METHOD OF PROVIDING CONSTRAINTS IN A GOLF SCRAMBLE GAME

• US 20100267492A1
• Filed: 04/14/2010
• Published: 10/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: David F. Mccracken
• Original Assignee: David F. Mccracken
• Inventors: McCracken, David F.
• Application Number:
  US12/760,371
• Publication Number:
  US 20100267492A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 473/409
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/803 Motion sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/806 Video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/808 Microphones
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0084 Exercising apparatus with means for competitions, e.g. virtual races
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 67/02 Special golf games, e.g. miniature golf or golf putting games played on putting tracks; putting practice apparatus having an elongated platform as a putting track
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0616 Means for conducting or scheduling competition, league, tournaments or rankings
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0686 Timers, rhythm indicators or pacing apparatus using electric or electronic means

Abstract

A method for providing constraints in a scramble game including a first team member starting a launching motion and launching a first projectile game object; starting a temporal launch window; at least a second team member starting a launching motion and launching a second projectile game object before the end of the launch window; and ending the launch window. Additionally, a method for providing constraints in a scramble game comprising determining a hitting point based on the initial position of at least a first ball on a course; positioning at least a second ball based on the location of the hitting point; and a team of at least two members hitting the first ball and second ball.

Claims

1. A method for providing constraints in a scramble game comprising:

a first team member starting a launching motion and launching a first projectile game object;

starting a temporal launch window;

at least a second team member starting a launching motion and launching a second projectile game object before the end of the launch window; and

ending the launch window.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the game is a golf game and the launching motion and launching of the first projectile game object is a swinging motion of a first golf club and launching a first ball, and the launching motion and launching of the second projectile game object is a swinging motion of a second golf club and launching a second ball.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the launch window is started during the swinging motion of the first team member.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein ending the launch window occurs at a fixed time from starting the launch window.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein ending the launch window occurs at a time of an event of launching the first ball

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the event is the first ball coming to a stop at the end of launching the first ball.

7. The method of claim 2, further comprising monitoring with a device the launching of the first ball to initiate the starting of the launch window;

monitoring with the device the launching of the second ball; and

determining if the balls were hit within the launch window with the device.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the device is a microphone processing the time difference between sounds of hitting the first and second ball.

9. The method of claim 2, further comprising starting a second launch window dependent on the swinging motion and launching of the second ball by the second team member;

and ending the second launch window

10. The method of claim 2, further comprising prior to the launching of the first ball:

determining a hitting point based on the initial position of at least the first ball on a course; and

positioning the second ball based on the location of the hitting point.

11. The method of claim 2, wherein the first ball position on the course is substantially identical to the determined hitting point.

12. A method for providing constraints in a scramble game comprising:

determining a hitting point based on the initial position of at least a first ball on a course;

positioning at least a second ball based on the location of the hitting point; and

a team of at least two members hitting the first ball and second ball.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the first ball position on the course is substantially identical to the determined hitting point.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the hitting point is determined to be an average position of an initial position of the first ball and an initial position of the at least second ball, and further comprising positioning the first ball based on the location of the hitting point.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising positioning a third ball based on the location of the positioned second ball.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the hitting of the first and second ball occurs substantially at substantially the same time.

17. The method of claim 12, further comprising starting a launch window during the swinging motion of a first team member hitting the first ball, ending the launch window between the time of hitting the first ball and the first ball coming to a stop, wherein the hitting of the at least second ball by a second team member occurs during the launch window.

18. A method for providing constraints in a scramble golf game played by a plurality of teams, each team having a plurality of members, played on a golf course composed of a plurality of holes with a teebox, a fairway, and a cup, comprising:

a first member and at least a second member each launching a ball from teebox towards a hole;

wherein the launching a ball by the first and at least second member includes;

the first team member starting a hitting motion and launching a first ball by striking with a golf club;

starting a temporal launch window;

at least a second team member starting a hitting motion and launching a second ball by striking with a golf club before the end of the launch window; and

ending the launch window;

if a ball of a team member has not gone into the cup;

selecting from the first ball and at least second ball a ball closest to the cup;

designating the selected ball as the hitting point for a subsequent stroke;

positioning at least one ball not selected based on the location of the hitting point; and

launching the first ball and at least second ball by the first and at least second member.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the position of the first and at least second ball is spaced evenly within the teebox;

positioning of the at least one ball not selected is preferably different depending if the hitting point is in the fairway or a green.