With a green located on an island about a hundred yards offshore of beautiful Lake Coeur d’Alene in northern Idaho, there’s little room for error – after all, it’s surrounded by a 49 square mile water trap. The Floating 14th is pretty spectacular as far as golf holes go. If playing one of the most unusual holes in golf is simply beyond your means, there’s no need to fret – just do what did and build a miniature mobile replica of the famous Coeur d’Alene Resort Floating 14th hole. Golf is an expensive obsession for some, with course fees on the most memorable and challenging courses running into the hundreds of dollars a game and beyond. Of course, those with dreams of the driving range might consider this recreation of the famous Floating 14th Hole! Posted in Misc Hacks Tagged arduion mega, mini golf, scoreboard No more fumbling with pencils and paper means it’s easier to focus on dominating the competition on the (miniature) green.
It’s a basic hack, but one that makes the game far more of a self-contained experience. The sensors are read by an Arduino Mega, which is also responsible for flashing LEDs and updating the score throughout the game on the included 7-segment displays.
Vinyl siding is used to guide the balls going through the holes to ensure the sensor is triggered consistently. To track this, each hole is fitted with an IR break-beam sensor that triggers when a ball passes through. The game consists of a skeeball-type minigolf course, where the score is determined by the hole the player puts the ball through. Of course, that was nothing that couldn’t be solved with some electronics!
had built himself a small game for the lounge room, but found keeping score to be a tedious exercise. Minigolf is a fun, simple pastime that has the benefit of taking up much less space than the classical game it is inspired by.
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