Golf simulator

Abstract

Golf practice apparatus comprises a structure having a back wall ( 16 ) representing at least part of a golf course, including a green and a hole ( 11 ), said structure having at least one upper shelf ( 12 ) including means to represent the hole on a real golf course, means ( 24 ) removably attachable to said structure to represent hazards, and a location in front of the structure from which a player may hit a golf ball towards the structure.

1 . Golf practice apparatus, comprising a structure having a back wall representing at least part of a golf course, including a green and a hole, said structure having at least one upper shelf including means to represent the hole on a real golf course, means removably attachable to said structure to represent hazards, and a location in front of the structure from which a player may hit a golf ball towards the structure.  
     
     
         2 . Apparatus according to  claim 1 , comprising one or more further shelves, each representing the area before the hole in a real golf course.  
     
     
         3 . Apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the shelves extend further forward towards the player the lower down the back wall they are positioned.  
     
     
         4 . Apparatus according to any preceding claim, wherein the location comprises a plurality of driving surfaces, each driving surface representing a different type of surface within the golf course, for example fairway and rough.  
     
     
         5 . Apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the driving surfaces are in the form of a mat having a central region thereof representing the fairway and side regions representing the rough.  
     
     
         6 . Apparatus according to  claim 4 , comprising a central mat representing the fairway and further mats placed at opposed lateral sides of the central mat and spaced therefrom, the further mats each representing the rough.  
     
     
         7 . Apparatus according to  claim 5  or  6 , wherein the surface texture of the side regions or further mats is different from the surface texture of the central region or mat.  
     
     
         8 . Apparatus according to any preceding claim, wherein the back wall is decorated to represent the view that a golfer would see when looking towards the hole on a real golf course.  
     
     
         9 . Apparatus according to  claim 8 , wherein the structure includes side members extending forwardly of the rear wall and decorated to extend the view represented on the back wall.