A golf putting device with guide rails, semi-circle placed into the real putting green cup and a round cup target with a flag that slides into varying positions of inches from behind the real cup ranging from 1 inch to 18 inches. A golf ball must have sufficient velocity to make it the target cup behind the real putting green cup in order for the ball to make it into the real cup. By attempting to putt past the actual putting green cup helps train the golfer to have consistent putting speed to overcome the fact the balls velocity slows down in its approach to the real cup where it's more likely to be affected by any defects on the putting surface. The ability of the device to slide behind the real cup, closer and or farther allows putting from various distances and speeds further training the golfer.

A golf flagstick assembly includes a ferrule, a first flagstick portion, a second flagstick portion and a connector fitting. The first flagstick portion has a first cross-sectional dimension. The second flagstick portion is separate from the first flagstick portion and has a second cross-sectional dimension. The second flagstick portion is oriented such that an end of the second flagstick portion is disposed toward an end of the first flagstick portion. The connector fitting extends between and operatively connect the first and second flagstick portions. The connector fitting has a fitting cross-sectional dimension that is less than the first cross-sectional dimension of the first flagstick portion and less than the second cross-sectional dimension of the second flagstick portion. Connector fittings and methods of assembly are also included.

A golf flagstick assembly includes a ferrule, a first flagstick portion, a second flagstick portion and a connector fitting. The first flagstick portion has a first cross-sectional dimension. The second flagstick portion is separate from the first flagstick portion and has a second cross-sectional dimension. The second flagstick portion is oriented such that an end of the second flagstick portion is disposed toward an end of the first flagstick portion. The connector fitting extends between and operatively connect the first and second flagstick portions. The connector fitting has a fitting cross-sectional dimension that is less than the first cross-sectional dimension of the first flagstick portion and less than the second cross-sectional dimension of the second flagstick portion. Connector fittings and methods of assembly are also included.

A system comprising a flag stick and a ferrule for marking a golf hole, wherein the flag stick comprises a first end secured to a ferrule and a second end designed to be a clearly visible end with a flag, and where the ferrule comprises a head portion secured to the flag stick and a bottom portion designed for placement in a hole cup by a ferrule socket, where the head portion of the ferrule comprises a top surface with a flag stick hole for receiving a flag stick, where the flag stick and the ferrule are secured by means of fasteners, where the head portion of the ferrule comprises an elastic round piece, such that the ball can lie on a round piece and against the stick when the ball goes into the hole cup.

A golf flagstick assembly includes a ferrule, a first flagstick portion, a second flagstick portion and a connector fitting. The first flagstick portion has a first cross-sectional dimension. The second flagstick portion is separate from the first flagstick portion and has a second cross-sectional dimension. The second flagstick portion is oriented such that an end of the second flagstick portion is disposed toward an end of the first flagstick portion. The connector fitting extends between and operatively connect the first and second flagstick portions. The connector fitting has a fitting cross-sectional dimension that is less than the first cross-sectional dimension of the first flagstick portion and less than the second cross-sectional dimension of the second flagstick portion. Connector fittings and methods of assembly are also included.

A ball lifting device having an elevator is attachable to a flagstick for enabling easy removal of a golf ball that is holed while putting with the flagstick in place in the cup. The elevator may be attached to a handle portion that extends up along the pole portion of the flagstick allowing the elevator to be raised by way of the handle portion. The handle portion may have a hook portion for hooking up with a golf club so that hand contact with the device is eliminated. The handle portion may be a thin member. The handle portion may be a tubular portion. The elevator may be spring loaded with the spring manually loaded by a golfer and released to eject the golf ball from the cup.

A versatile camera device to be mounted to a pole, includes a cylindrical portion, a leg portion, and a light-transmitting portion provided in a axial middle portion of the cylindrical portion toward the other end and forming a part of the cylindrical portion. Further included are a reflector which receives light entering from the light-transmitting portion and an image pickup camera which receives light reflected from the reflector at an image pickup unit. The device further includes a control substrate including a transmitter which generates radio waves including an image signal from the image pickup camera and a controller, a battery and a lid.

Method for playing golf comprising acquiring a striking position of a golfer; acquiring flag information of a golf flag, which flag information comprises a flag position of the golf flag and information relating to a hole belonging to the golf flag; acquiring an acceleration of the golfer or of a golf club; outputting an associated striking time when a magnitude of the acquired acceleration lies above a predetermined threshold value; acquiring the surroundings of the golf flag upon receiving the striking time; checking the arrival of a golf ball in the surroundings and determining and outputting an assessment, in particular a point value, on the basis of the flag information, the striking position and the determined location using a to stored assessment system.

A golfing game assembly for playing miniature golf games includes a plurality of cups, a plurality of poles, and a plurality of spheres. Each cup is truncated frustrum shaped so that a base of the cup can be positioned on a surface with the cup being stabilized in an upright configuration. Each pole is selectively couplable to a respective cup so that the pole extends substantially vertically from the respective cup. The pole has a flag engaged thereto distal from the respective cup. The spheres are hollow, and each sphere has a plurality of orifices positioned therein. A respective sphere can be positioned on the surface distal from a respective cup. A user then is positioned to strike the sphere with a golf club in an attempt to propel the sphere into a respective cup.

A golf flagstick device comprising a rigid support member combined with a plurality of jacks. The components are encapsulated by a material, such as a thermoplastic or thermosetting polymer, using an injection molding process. The jacks have one or more arms extending outward from a center portion. The arms are adapted to contact the inner wall of the mold's cavity to help hold the rigid support member in one place and away from the inner wall during the molding process. The flagstick includes a ferrule attached to a lower end which is adapted for placement into a putting cup and a tip fitting attached to an upper end which is adapted to be combined with a flag. The ferrule and/or tip fitting may be combined with the rigid support member before the injection molding process resulting in the ferrule and/or tip fitting being at least partially filled with and/or encapsulated by the material to help hold the components together without requiring a secondary attachment operation.