Golf practice tee apparatus having selectively adjustable inclination for simulating uneven lies and method for use of same

摘要

An improved golf practice tee apparatus for practicing golf swings is disclosed which provides a golf tee platform that may be selectively adjusted both in angle and in orientation to thereby allow the user of the device to simulate a wide variety of uneven lies. The golf practice tee apparatus has a platform mounted on a platform support frame, which platform support frame is centrally supported above and away from a base frame by a universal member which allows the platform support frame to move with two degrees of freedom of movement with respect to the base frame. Movement of the platform frame with respect to the base frame is controlled by four hydraulic cylinders, movement of which may be selectively, alternatively permitted to allow the angle and the orientation of the platform support frame to be adjusted, or inhibited to freeze the position of the platform support frame with respect to the base frame.