Step 3: 3D Printing
Once you have all of your files finished to your liking you need to have them printed.#N#To do this I had to save all of my files in the .STL file format and then I took them to the "Advanced Visualization Center" on campus where they have multiple 3D Printers.
Step 4: Creating a Control System
You will need an arduino Uno or similar to control everything. Now that you know what parts are going to move on your project you can decide what motors and sensors to use. For my project I needed two servo motors. One motor was small to fit inside of the ball dispenser, the other servo was a large servo to spin the whole dispenser.
Step 5: Programming the Control System
For this you will need to download the arduino IDE which is just the program that you type the code into.
Step 6: Assembly
With the coding and the printing finished you can start to assemble parts.
Step 7: The Finished Product
It may take some tweaking to get it in just the right spot and to change some of the code values.
nykfan4life
at my course they have some special machine that colors the ball yellow and puts stripes over the logos so you don't know what brand it is, but occasionally i will find nike or titleist balls in there. I'm assuming that after buckets people will hit some of thier own balls just to compare or something.
lamebums
Can someone explain to me why some people have this desire to steal range balls? I'm guessing that no one on this board would ever have done that, but it's obviously enough of a threat by the quantity of signs I see.
oneil003
There is a really nice course a couple of hours away where the range balls are all ProV1's and they are not range balls. I have seen people putting them in their pockets. At my home course, I am sure some of the members keep a few range balls to use on "over water" shots as I find them scattered around in odd places near the ponds.
Dent
There is a really nice course a couple of hours away where the range balls are all ProV1's and they are not range balls. I have seen people putting them in their pockets. At my home course, I am sure some of the members keep a few range balls to use on "over water" shots as I find them scattered around in odd places near the ponds.
LarryK
Back several years ago when I was unemployed and had severely limited funds for golf, I would go to my local range which also had an excellent chipping and pitching area.
hammer84
This thread kinda surprises me. Taking range balls marked "range balls" is flat out stealing.#N#For all the grief that is given about following rules ( don't roll your ball etc ) and it being a game of honor, stealing is by far a worse infraction.#N#Just an observation on my part.
WhiteSoxFan
I really like this idea. When my shag bag is full - it's almost there - I think I'm going to put balls aside that would've gone in there until I have a dozen or so, and then I'm going to suggest this to my home course, and I'll donate a starting few.
Feedback
Has anyone DIY built a golf ball dispenser? I'm considering gravity feed using a 5 gal plastic bucket & pvc pipe....
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