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nik nok nudge™ & nok it off™

Putting games and more:

By: Imagine Innovation, Inc.

The Game Consists of:

  1. An extendable/portable putter.
  2. A plastic disc with a top shelf center divot (for a target golf ball to rest) and a soft plastic ramp ring, together called the target pad.
  3. A target straw/flag.
  4. A mesh bag for easy carry.
  1. Golf Balls
  2. Practice golf balls (reduced weight and hardness)

 

  1. The Grabber – you can buy here


Superfly Soft Catch™

Ever hurt your hand with a frizz? Hard flying discs are hard to catch, and get caught by the wind. The Superfly Soft Catch™ is a wind buster, flies straight, and don’t hurt to catch.

Rules of the Game: nik nok nudge™

The target pad is placed on carpet/flooring/putting green or ground that is suitable for rolling a golf putt. A target golf ball is placed on the center divot of the target pad. Based on the size of the room/area that the game is to be played in, a starting location for each putt is selected usually at the opposite end to where the target pad is placed. The distance is usually 8-16 feet depending upon the room and player skill level with 10-12 feet being the norm

  1. The putt misses the target pad. 0 points.
  2. The putt contacts the target pad. A nik= 1 point.
  3. The putt contacts the target ball and knocks the target ball off the target pad. The target ball is always replaced with the center divot on the target pad. A nok=3 points.
  4. The putt contacts the target ball but the target ball remains either in the divot or on the target pad. The target ball is replaced with the center divot on the target pad if necessary. A nudge=4 points.
  5. A putted ball that remains on the target pad at rest after a putt that results in either a nok or a nudge become a target ball as well for the next putts in that round until it is knocked off or the round ends. For example, if a putted ball is at rest with the target ball and the next putt contacts the target ball which is dislodged and contacts the new second target ball and one falls to the floor and the other remains on the target pad, the score would be a nok and nudge=7 points for that putt.
  6. At the end of a round (the players decide how many putts is a round in advance), additional points are added for being within a “gimme” distance. This is measured by extending the portable putter to its first extended position and placing the blade edge against the soft plastic ramp ring and if any part of the handle contacts a resting ball, it is an additional 1 point for each ball within that distance. If a putted ball remains on the target pad at the end of a round, it is an additional 2 points. This additional scoring element provides for strategic play when deciding on how much force to apply to the putt.


Rules of the Game: nok it off™

The target pad is placed on carpet/flooring/putting green or ground that is suitable for rolling a golf putt. Five or six practice balls (10-15 grams) are placed around the center target golf ball (45 grams).

Five regular weighted golf balls (45g.) are putted at the target pad (one at a time) attempting to knock all of the practice balls off the target pad, keeping track of the number of strokes that it takes to achieve that goal. If all (5) regular golf balls end up on the top of the target pad before all the practice balls are knocked off, the game is over and the player has lost that game.


Rules of the Game – Putters Pie™

An alternative putting game is with the soft plastic ramp ring. A player putts (5) golf balls toward the soft plastic ramp ring (one at a time) and attempts to leave the putted ball in the circle for one point, if all four quadrants receive a ball or 4 balls in one quadrant then the score is doubled.

This product can also be used as a ring toss/horseshoe game. Dogs love this!


The Golf Balls

There are all sorts of golf balls from 45 gram regular golf balls to 5 gram wiffle balls with a variety of practice golf balls of various weights and hardness. Regular golf balls (45g.) can be used for indoor play with proper set-up and care with how they are putted. Regular golf balls can be used by adults and children 6-13 with appropriate supervision. When putted normally, one can expect more noks than nudge’s although nudges do happen and more bonus points are likely.

  1. Almost Golf ™ (14.5g.) is a very good practice ball to putt at the target ball (45g.) which is a regular golf ball weight. This ball is available on Amazon™ and other major sporting goods and retailers.
  2. Go Sports™ “Foam Flight” (14g.) a very good practice ball to putt at the target ball (45g.) which is a regular golf weight. This ball is available on Amazon™ and other major sporting goods and retailers.
  3. Go Sports™ “Practice Foam Golf Balls” is about (10g.), so nudges are more frequently seen than noks, but noks do happen. They also seem to putt straighter accounting for higher scoring. Kids will like this one and parents too because it’s a little softer. This ball is available on Amazon™ and other major sporting goods and retailers.
  4. Crest Golf™ is a novelty golf ball that is approximately the same weight and size as a golf ball, however, when activated it has 4 LED lights that glow. This is a fun change of pace at a party and much like Twilight bowling only putting style. This ball is available on Amazon™.


Putting Surfaces

The best-putting surface for nik nok nudge™ is a flat carpet. A shag type of carpet thread would be too restrictive for the normal roll of a putted golf ball. A plush-style carpet can work, but each surface can be putt tested for suitability. The game plays more interestingly when the carpet/rug is not perfect.

For example; I rolled out an old Oriental rug that had been stored for years onto a linoleum floor next to an existing flat 8’x12’ rug. Then nesting the two rugs together and smoothing the transition with a few strips of painter’s tape. The rolled-out folds in the Oriental rug made the putted ball break slightly right or left based on the putt or placement of the target pad, which can be moved slightly from time to time to change the break of the ball.

Additionally, I successfully putted the ball across a linoleum floor onto a flat rug, using painter’s tape to smooth the transition toward the target pad. Adding little complexities to the game yields more variety in outcomes. The game can be played putting in batches per player or alternate stroke play. One can add a dog leg to the putting surface to make it a multiple-stroke game. Even with the softer (10g.) practice balls, kids (big and small) can putt down the stairs, across the dining room into the living room, and go for the target ball “par 3.” One of the best parts of this game is inventing your own games out of it.


Target Pad – Also a Flying Disk/Ring Toss

When a player is finished with the nik nok nudge game, the center target pad is a flying disc with a softer rubber edge for comfortable catching and the soft plastic ramp ring can be used in a ring toss (horse shoes) game or thrown outside on grass as a golf chipping target by adding the straw flag and called Flip ‘n Chip™ or a toss and catch game as well.