Method for marking a practice range

Abstract

A method for marking a fairway, having a teeing area associated therewith, to enable a golfer to judge distance and accuracy of golf balls struck onto said fairway from the teeing area, said method consisting of marking distance indicators on the fairway in the form of a first set of lines that are spaced from the teeing area and are spaced apart, with each line being a substantially constant distance from the teeing area, and marking accuracy indicators on the fairway in the form of a second set of lines that extend outwardly from the teeing area and are substantially normal to the teeing area.

The claims defining the invention are as follows:  
     
         1 . A method for marking a practice range, having a teeing area associated therewith, to enable a golfer to judge distance and accuracy of golf balls struck onto said practice range from the teeing area, said method comprising the steps of: 
 marking distance indicating means on the fairway in the form of a first set of lines that are spaced sequentially from the teeing area at prescribed distances apart from each other, each line being a substantially constant distance from the teeing area; and    marking accuracy indicating means on the practice range in the form of a second set of lines that extend outwardly from the teeing area and are substantially normal to the teeing area;    wherein the second set of lines are spaced apart an amount equating to the typical width of a fairway on a golf course.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said lines in the first set of lines are spaced apart by a distance corresponding to the typical difference between lengths of stroke of adjacent clubs.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said lines in the first set of lines are spaced apart by a distance of approximately 10 metres.  
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the golf course is proximate to the practice range, and the amount equating to a typical width of a fairway relates to fairways on that particular golf course.  
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises the step of marking obstacle-indicating means within the spacing between adjacent pairs of lines of the second set of lines on the practice range.  
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the golf course is proximate to the practice range, and the positioning of the obstacle-indicating means along said first set of lines corresponds to the relative positioning of an obstacle on a fairway of said golf course.  
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the obstacle-indicating means take the form of a first set of marks that are painted onto the practice range.  
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the first set of marks represent the location of sand bunkers, bodies of water and rough terrain.  
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein said first set of marks is colour-coded according to the type of obstacle represented.  
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises the step of marking target-indicating means within the spacing between adjacent pairs of lines of the second set of lines.  
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the golf course is proximate to the practice range, and the positioning of the target indicating means along said first set of lines corresponds to the relative positioning of an obstacle on a fairway of said golf course.  
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the target indicating means take the form of a second set of marks that are painted onto the practice range.  
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the second set of marks indicates the location of greens.  
     
     
         14 . In a practice range having a teeing area associated therewith, an improved set of markings on the practice range to enable a golfer to judge distance and accuracy of golf balls struck onto the practice range from said teeing area, comprising: 
 distance indicating means in the form of a first set of lines that are spaced sequentially from the teeing area at prescribed distances apart from each other, each line being a substantially constant distance from the teeing area; and    accuracy indicating means in the form of a second set of lines that extend outwardly from the teeing area and are substantially normal to the teeing area;    wherein the second set of lines are spaced apart an amount equating to the typical width of a fairway on a golf course.    
     
     
         15 . The markings of  claim 14 , wherein said lines in the first set of lines are spaced apart by a distance corresponding to the typical difference between lengths of stroke of adjacent clubs.  
     
     
         16 . The markings of  claim 14 , wherein said lines in the first set of lines are spaced apart by a distance of approximately 10 metres.  
     
     
         17 . The markings of  claim 14 , wherein the golf course is proximate to the practice range, and the amount equating to a typical width of a fairway relates to fairways on that particular golf course.  
     
     
         18 . The markings of  claim 14 , further comprising obstacle-indicating means disposed within the spacing between adjacent pairs of lines of the second set of lines on the practice range.  
     
     
         19 . The markings of  claim 18 , wherein the golf course is proximate to the practice range, and the positioning of the obstacle-indicating means along said first set of lines corresponds to the relative positioning of an obstacle on a fairway of said golf course.  
     
     
         20 . The markings of  claim 18 , wherein the obstacle-indicating means comprise a first set of marks that are painted onto thepractice range.  
     
     
         21 . The markings of  claim 20 , wherein the first set of marks represent the location of sand bunkers, bodies of water and rough terrain.  
     
     
         22 . The markings of  claim 20 , wherein said first set of marks is colour-coded according to the type of obstacle represented.  
     
     
         23 . The markings of  claim 14 , wherein said markings further comprise target-indicating means within the spacing between adjacent pairs of lines of the second set of lines.  
     
     
         24 . The markings of  claim 23 , wherein the golf course is proximate to the practice range, and the positioning of the target indicating means along said first set of lines corresponds to the relative positioning of an obstacle on a fairway of said golf course.  
     
     
         25 . The markings of  claim 23 , wherein the target indicating means take the form of a second set of marks that are painted onto the practice range.  
     
     
         26 . The markings of  claim 25 , the second set of marks indicates the location of greens.