System of Assisting Golfer in Body Stance Alignment Relative to Intended Golf Ball Target Line of Flight and Setting an Appropriate Golf Tee Height

Abstract

Disclosed is a system using a golf tee which has three arms, two of which extend in opposing directions orthogonal to, and from opposing sides of, the vertical shaft of the tee, and a third arm extending in the same place and orthogonal to the other two arms. The system is employed for alignment of a golf tee shot stance and swing, by setting the tee in the ground with the middle arm of the tee aligned with the line of intended golf ball flight to assist the golfer in taking a stance that promotes a line of flight for the ball along the target line; (ii) provides the golfer with a visual means of setting the tee in the ground to raise the ball to the desired height appropriate for desired ball distance travel.

1 . A method of aligning ball travel direction on a golf tee shot, and for setting a golf tee height such that the ball will travel close to a desired distance, comprising:
 providing a golf tee having a shaft for supporting a golf ball, and three arms, two which extend in opposing directions orthogonal to, and from opposing sides of, the shaft, and a third arm extending in the same plane orthogonal to the other two arms, said shaft being marked with a series of annular striations, with a known distance between each annular striation;   calibrating shot distance against tee height based on aligning the striations, in sequence, with the ground surface and conducting a series of shots with a particular golf club at different striation alignments to thereby generate a correlation between tee height and average shot distance for a particular club; selecting a desired shot distance by placing the tee in the ground with a particular striation aligned with the ground surface based on the calibration results;   aligning the direction of the intended line of flight for the golf ball by pointing the third arm directly at the target, with two other arms thereby forming a line perpendicular to the line to the target; and   having a user take a stance relative to the tee with the user's feet positioned such that a line through a fixed point on the feet is about parallel to the line from the tee to the target and to the third arm, and so that the user's foot position is as desired relative to a line formed by the two parallel arms.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the golf club is a driver, wood or iron. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the calibration step is done at a driving range with markers indicating shot distances. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the calibrations results are tabulated. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein for the longest desired shots, the alignment of the striations provides for the golf ball being furthest above the ground. 
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein for the shortest desired shots, the alignment of the striations provides for the golf ball being closest above the ground. 
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the line formed by the two parallel arms bisects a line between the user's feet. 
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 7  wherein for the longest desired shots, the line formed by the two parallel arms is closer to the user's foot nearer the target, and for the shortest desired shots, the line formed by the two parallel arms is closer to the user's foot further from the target. 
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 1  wherein a golf ball is placed on the golf tee. 
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the golf ball is struck by the users with the golf club.