Disclosed is a golf chipping game and methods of play for a golf chipping game. The golf chipping game includes an inclined playing surface having a plurality of holes defined therein; an impact absorbent material comprising or affixed to the playing surface; and a chipping mat disposable a distance from the playing surface.

A golf cap having a ball marker proposed in the present invention includes: a ball marker which has a first coupling portion having one surface formed with a plurality of male members, e.g., hooks, or female members, e.g., loops, and a second coupling portion which corresponds to the first coupling portion, and has a plurality of female members when one surface of the first coupling portion has a plurality of male members, or has a plurality of male members when the one surface of the first coupling portion has a plurality of female members, so that the ball marker is attached to and detached from the second coupling portion, thereby improving convenience when carrying and using the ball marker, and improving detachable function between the ball marker and the cap in use.

A tool includes a divot repair tool, a ball marker that may be decorated in a variety of designs, and a shaft clip to removably attach the golf accessory to a golf putter shaft. The tool is useful for providing a golfer with an easily accessible golf accessory on the putting green, as the device is designed to remain stationery on the golf putter shaft during use of the golf putter.

A tool includes a divot repair tool, a ball marker that may be decorated in a variety of designs, and a shaft clip to removably attach the golf accessory to a golf putter shaft. The tool is useful for providing a golfer with an easily accessible golf accessory on the putting green, as the device is designed to remain stationery on the golf putter shaft during use of the golf putter.

A sports ball for communicating to an external electronic device various parameters related to an impact with a sporting implement, such as a golf club. The sports ball comprises an outer resilient shell within that is contained a resilient core. An electronic circuit comprises at least one sensor, a transmitter, optionally a light-emitting diode, and a power source. The electronic circuit is cushioned from the impact of the sporting implement by the resilient core. The electronic circuit is adapted for communicating sensor data to the external electronic device via the transmitter. The at least one sensor is taken from the group of sensors comprising: a GPS receiver, a multi-axis accelerometer, an orientation sensor, an altitude sensor, and a microphone. The transmitter may be an RFID chip that passively transfers data from the at least one sensor and a unique ID number of the sports ball.

A sports ball for communicating to an external electronic device various parameters related to an impact with a sporting implement, such as a golf club. The sports ball comprises an outer resilient shell within that is contained a resilient core. An electronic circuit comprises at least one sensor, a transmitter, optionally a light-emitting diode, and a power source. The electronic circuit is cushioned from the impact of the sporting implement by the resilient core. The electronic circuit is adapted for communicating sensor data to the external electronic device via the transmitter. The at least one sensor is taken from the group of sensors comprising: a GPS receiver, a multi-axis accelerometer, an orientation sensor, an altitude sensor, and a microphone. The transmitter may be an RFID chip that passively transfers data from the at least one sensor and a unique ID number of the sports ball.

A device for retrieving a golf ball that is not easily accessible in ponds, in high grass, in bushes, in rocky terrain or in other places that are hard to reach. The device comprises a retriever head that is attached to a telescoping handle. The retriever head comprises an elongated rigid head with no moving parts, with a large opening at the bottom of the front of the retriever. The retriever widens along the sides to form a pocket at the tapered end at the top of the retriever that is used to entrap a golf ball. The outside of the tapered end of the retriever can be used to retrieve a golf ball by scooping it onto the side of the retriever. The rounded point at the tapered end of the retriever can be used to dislodge or reposition a golf ball so that it can be easily retrieved.

A device and method of learning and training of the golf swing that is based on the performing of the swing as a continuous exercise, where the person, either a student in learning or a player in training, performs continuous movements or golf swings without depending on the presence of the ball on a ball placement site, in which the device places the ball on the ball placement site in a programmed or random way without making the person stop the succession of continuous swings.

A device and method of learning and training of the golf swing that is based on the performing of the swing as a continuous exercise, where the person, either a student in learning or a player in training, performs continuous movements or golf swings without depending on the presence of the ball on a ball placement site, in which the device places the ball on the ball placement site in a programmed or random way without making the person stop the succession of continuous swings.

Disclosed is a golf chipping game and methods of play for a golf chipping game. The golf chipping game includes an inclined playing surface having a plurality of holes defined therein; an impact absorbent material comprising or affixed to the playing surface; and a chipping mat disposable a distance from the playing surface.