Golf tee insert device and method for inserting a golf tee into the ground

1. A device for creating a hole in the ground, the device comprising:

a handle;

a device head interconnected to the handle, the device head comprising a front end and a rear end;

a punch extending outwardly from the front end of the device head, the punch comprising:

a tip on a first end;

a proximal end opposite the tip, the proximal end positioned in the device head;

a cylindrical portion between the tip and the proximal end;

an indention in the cylindrical portion and positioned a predetermined distance from the tip; and

a stop ring positioned proximate the proximal end;

a racking lever interconnected to the punch, wherein one end of the racking lever engages the stop ring;

a trigger mechanism comprising a flange extending from an upper portion of the trigger mechanism;

a locking lever rotatable around a pivot point, wherein the locking lever comprises a cutout sized and shaped to receive a distal end of the flange, and wherein the locking lever comprises a locking lever head with a nose, the nose sized and shaped to engage the indention in the punch; and

a spring interconnected to the rear end of the device head and the proximal end of the punch.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the hole is sized and shaped to receive a golf tee.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the trigger mechanism further comprises a trigger positioned on a front end of the handle and a spring interconnected to the trigger and a rear end of the handle.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device further comprises a tee extractor on the rear end of the device head.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the locking lever head further comprises a butt end opposite the nose, wherein the butt end is interconnected to a biasing member, wherein the locking lever head is on one side of the pivot point and the cutout is on an opposite side of the pivot point.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the racking lever can slide along a portion of the cylindrical portion of the punch.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein as the trigger mechanism is pulled, the flange of the trigger mechanism pushes on a tail end of the locking lever and rotates the locking lever around the pivot point, and wherein the tail end of the locking lever is on an opposite side of the pivot point as the locking lever head and nose.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the punch extends outward from the front end of the device head a distance between about 1.25 inches and about 1.75 inches.

9. The device of claim 1 , wherein a material of the punch comprises a metal, a hard plastic, a composite material, or combinations thereof.

10. A device for creating a hole in the ground, the device comprising:

a handle;

a head interconnected to the handle, the head comprising a front end, a rear end, and a cutout on a side;

a punch extending outwardly from the front end of the head, the punch comprising:

a tip on a first end;

a proximal end opposite the tip, the proximal end positioned in the head; and

a cylindrical portion between the tip and the proximal end;

a racking lever interconnected to the punch proximate the proximal end, the racking lever having a distal end extending out of the cutout in the head;

a trigger mechanism; and

a spring interconnected to the rear end of the head and the proximal end of the punch.

11. A method of using a device to punch a hole in the ground, comprising:

providing a device comprising:

a handle;

a device head interconnected to the handle, the device head comprising a front end and a rear end;

a punch extending outwardly from the front end of the device head, the punch comprising:

a tip on a first end;

a proximal end opposite the tip;

an indention a predetermined distance from the tip; and

a stop ring positioned proximate the proximal end;

a racking lever interconnected to the punch, wherein one end of the racking lever engages the stop ring;

a trigger mechanism comprising a trigger;

a locking lever rotatable around a pivot point, wherein the locking lever comprises a locking lever head with a nose, the nose sized and shaped to engage the indention in the punch; and

a spring interconnected to an inner surface on the rear end of the device head and the proximal end of the punch;

pulling the racking lever toward the rear end of the device head until the nose of the locking lever engages the indention in the punch;

compressing the trigger; and

driving the punch out of the device head and into the ground.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the pulling comprises engaging the racking lever with the stop ring and pulling the punch rearward along with the racking lever.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the trigger mechanism comprises a spring interconnected to the trigger and an inner surface of a rear end of the handle, and wherein the spring returns the trigger to its original resting position.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein as the trigger is compressed a flange on the trigger mechanism pushes on a tail end of the locking lever and rotates the locking lever around the pivot point.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein as the locking lever rotates around the pivot point, the nose of the locking lever slides out of the indention in the punch.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein after the nose of the locking lever slides out of the indention in the punch, a force exerted by the spring propels the punch forward and out of the device head.

17. The method of claim 11 , and wherein the tail end of the locking lever is on an opposite side of the pivot point as the locking lever head and nose.

18. The method of claim 11 , further comprising rotating the racking lever into a notch in an outer casing of the device head, wherein the notch retains the racking lever and the punch in the loaded position and acts as a safety to prevent inadvertent firing of the punch.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the device is pneumatic and comprises a piston, and wherein when air pressure above the piston is greater than below the piston, the piston is forced forward and pushes the punch forward and out of the device head.

20. The method of claim 11 , wherein the device comprises a solenoid having an electromagnetic coil and a sliding piston, and wherein the method further comprises:

creating a magnetic field; and

repelling the piston such that the piston pushes the punch out of the device head.