Golf club rack e.g. for practice range has access to clubs and charges to user controlled by electronic identification unit

摘要

The golf club rack (1) has a storage space for one or more individually coded clubs (2), accessed via an electronic identification unit with a card reader (7) and key pad (9). The identification unit releases a holder (3) which allows the clubs to be removed, and is connected to a system which charges the user's account if a club is not returned to the rack at the expiry of a set time period. The code for each club can be in the form of an electronic element located in a cavity in the handle. Golf balls can be contained in a bucket (11) on a weighing unit (12).