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| 7374496 | Golf club, ball, reel and line apparatus The apparatus includes a fishing reel set fast upon a golf club with shrink wrap engaging feet of a base of the reel. An eyelet is also engaged fast upon the golf club with the shrink wrap. Fishing line extends from the reel to and through the eyelet. A golf ball is... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371186 | Putting training aid A putting training aid comprising a main body having a first recess and a second recess formed therein, wherein the first recess is adapted to at least partially receive a golf ball to provide a guide for placing a marking on the golf ball a spindle member operably ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7273428 | Baseball retrieval apparatus An apparatus for supporting a tethered baseball in position for batting practice and automatically retrieving the ball after it has been hit with a bat, which includes an adjustable height stand, a fishing reel and a variable speed motor connected thereto. Tethered ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7258633 | Apparatus and method for basketball practice A portable basketball practice system or apparatus and method are shown having a plurality of pads situated on a plurality of adjustable arms that provide a toggle assembly, respectively. A position of the pads can be adjusted relative to a box-out area and can be e... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7048653 | Ball retrieval device for ball games, particularly for tennis rackets A ball retrieval device, particularly for integration in a tennis racket, includes a rotatable spool with a longitudinally displaceable carriage arranged thereon. Through rotation of the spool, a rubber-elastic thread element can be wound up on the latter or unwound... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040997 | Golf practice system An apparatus to be used to practice golf shots in limited space. A golf ball is tethered to one end of a line and the other end of the line is secured to a support which is calibrated to indicate the distance the ball would have traveled, when struck by a golf club,... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6579189 | Mobile golf practice device A mobile golf practice device adapted for attachment to the bumper of a standard electric golf cart which allows a golfer to practice his or her stroke with the selected club, proximate the actual shot to be played. The device has an L shaped rigid shaft ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6343996 | Golf game practice device The invention provides a practice device for practicing the game of golf. The practice device includes a ball, and a tether affixed to the ball for limiting the travel of the ball. The practice device also includes a reel for receiving the tether. The ree... | 02/05/2002 |
| 5957781 | Tethered-ball training device A tethered-ball training device used for repetitive training exercises in a variety of sports. The tethered-ball trainer has a ball support means, a retraction means, and a ball. The retraction means is mounted on the support and the tether connects the r... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5853334 | Practice driving device for golfers A golf practice apparatus which comprises: a base; an elongated support arm coupled to the base and having a free end; a tether guide including an eyelet coupled to the elongated support arm adjacent the free end; and a reel attached to the elongated support arm ne... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5700202 | Golf swing training device A golf swing training device is provided herein. A ball is connected to a line wound about a reel, and one or more weights are slidably positioned upon the line. When the ball is struck, its inertia strips line from the reel, and the line trails behind th... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5431404 | Practice golf ball driver The present invention is a portable mechanism utilized to practice a golf swing. It includes a golf ball connected to a tethering line. When the golf ball is driven or otherwise projected a substantial distance, a spindle freely pays out the tethering lin... | 07/11/1995 |
| 4927154 | Golf practice device A device for the practice of golf strokes by an individual alone or with a partner comprises a golf ball attached by a non-elastic tether cord to a cord reel, and an elastic segment attaching the tether cord to a device anchor post for facilitating ball r... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4573687 | Golf training device This invention relates to a golf training device which includes a frame (1), a golf ball (2) which before a shot is placed on a specific place relative to the frame and which is also joined to one end of a cord (3). The other end of the cord (3) is joined... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4384719 | Golf putting club including ball retrieval device A putting device for facilitating retrieval of a golf ball during putting practice wherein a filament line is secured at one end to a golf ball and at the other end to a reel means attached to a putter. When the golf ball has been struck, the player is th... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4240592 | Retrieving apparatus for tethered sports missile Apparatus for retrieving a tethered sports missile has a horizontal spool element of relatively large diameter and a hooplike line-guiding element arranged for deployment substantially concentric with the spool element and transverse to the spool axis and... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4139197 | Practice device for hitting a ball A practice device for hitting a ball is provided which includes a housing and a device for attaching the housing in a relatively fixed position, and a line connector and a suitable device for attaching the connector in a relatively fixed position spaced f... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4125230 | Golf ball retrieval apparatus Golf ball retrieval apparatus characterized by reduced drag on the ball after it is driven from the apparatus, is disclosed. The apparatus includes a base, a take-up reel driven by a selectively actuatable reel motor connected to the base and adapted to d... | 11/14/1978 |
