On 5/2/09 11:30 AM, in article , "Bill
Boyce" wrote:

Square Peg wrote:
I would like to make several targets for practicing golf shots. These
would be circles of various sizes from from about a 1-yard radius up
to a 5-yard radius -- possibly a bit larger.

I have been using rope, which works fairly well, but it's difficult to
lay out the rope in a nice circle and keep it that way. It occurred to
me that if I could make circles out of some heavy fabric like a
canvas, it might retain the circle shape a little better.

My plan is be to get a piece of fabric, cut the fabric into arcs of
the correct radius, then sew then together into a circle.

I would appreciate comments or suggestions on:

1. What's the best fabric to get? My first thought was canvas. There
is a canvas shop near here that makes tents and awnings. I was in
there several years ago. They have lots of canvas. I plan to go ask
them what they recommend. Is there another fabric I should consider?

2. Will my wife's sewing machine handle the canvas?

3. What's the best way to connect the arcs? I was just going to
overlap them about an inch and sew along both edges, maybe using a
zig-zag stitch that goes over the edge.

4. How do I finish the edges? Do I fold the edge over and sew it down
or sew to edge tape (bias tape?)?

5. How wide whould the strips be? I was thinking 2-3" for the smaller
circles and maybe 1" wider for each yard of radius.

Anything else I should know about or think about?

Thanks

Puhleeze people! This is obviously a troll. (And one with a lot of "bites")

With golf, the purpose is to put the ball in the hole or at least come
as close to it as possible. You DON'T don't use a circle to aim at; you
aim at a flagstick. So you stick a flag in the ground and go for it. A
stick will serve perfectly.

If you want to sew something, affix a flag to the top of it! (Now don't
take off on "what material?, what size?, what kind of thread? how big a
hem?, what number should I put on the flag? or how about the tapes to
tie it to the pole? etc etc)

JPBill

There are several avid golfers in my family, and I've never once had any of
them or their friends request I make circles to use to aim the ball. I
thought maybe it was something new for children till DD reminded me there
was nothing like that in the kiddie's golf sets bought for her children.

Oh well, I suppose some people would/could use rope as he wrote or canvas if
he is a beginner, but I don't see why not use the flag as golfers do?
Emily