The technology provides practice aids for developing croquet skills and on-mallet playing aids for improving croquet play. The practice aids are used while practicing croquet and offer benefits such as immediate feedback and practice shot repeatability. The practice aids may include a swing trainer, a single ball shot trainer, a croquet shot maker, a cannon shot maker, a mallet alignment tool, a take-off trainer, a hoop maker, and a wiring trainer. The on-mallet playing aids are used while practicing and during croquet games since the rules of croquet allow a player to mark a mallet. The on-mallet playing aids offer benefits such as improved in-game shot setup and improved shot precision. The on-mallet playing aids may include a single ball shot playing facilitator, a take-off playing facilitator, and a croquet-shot playing facilitator. The practice aids and the on-mallet playing aids may offer different ways of achieving a same result.

An active suspension orthotic support system is disclosed. The suspension orthotic support system comprises at least one variable resistance beam extending from a heel section to a mid-arch section of the footwear, wherein rotation of the variable resistance beam from a first position to a second position causes a resistance provided by the variable resistance beam to vary between a minimum resistance to a maximum resistance.

The present disclosure provides generally for systems and devices for a game utilizing a projectile. According to the present disclosure, the projectile-based game system may comprise multiple components including a projectile, a plurality of contacting elements, a plurality of players, and a base structure comprising internal and external partitioning elements. The projectile-based game may include a base structure with various components and designs. Additionally, the present disclosure may include at least one exemplary process for utilizing a projectile-based game system.

The present disclosure provides generally for systems and devices for a game utilizing a projectile. According to the present disclosure, the projectile-based game system may comprise multiple components including a projectile, a plurality of contacting elements, a plurality of players, and a base structure comprising internal and external partitioning elements. The projectile-based game may include a base structure with various components and designs. Additionally, the present disclosure may include at least one exemplary process for utilizing a projectile-based game system.

Disclosed herein is a propellent-driven golf club to propel a ball without requiring a swinging action. Accordingly, the propellent-driven golf club may include a hollow shaft, a handle attached to a top portion of the hollow shaft, and a golf club head assembly attached to a bottom portion of the hollow shaft. Further, the golf club head assembly may include a bar receptacle comprising receptacles configured to receive cartridges, the firing mechanism operationally coupled to the triggering device, a firing cylinder port configured to receive at least a portion of a cartridge, a vortex generator comprising a chamber that may include an ingress port and an egress port, a range control mechanism comprising a range control valve fluidly coupled to the egress port of the chamber, a firing cylinder bore fluidly coupled to an outlet of the range control valve, and a piston movably disposed in the firing cylinder bore.

A system for automatically scoring and umpiring a cricket or baseball game without human scorers or umpires. The system collects data from smart sports equipment and automatically updates the score and performs umpiring functions. The system synchronizes smart equipment used during gameplay, obtains sensor data from the smart equipment, performs signal processing and pattern recognition on the sensor data, and performs cricketing and baseball tasks. The system may detect tosses, detect calls, infer who won the toss, capture whether batting or fielding is chosen first, identify players, authenticate a valid field state to begin game play, identify the batsman taking guard, signal the commencement of the game, detect a valid ball that is bowled, track the scores, understand the end of an over and falling of wickets, and/or declare the winner. The system enables one to conduct and administer a large number of cricket or baseball games without human umpires.

Stiffened thin-walled natural fiber composite product having first fiber yarns (A), each first fiber having a first thickness, and second fiber yarns (B) having a second thickness larger than the first thickness. At least one side of said product is even. Applications for a seat post; a bicycle saddle; a bicycle frame; a bicycle handle bar; a baseball bat; a piece of furniture; a paddle; or a sheet for automotive applications.

The technology provides practice aids for developing croquet skills and on-mallet playing aids for improving croquet play. The practice aids are used while practicing croquet and offer benefits such as immediate feedback and practice shot repeatability. The practice aids may include a swing trainer, a single ball shot trainer, a croquet shot maker, a cannon shot maker, a mallet alignment tool, a take-off trainer, a hoop maker, and a wiring trainer. The on-mallet playing aids are used while practicing and during croquet games since the rules of croquet allow a player to mark a mallet. The on-mallet playing aids offer benefits such as improved in-game shot setup and improved shot precision. The on-mallet playing aids may include a single ball shot playing facilitator, a take-off playing facilitator, and a croquet-shot playing facilitator. The practice aids and the on-mallet playing aids may offer different ways of achieving a same result.

A mallet for use in a game includes a shaft connected at one end to a mallet head. The mallet head includes a first planar strike face being parallel to that of the shaft axis and a second planar oblique strike face also parallel to the shaft axis, the angle between and first and oblique planar strike faces being between 0 and 90 degrees.

A mallet for use in a game includes a shaft connected at one end to a mallet head. The mallet head includes a first planar strike face being parallel to that of the shaft axis and a second planar oblique strike face also parallel to the shaft axis, the angle between and first and oblique planar strike faces being between 0 and 90 degrees.