h a l f b a k e r yThis would work fine, except in terms of success.
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Bending down to get your golf ball out of the cup sucks. So I will install solenoids into golf cups to eject the ball out straight up into the air (approx 4' high). Infrared (or maybe RFID) sensors in the cup and your shoe will detect when you wave your shoe over the cup. The solenoid will then activate,
shooting the ball up into the air. You catch the ball and move on. Every player will receive a small sensor to attach to his shoe when he pays his green fees for the round.
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Do golf balls contain metal? |
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Great idea! Let the lazy golfers with their golf carts and minimal exercise find more ways NOT to be active. |
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Install about 200 of these in a paved area in front of the clubhouse, hook up a computer to control them, and you can have a golf ball "fountain". |
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Won't it eject the flag stick? |
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[wuag] Sounds good to me. |
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What a hit! Yes! Yes! YESSSSS! IT'S IN!!! <POP!> No wait ... it's out again. |
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Seems like a heck of a lot of trenching and rather substantial amounts of conduit and wiring just to power 18 little solenoids. Or were you putting a solar sail on each flag that recharges a storage battery buried in a waterproof vault beneath the hole? |
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//shooting the ball up into the air. You catch the ball and move on// ... or... bring a baseball bat and turn it into a whole new sport... |
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I agree the learning curve would be fun to watch. + |
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You need something like this for water hazards. Maybe sand traps, too. |
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//new golf ball injuries// |
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The hole could have a pneumatic piston (or spring-loaded pneumatic cushioned). The weight of the ball in the cup presses a release, and the cup gets raised slowly to a comfortable retrieval level. Push the piston back in place using the flag or a club. You’ll put out fewer eyes this way. |
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As long as the golf courses can still change the pin
position easily, I'm all for it. |
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<ravenswood>I'm in favour of anything that involves playing with your (insert pastime here).</ravenswood> |
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Can you make the ball explosive
too? |
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This was a Candid Camera Classic wasn't it? |
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[DeathNinja] There are a proliferation of suction like devices that fit on the top of the handle of your putter that will accomplish this!.
p.s. My mum is 66 and doesn't complain ;-) |
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// suction like devices that fit on the top of your putter // |
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I already have one of these. Oh, wait. You mean for golf....
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Now if we can only find a way to get rid of all that tiresome swinging this could be a decent sport. |
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(says the very tall golfer of OZ...) |
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Could also be helpful in the prison golf tournament... |
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Wouldn't it be easier to place a compressed sprnig in there instead. When the little bump of the golf ball hits it...FORE!!! |
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