Marked golf ball and golf ball marking device

Abstract

A marked golf ball and an alignment aid for golfers consisting of a rigid hemispherically shaped body having three slits therein for making a mark on a golf ball which indicates the intended path of the golf ball and the preferred orientation of the club face for obtaining the intended path of the golf ball.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A golf ball marking device for aiding golfers consisting of: 
 a rigid hollow hemispherically shaped body having two intersecting slits and a third slit therein, the intersecting slits forming a plus sign (+) shaped opening for making a plus sign (+) shaped marking on a golf ball, the third slit is parallel to and intersects one of the two intersecting slits,    wherein the hollow body is of a sufficient size to accommodate a portion of a golf ball therein and the markings have dimensions sufficient to indicate to a golfer addressing a golf ball including the markings, the intended path of the golf ball and the preferred orientation of the club face for obtaining the intended path.    
     
     
         2 . The golf ball marking device of  claim 1 , wherein the hollow body will accommodate up to about one-half of a golf ball therein.  
     
     
         3 . The golf ball marking device of  claim 1 , wherein the intersecting slits and the third slit are each about ⅛ inch wide.  
     
     
         4 . The golf ball marking device of  claim 3 , wherein the intersecting slits are both about 2 ¼ inches long.  
     
     
         5 . The golf ball marking device of  claim 3 , wherein the third slit is about 1 inch long.  
     
     
         6 . The golf ball marking device of  claim 1 , wherein the slits may be any geometric shape.  
     
     
         7 . The golf ball marking device of  claim 6 , wherein the geometric shapes of the slits are independently and preferably selected from the group consisting of lines, rectangles, circles, triangles, and spheres.  
     
     
         8 . A golf ball marking device for aiding golfers consisting of: 
 a rigid hollow hemispherically shaped body having two intersecting slits and a third slit therein, the third slit is parallel to and intersects one of the two intersecting slits,    wherein the hollow body is of a sufficient size to accommodate a portion of a golf ball therein and the markings have dimensions sufficient to indicate to a golfer addressing a golf ball including the markings, the intended path of the golf ball and the preferred orientation of the club face for obtaining the intended path.    
     
     
         9 . The golf ball marking device of  claim 8 , wherein the hollow body will accommodate up to about one-half of a golf ball therein.  
     
     
         10 . The golf ball marking device of  claim 8 , wherein the intersecting slits and the third slit are each about ⅛ inch wide.  
     
     
         11 . The golf ball marking device of  claim 10 , wherein the intersecting slits are both about 2 ¼ inches long.  
     
     
         12 . The golf ball marking device of  claim 10 , wherein the third slit is about 1 inch long.  
     
     
         13 . The golf ball marking device of  claim 8 , wherein the slits may be any geometric shape.  
     
     
         14 . The golf ball marking device of  claim 13 , wherein the geometric shapes of the slits are independently and preferably selected from the group consisting of lines, rectangles, circles, triangles, and spheres.  
     
     
         15 . A golf ball comprising: 
 a rigid spherically shaped body having two intersecting markings and a third marking thereon, the third marking is parallel to and intersects one of the two intersecting markings,    and the two intersecting markings and the third marking having dimensions sufficient to indicate to a golfer addressing a golf ball including the markings, the intended path of the golf ball and the preferred orientation of the club face for obtaining the intended path.    
     
     
         16 . The golf ball of  claim 15 , wherein the intersecting markings and the third marking are each about ⅛ inch wide.  
     
     
         17 . The golf ball of  claim 16 , wherein the intersecting markings are both about 2 ¼ inches long.  
     
     
         18 . The golf ball of  claim 16 , wherein the third marking is about 1 inch long.  
     
     
         19 . The golf ball of  claim 15 , wherein the markings may be any geometric shape.  
     
     
         20 . The golf ball of  claim 19 , wherein the geometric shapes of the markings are independently and preferably selected from the group consisting of lines, rectangles, circles, triangles, and spheres.