A golf ball retrieval device couples to a shaft of the flag stick while it is upstanding in a cup on a golf green. The device includes a support member at a lower end of a stem and a handle at an upper end of the stem. When attached to the flag stick, the support member is seated in the cup with the stem projecting upwardly to the handle. When a golfer holes out with his or her ball in the cup along with the flag stick, the ball is supported on the support member in the cup. To retrieve the ball from the cup, and without touching the flag stick, the golfer hooks the putter under the handle of the device and raises the handle and support member connected thereto along the shaft of the flag stick until the ball exits the cup on the support member. The golfer may allow the ball to roll off of the support member and back onto the green or grab the ball from the support member.

A golf ball retrieval device couples to a shaft of the flag stick while it is upstanding in a cup on a golf green. The device includes a support member at a lower end of a stem and a handle at an upper end of the stem. When attached to the flag stick, the support member is seated in the cup with the stem projecting upwardly to the handle. When a golfer holes out with his or her ball in the cup along with the flag stick, the ball is supported on the support member in the cup. To retrieve the ball from the cup, and without touching the flag stick, the golfer hooks the putter under the handle of the device and raises the handle and support member connected thereto along the shaft of the flag stick until the ball exits the cup on the support member. The golfer may allow the ball to roll off of the support member and back onto the green or grab the ball from the support member.

A golf ball remover allows easy removal of a golf ball from a golf hole while the flagstick is left in place, thereby sparing physical strain on the golfer and potential damage to the hole. The golf ball remover may user the flagstick itself as a movement guide, with a ball grabbing component that is not kept within the hole, but instead is stored above the hole on the flagstick and is pushed down into the hole when used. The golf ball remover may be attached to a retractable cord and/or other movement component to automatically lift it out of the hole.

A golf ball remover allows easy removal of a golf ball from a golf hole while the flagstick is left in place, thereby sparing physical strain on the golfer and potential damage to the hole. The golf ball remover may user the flagstick itself as a movement guide, with a ball grabbing component that is not kept within the hole, but instead is stored above the hole on the flagstick and is pushed down into the hole when used. The golf ball remover may be attached to a retractable cord and/or other movement component to automatically lift it out of the hole.

An apparatus or system for enhancing an edge of a sporting court may include a first surface configured to engage with a surface of the sporting court and a second surface coupled to the first surface and configured to receive a ball and retain the ball in engagement with the second surface. The second surface may comprise a plurality of sub-surfaces, wherein one of the sub-surfaces may comprise a radial curve or at least one peak and at least one trough. The apparatus may comprise a retaining mechanism configured to retain at least one of the first surface or the second surface adjacent a court edge barrier.

The inventions disclosed herein may generally relate to a golf ball elevating systems which may address the need to elevate a golf ball or other sporting object from inside a putting green cup, possibly without human contact with a flag stick, ground, or cup. In some embodiments, the system may wholly comply with USGA (United States Golf Association) regulations. The system may use, for example, magnetic attraction or repulsion to facilitate elevation of the golf ball out of the cup. The system may use hooks, rings, or tool receptacles, as but a few examples to facilitate the golfer supplying the force to remove the golf ball from the cup such as by a putter. If desired to comply with the USGA flagstick requirements, some embodiments may have no pieces of the system present outside of the flagstick in the regions approximately 3″ above and approximately 3″ below the putting surface.

The inventions disclosed herein may generally relate to a golf ball elevating systems which may address the need to elevate a golf ball or other sporting object from inside a putting green cup, possibly without human contact with a flag stick, ground, or cup. In some embodiments, the system may wholly comply with USGA (United States Golf Association) regulations. The system may use, for example, magnetic attraction or repulsion to facilitate elevation of the golf ball out of the cup. The system may use hooks, rings, or tool receptacles, as but a few examples to facilitate the golfer supplying the force to remove the golf ball from the cup such as by a putter. If desired to comply with the USGA flagstick requirements, some embodiments may have no pieces of the system present outside of the flagstick in the regions approximately 3″ above and approximately 3″ below the putting surface.

The present invention relates to a ball picking robot, comprising a walking mechanism, a ball picking mechanism, a ball pushing mechanism and a ball storage mechanism. The ball picking mechanism comprises a ball picking basket, an air cylinder used for driving the ball picking basket to move up and down, an air storage tank used for providing an air source for the air cylinder, a solenoid valve arranged at the air outlet of the air storage tank, a micro air pump connected to the air storage tank, and a shielding assembly arranged at an opening in the rear end of the ball picking basket. A first gear is mounted at the input end of the micro air pump. The ball pushing mechanism comprises a rotary ball discharging assembly, comprising an either-rotation motor, a rotary impeller connected to a first output shaft of the either-rotation motor through a belt assembly.

An automatic ball launcher includes a ball feed control system that includes a meter wheel with radially-spaced ribs or grooves to selectively block and pass balls to the flywheels of the launcher. The meter wheel rotates to selectively block and release a single ball to pass at a time. The controller of the launcher can be programmed to stop the meter wheel when a ball has been metered by monitoring the current at peak of the motor driving the meter wheel. A meter-event can be determined to have occurred when the current of the drive motor drops to a trough by a pre-set magnitude following a rise to a peak value. A remote control can be provided for the user to operate the launching machine and adjust a plurality of parameters.

Embodiments described herein relate to methods, systems, and devices that can be leveraged to retrieve pickleballs from a court surface. More particularly, the present embodiments relate to a portable, light-weight, hand-held pickleball collector.