Patent ID: 7704166

Claim:
A golf tee ( 10 ), characterized by a shaft ( 12 ) adapted for insertion into a surface of ground, and a pivotable support portion ( 16 ) mounted atop an upper end ( 18 ) of the shaft ( 12 ), the pivotable support portion ( 16 ) having a plurality of upright prong members ( 40 ) of equal length mounted thereupon, the prong members ( 40 ) being arranged to support a golf ball placed atop the prong members ( 40 ) such that the golf ball is positioned substantially above the upright prong members ( 40 ) and the pivotable support portion ( 16 ) is pivotable relative to a longitudinal axis of the shaft ( 12 ) so as to assist in balancing the golf ball atop the prong members ( 40 ); and a plurality of sets of prong members ( 40 ), having various longitudinal lengths, and a set of prong members ( 40 ) is selected based on the length of a desired golf shot, wherein the length of the desired golf shot is selected from the group of first length, second length and third length, wherein the first length is greater than the second length and the third length, and the second length is greater than the third length, wherein the prong members ( 40 ) have either a first longitudinal length, a second longitudinal length, or a third longitudinal length, wherein the first longitudinal length is longer than the second or third longitudinal length, and wherein the second longitudinal length is longer than the third longitudinal length, wherein the prong members ( 40 ) with the first longitudinal length are desired to play a golf shot with the first length, and the prong members ( 40 ) with the second longitudinal length are desired to play a golf shot with the second length, and the prong members ( 40 ) with the third longitudinal length are desired to play a golf shot with the third length.