A golf tee is disclosed, which is resistant to breaking and resistant to flying. The golf tee herein comprises a head; a stem; a ground-gripping ring or rings; and a terminal grounding tool.
1 . A golf tee, comprising:
a head configured to support a golf ball;
a body operatively connecting to the head and located below the head, and the body comprises: a stem below the head, a gripping ring structure below the stem, and a terminal grounding tool below the gripping ring structure, wherein the gripping structure is configured to be at least partially buried in a ground in which the golf tee is lowered and to grip the ground, and wherein the terminal grounding tool culminates in a pointy tip;
a downwardly sloping skirt surrounding at least part of the body, the skirt having a top circumference joined to the body and a bottom circumference larger than the top circumference, wherein below the top circumference a hollow space is formed between the skirt and the body, the skirt being configured such that the hollow space is maintained when the bottom circumference contacts the ground and is driven into the ground, wherein a thickness of the skirt decreases from the top circumference to the bottom circumference.
2 . The golf tee of claim 1 , wherein:
the downwardly sloping skirt surrounds at least part of the stem, the top circumference is joined to the stem, and is vertically aligned above a junction between the stem and the gripping ring structure, wherein below the top circumference the hollow space is formed between the skirt and the stem.
3 . The golf tee of claim 1 , wherein an angle between a central axis along which the body extends and an inclined surface of the skirt connecting the top circumference and the bottom circumference is between 75 and 80 degrees.
4 . The golf tee of claim 1 , wherein the tee is formed as a single piece of material.
5 . The golf tee of claim 4 , wherein the tee is made by injection molding.
6 . A golf tee, comprising:
a head configured to support a golf ball;
a body operatively connecting to the head and located below the head, and the body comprises: a stem below the head, a gripping ring structure below the stem, and a terminal grounding tool below the gripping ring structure, wherein the gripping structure is configured to be at least partially buried in a ground in which the golf tee is lowered and to grip the ground, and wherein the terminal grounding tool culminates in a pointy tip;
a downwardly sloping skirt surrounding at least part of the body, the skirt having a top circumference joined to the body and a bottom circumference larger than the top circumference, wherein below the top circumference a hollow space is formed between the skirt and the body, wherein a thickness of the skirt decreases from the top circumference to the bottom circumference.