the teeing area so the player can easily see his score. Each of the greens is sloped so that a ball that lands upon the greens' surface will roll into a hole located at the lowest point of the surface. Each ball has a distinctive marking, either a color code or a bar code, so that it can be determined from which tee the ball was hit. After the ball rolls into the hole of a green, a sensor scans the ball and identifies from which tee the ball came. A score is then added to the visual display at the corresponding tee. Each green can have a different point value, depending upon the difficulty of the golf shot required to land on that green.
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