Hey all,
I'm a novice and am looking to make a golf ball "hole in one" detector. I have an oversized golf hole (about 12" round) in my yard and I would like to make some sort of ball sensor to detect a hole in one. I originally envisioned a light turning on if the cup sensed a golf ball as it is very difficult to tell if the golf ball made it in the hole from far away. The only thing I could think of is using a funnel of some sort inside of the golf hole so that if a ball makes it into the hole, it is automatically going to sit at the base of the funnel. Inside of the funnel neck, I figured a photocell or motion sensor would be there so that when the golf ball covers the sensor, it would trigger the light to turn on. All I have done so far is think about the concept, I am totally open to suggestion! Any ideas on how I can make this for a reasonable amount of money would be appreciated! Please include the parts that you would recommend as well since this is all new to me and I may not be familiar with what certain parts are.
Thank you!!
I'm a novice and am looking to make a golf ball "hole in one" detector. I have an oversized golf hole (about 12" round) in my yard and I would like to make some sort of ball sensor to detect a hole in one. I originally envisioned a light turning on if the cup sensed a golf ball as it is very difficult to tell if the golf ball made it in the hole from far away. The only thing I could think of is using a funnel of some sort inside of the golf hole so that if a ball makes it into the hole, it is automatically going to sit at the base of the funnel. Inside of the funnel neck, I figured a photocell or motion sensor would be there so that when the golf ball covers the sensor, it would trigger the light to turn on. All I have done so far is think about the concept, I am totally open to suggestion! Any ideas on how I can make this for a reasonable amount of money would be appreciated! Please include the parts that you would recommend as well since this is all new to me and I may not be familiar with what certain parts are.
Thank you!!