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Tabletop Telepresence Robot

Posted on October 15, 2011 by peter

Two weeks ago I saw the Sparkfun new product post and instantly knew their new product would make a perfect telepresence robot. Now all of my parts arrived and I finally got it all put together! It’s basically a mashup … Continue reading →

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Rat Plotter

Posted on September 15, 2011 by peter

Last year Jeri Ellsworth did a neat radar demo where she attached a radar sensor to a mouse and then scanned what was under a cloth by moving around the mouse and recording the radar response as she measured different … Continue reading →

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Fontasaurus! I made a font today.

Posted on August 4, 2011 by peter

It ain’t pretty. Today I made a font using a neat web tool called FontStruct.  FontStruct is a flash-based web tool for creating and sharing custom fonts. The twist is that you must assemble the fonts from pre-made shapes (squares, … Continue reading →

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Programming languages I’ve learned in order

Posted on July 23, 2011 by peter

Inspired by this post on nodnod by DZ that I found today while randomly browsing. I’m taking liberties with the term programming language, but it’s my blog so bite me. BASIC on an Apple II and on what I think … Continue reading →

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Slow Motion Swing Videos

Posted on July 19, 2011 by peter

I was poking around youtube and found this great collection of slow motion video captures of professional golfer’s swings by youtube user terryrowles. Enjoy. Luke Donald Front On with Iron Luke Donald Down the Line with Driver

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Swing Video – July 15, 2011

Posted on July 18, 2011 by peter

I’ve attached a short video showing my swing from a front-on view. Even though this is mid-month I shot this to get a front-on view for comparison with next month. The shot felt solid and it flew straight ahead (well … Continue reading →

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Swing Video – July 10, 2011

Posted on July 11, 2011 by peter

The driving range was frustrating today. Looking back at last months video I realized what big gains I’ve made so… First the positive points.  I have been working hard on my balance this month and watching the video that seems … Continue reading →

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Hip Rotation and Weight Transfer

Posted on July 9, 2011 by peter

My swing is a freaking mess.  I was following the drills from the Herman Miller video in my first post, but that video really doesn’t cover weight transfer.  That’s ok for poking around at the range or on the par-3, … Continue reading →

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First Swing Video

Posted on July 9, 2011 by peter

I opened a giant can of orange slice! Check out the attached video of me hitting a brilliant banana right into the trees on the 11th hole at Schenley on June 6, 2011. It took me a while to post … Continue reading →

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Schenley Scores

Posted on July 9, 2011 by peter

This page is basically a link to my google doc containing my scores from Schenley.  It is really only useful to me.

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