Indoor golf

A game for indoor or outdoor use comprising a hollowed out hand held club having a notch on top for a thumb hold. A series of markers numbered from one to eighteen are placed about the legs of furniture. The object is to hit a golf ball with the hand held club until it strikes a leg in sequenced number. The player having the lowest number of strokes wins.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
There are many games on the market that require finger dexterity and 
accuracy. However, it is not believed that there is on the market any game 
for either indoor or outdoor use which may be played with a hand held club 
or block having no handle and requiring a different kind of dexterity than 
regular golf.

It is an object of this invention to provide a game for indoor or outdoor 
use. It is also an object of this invention to provide a game that can be 
played by people of all ages. 
A further object of this invention is to provide a game that can be played 
indoors in any kind of weather. 
These and other objects will become more apparent from the following 
description of the drawings and suggested rules of the game. 
DRAWINGS AND DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
There is shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a complete embodiment of the invention 
comprising a block 10, and an indicator 11, FIG. 4 shows a typical score 
card and method of keeping score. 
Block or hand club 10 is preferably rectangular in shape having five 
enclosed sides, a top 12, a bottom 13, two sides 14 and 15, and more 
importantly, a face 16. The block contains a cavity 17, into which the 
fingers, except the thumb is inserted. There is a thumb indentation 18, in 
top 12, for ease in holding. The kit is complete with indicators 11, of 
which there are usually eighteen. Of course, golf balls are an integral 
part of the game as is scorecard 19. 
Any item can be used for a target such as chairs, beds, tables or other 
pieces of furniture. A chair or other pieces of furniture can have two or 
more indicators on it. The targets are numbered one to nine or one to 
eighteen as in regular golf. The number of players is only limited by the 
number of blocks. For speed of playing it is recommended that not more 
than four players play at a time. 
The ball is hit by wrist action by the block or hand club 10. Regular golf 
balls may be used which may be the same or of different colors and/or 
numbers. 
Every game may be different by moving the indicators to different 
positions. As in golf, the player with the lowest score wins the game. 
Therefore, on scorecard 19, is recorded the number of strokes taken to hit 
each target marked by an indicator, 11. Depending upon the complexity of 
the course the par value for each indicator may be predetermined. For 
example if the indicators are close together, par value could be two 
strokes for each indicator or 36 for the game. 
As previously indicated the blocks or clubs have thumb grooves at the top 
at each end for right or left handed players and the club is hollowed out 
for the remaining fingers. 
Preferrably the striking action is with a twist of the wrist only. No arm 
swing is required and preferrably not permitted. The golf ball is always 
struck so as to roll and not fly up into the air. 
The indicators are adjustable and may thus fit any size of furniture leg. 
The indicators may be attached to the legs by means of a strap made of a 
synthetic material which adheres when pressed together such as is sold 
under the trademark VELCRO, a leather strap, elastic means or a string on 
a cord. As previously noted the legs may be arranged any way in the room. 
The position of the legs, or other natural obstacles, may not be moved 
during a game. 
While not being strictly limited to the following a preferrable set of 
rules for playing the game follows. 
Place the indicators on 18 legs, or 9 legs as desired. Any design or 
pattern may be used such as zig zag, crisscross, square, circular, or back 
and forth across the room. 
The indicators should be placed a few inches above the floor so the ball 
can hit the legs and not the indicators. 
The game may be played as singles or with partners combining their scores. 
Because of the rapidity of play one game is 18 legs but a tournament, as 
in regular golf, is four games or 72 legs. 
The players turn may be determined in any way such as by drawing numbers or 
by alternating if doubles are being played. In singles players turns may 
be determined by alphebetical order of their first and last names. 
Each player will select a block or club by its number i.e. one through 
four, and/or color. Preferrably, the balls will be numbered or colored and 
each player will use the ball the same number and/or color as the club. 
As each game is completed the first player from the completed game moves to 
last place and each player moves up one number. Since the clubs and balls 
are preferrably numbered and/or colored, they are traded to match the new 
positions. 
A scorekeeper is selected such as the one holding the number one position. 
The number of strokes taken to hit each leg are recorded. 
All players start from a common point such as a doorway, corner of the 
room, etc. The first player takes as many strokes as needed to contact the 
first leg. The player then picks up the ball and waits for each following 
player to hit the first leg. 
After all players have hit the first leg, they then all start from a common 
point one club length away from leg one and they then continue to shoot in 
turn for leg two and so on up to leg 18. As already stated, a ball must 
always roll and never be hit into the air. 
A ball may be moved or touched only when it is closer than one club length 
from any obstacle. The ball may then be moved only one club length from 
the obstacle such as a piece of furniture or a wall. 
When playing inside there are no boundaries. A ball may be bounced off any 
wall or other obstacle. 
A ball that rolls out of an open doorway, or down a stairway may be moved 
to a point in the doorway or at the top of the stairway. 
If a ball stops in a hole or under a low piece of furniture in an 
unplayable position, it may be moved one club length away from the 
barrier. A low piece of furniture is one with the bottom lower than one 
club length to the floor. 
From the above it is evident that only one player's ball will be on the 
floor at any one time. 
As with any golf game there are penalties for infractions of the rules. For 
example, one stroke may be added for committing any of the following 
violations; (1) changing position of any leg or obstacle, (2) using arm 
swing, (3) hitting or bouncing the ball into the air, (4) scorecard not 
initialed by scorekeeper, (5) not starting from the same point by each leg 
as all other players, (6) touching or moving the ball, except when the 
ball is too close to an obstacle. 
Outdoor rules may be similar; however, the playing area should not be more 
than 100 feet square. Starting at a point one club length from leg or 
stake 18, the player shoots for leg or stake 1. A ball out of bounds may 
be moved to the point where it went out with no penalty. 
The block or clubs are preferrably made out of wood, however other 
materials such as high impact plastics or metals may be used. The 
indicators may be made out of plastic, metal, cardboard, cloth, or any 
other suitable material with the attaching means being described as above. 
The term "furniture leg" as used herein also includes other objects about 
which an indicator may be fastened including stake or pegs outdoors and 
any other objects indoors or outdoors. 
Although the invention as has been described is deemed to be that which 
would form a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is recognized that 
departures may be made therefrom without departing from the scope of the 
invention which is not to be limited to the details disclosed but is to be 
accorded the full scope of the claims so as to include any and all 
equivalent devices.