Recently, I found this patent, which describes a game combining golf and curling and I think it looks really fun. Pretty simple concept. Instead of curling rocks, you use golf balls and you putt them into the house. This patent details a particular shape which includes other inclines (possibly to differentiate from prior art already being sold).
Surprisingly, the only golf/curling game I can find online is Brier Ball. I like the Brier Ball setup better than the one described in the above patent because it has a house on both ends, just like in regular curling, which I think would be more convenient. However, this thing costs $995. How many people have actually bought one of these things at that price?
How come no one has anything like this, but a lot cheaper? I think a game like this would be really cool to have at a summertime bonspiel where you'd set it up outside the curling club and have golf/curling games go on while other teams are playing. Or maybe I could just set one up on my lawn during a party.
I doubt you could patent the cheap version (due to the existing prior art, unless you got really specific in the patent.) However, no cheap golf/curling game exists currently (or isn't marketed at all) and I feel like someone could make a decent side business out of this.
Surprisingly, the only golf/curling game I can find online is Brier Ball. I like the Brier Ball setup better than the one described in the above patent because it has a house on both ends, just like in regular curling, which I think would be more convenient. However, this thing costs $995. How many people have actually bought one of these things at that price?
How come no one has anything like this, but a lot cheaper? I think a game like this would be really cool to have at a summertime bonspiel where you'd set it up outside the curling club and have golf/curling games go on while other teams are playing. Or maybe I could just set one up on my lawn during a party.
I doubt you could patent the cheap version (due to the existing prior art, unless you got really specific in the patent.) However, no cheap golf/curling game exists currently (or isn't marketed at all) and I feel like someone could make a decent side business out of this.
