Jerry W Alexander

US Patent:

20160287967, Oct 6, 2016

Filed:

Aug 10, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/822007

Inventors:

- Houston TX, US
Bryan R. Peebler - El Dorado Hills CA, US
Craig A. Lindberg - League City TX, US
Jerry A. Alexander - Houston TX, US

International Classification:

A63B 69/36
A63B 71/06
A63B 24/00

Abstract:

Systems and methods are disclosed for game play in three dimensions at a golf driving range. For the disclosed embodiments, virtual targets are used in combination with real-world physical reference points associated with the golf driving range to allow three dimensional (D) virtual targeting and game play. The physical playing field includes not just the horizontal field, but also the D space above and beyond the field, as well as vertical surfaces such as walls, nets, ceiling and also dynamic vertical surfaces such as a projectable steam wall and/or other dynamic vertical surfaces. By combining virtual targets and real-world reference points, the disclosed embodiments provide a wide range of entertainment and games at a golf driving range that are based on the flight of the ball while in the air and that allow players to use real-world reference points to orient their shots.