Golf tee and related methods

Abstract

Disclosed is an improved golf tee.

We claim: 
     
         1 . An improved golf tee comprising:
 an upper crown with a ball; and   a lower stem with a socket;   wherein the crown and stem are connected by the ball and the socket joined as a ball-and-socket joint; and,   wherein the angle of the crown relative to the ground is adjusted from an initial position to secondary positions by adjusting the yaw, pitch, and roll of the crown within the ball-and-socket joint and relative to the lower stem.   
     
     
         2 . The upper crown of  claim 1  further comprising eight crown arms. 
     
     
         3 . The crown arms of  claim 2  further comprising rounded crown edges. 
     
     
         4 . The rounded crown edges of  claim 3  wherein the edges are equal in size to a turbulator of a golf ball. 
     
     
         5 . The upper crown of  claim 1  further comprising a crown base. 
     
     
         6 . The crown base of  claim 5  wherein the crown base is attached to the ball of the ball-and-socket joint. 
     
     
         7 . The lower stem of  claim 1  further comprising a stem base. 
     
     
         8 . The lower stem of  claim 1  further comprising the socket attached to the opposite end of the stem base. 
     
     
         9 . The ball-and-socket joint of  claim 1  wherein the socket has at least one socket cutout. 
     
     
         10 . The ball-and-socket joint of  claim 1  wherein the angle of the crown relative to the ground can be adjusted to tilt between 75 and 105 degrees while holding a golf ball by adjusting the yaw, pitch, and roll of the crown within the socket and relative to the lower stem.