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Serge Provost

Gad J Shaanan

Jerome Foy

Disclosed is an apparatus for automatically teeing up golf balls having a hopper, a teeing up device and a control panel. The hopper is operatively connected to the teeing up device to supply golf balls to the automatic teeing up device. The teeing up device comprises a piston moving between a lowermost and an uppermost position within a guide cylinder below the ground level. Golf balls are selected and allowed on a tee one at the time. The tee is adjustable in height to simulate a tee off lie or a fairway lie. A detector is located under the tee to detect the presence of a golf ball on the tee to automatically tee up another golf ball when needed. The control panel activates, controls or deactivates the automatic teeing up device. Also disclosed is a kit for practicing golf having targets posted in a driving range at different distances from the tee off, a device comprising an arrow spun on a board around choices of target for randomly choosing one of these targets and an apparatus for automatically teeing up the golf balls. The kit and the apparatus are intended both for indoor and outdoor use in a driving range or a simulated golf course. Furthermore, the kit is intended to allow a golfer to practice precise golf shots in terms of distance and direction.

Automatic golf ball teeing up apparatus

A binding for a snowboard has a base, side members extending upwardly and rearwardly from the sides of the base, towards the back of the base, with an arcuate member joining the rear ends of the side members. Fastening means on one side member and on one side edge of the board at the front provide for attachment of one end of each of two straps. Fastening means on the other side member and on the other side edge serve for attachment of a locking bar which in turn connects the other end of each strap to the side member and base. Attachment means are provided in the base for attachment to a snowboard. A snowboard for use in conjunction with the binding has a forward attachment position which provides for attachment of a binding inclined in either direction as desired, that is forward and to the right or forward and to the left, as desired, at about 45.degree.. A rear attachment position provides for attachment of the binding transverse of the board. The snowboard, of elongate form, has a rounded front end and both front and rear ends curve upwardly. In plan profile the snowboard is waisted and in side profile is also arched or curved. A rim extends around the periphery of the board and at the rear, in transverse cross-section, the bottom surface has a spherical surface extending downwards from the plane of the bottom surface. The board may, or may not, have steel edges.

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Baie-d'Urfe, Canada

Serge Provost