Patent ID: 9555302
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: A63B

Claim:
1. A golf practice device comprising: a. a golf ball sufficiently similar to those used for playing golf, b. a first element for attachment of said golf ball to a trimmer line, c. a second element for attachment keeping both strands of said trimmer line close together, d. a third element for attachment of said trimmer line to a rubber tube, e. an extension spring, f. a fourth element for attachment of said extension spring to said rubber tube, g. a rigid cylinder loosely encompassing approximately top half of said rubber tube, h. a fifth element for restricting movement between said rubber tube and said rigid cylinder, in only a linear direction with respect to one another, i. a cushioned golf mat, on which said golf ball will rest between hits, j. a mat platform positioned underneath said cushioned golf mat, k. a sixth element for attachment of said cushioned golf mat to said mat platform, l. a structure composed of a plurality of PVC pipes cemented together, m. a seventh element for attachment of said structure to said mat platform, n. a housing consisting of a half-pipe cut from a PVC pipe, of sufficiently larger diameter, and of approximately the same length, as said rigid cylinder, o. an eighth element for attachment of said housing, said rigid cylinder and said extension spring to said structure, p. a ninth element for attachment to said housing for support of said rigid cylinder while said golf ball is at rest, q. a tenth element for attachment to said housing for stopping, prior to reaching a vertical orientation, said rigid cylinder rotating about said hex bolt axle after said golf ball is hit, r. a flexible stick of sufficient durable properties capable of withstanding repeated direct hits by full swings of a golf club, s. an eleventh element for attachment of said flexible stick to said structure, adjustably adjacent to said golf ball.