mrjackhunter

Thanks for the encouragement Seniorhacker

Thanks Shorty. I appreciate your concern. Here is a picture with golf balls. I'm not sure how the legs will interfere.

Thanks to everyone for your input. Some of your concerrns are the same ones I have. Today, I got my first prototypes in. Here are the pics. The three sizes are 1.5", 2.0" and 2.5". Patch had expressed concern that they wouldn't fit in his pocket. Turns out even the big one is not that bulky. As far as the tee flying, I need to do more testing but I hit three drives from my yard and all the tees did was tip over. Of course someone with a better swing may have different results.I know the wooden tees I made had more of a tendency to tumble than to fly. Anyway, here is a peek at the prototypes. The final product will be made by injection molding using some type of high impact plastic.

Yes, I've done a pretty exhaustive patent search and filed for a patent. Nothing quite like this out there.

Thanks for the encouragement Patch.

Hi group, I am new here. I am a small inventor who loves the game of golf. Since last summer, I have been working on a new golf tee invention. It all started on a hot summer day during a round of golf. It hadn’t rained in weeks and the ground was like concrete. My golf buddies and I were routinely breaking our wooden tees just trying to force them into the ground. When we succeeded, the golf ball was usually teed up too high because our tees couldn’t penetrate the hard ground deep enough. That’s when the idea came to me. I wasn’t looking to come up with the latest golf invention. I just had an image in my mind suddenly of a golf tee that was supported by three legs with little round feet. I went home and, being a woodworker, made a few prototypes out of wooden buttons with parts of cut up wooden teen stuck into them. Anyway, I have applied for a patent and have some working drawings. I just need some feedback to see if anyone else likes this idea. Here is a picture of it. Anyway, let me know your honest opinion. Does this tee have merit? Is it something you would try? Thanks. Jack