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Golf driving range system

  • US 5,513,841 A
  • Filed: 10/21/1994
  • Issued: 05/07/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/22/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A golf driving range system for golfers to practice their driving skills, the system comprising:

  • a plurality of tee boxes, each tee box having a renewable ball stock and an automatic golf ball tee-up machine, the balls in said ball stock having identifying characteristics for relating the balls to a particular tee box;

    a yard and ball return gutters, said yard having sloped surfaces to cause any golf balls landing on said surfaces to roll toward said ball return gutters;

    at least one target in said yard, said target having a winning ball identification apparatus for sensing the identifying characteristics of a ball hitting the target and relaying this information to a scoring device; and

    a ball distribution apparatus operably connected to said ball return gutters, said ball distribution apparatus having a return ball identification apparatus for sensing the identifying characteristics of a ball and distributing the ball back to said renewable ball stocks of said tee boxes.

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