In this series final, the previously unbeaten Jet Doctors and High Flyers
will have their unbeaten streak come crashing to an end. For the final,
they will have to build a machine that can launch an over-sized golf ball
(a soccer ball) down 3 fairways (complete with hazards) and into the hole
(a buried garbage can). The team with the lowest score after the three
holes are completed, is the winner. Once the ball is in play, they cannot
pick it back up with their hands...only the machine may touch it.
The High Flyers are going for a simple approach. They want to mount a small engine onto the front of a jeep with a homemade golfclub attached to the engine. By revving the engine up and letting the clutch out, it will spin the club head around and whack the ball down the fairway. They will also have a manual putter for shorter shots. They trick here will be lining the truck up for the next shot and the sturdiness of their golf club face. It will be hitting the ball at tremendous speed...if the small engine works
The Jet Doctors are going for a different approach. A claw will pick
the ball up and drop it into a chute. The chute will direct the ball towards
a pitching machine. The pitching machine has one wheel spinning (attached
to a small motor) above a second chute. The ball will be flung between
the tire and chute, then along the side of the van in a forward motion.
A manual putter will also be used for short putts. A working engine will
be key as well as getting the ball to stay moving forward after it leaves
the pitching machine. The top spin may send it willy-nilly after a bounce.
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