A golf cup is normally 4 1/4 inches in diameter....big enough for you to reach in and grab your golf ball out after you drill a putt. The PVC pipe I have for the DVD package prototype is much smaller in diameter, but big enough for the golf ball to fit through cleanly. Problem is it's not big enough for anyone to reach into to grab the ball out...you'd actually have to flip the package over briefly to dump the ball out. My estimation is that I'd have to get about a 3 inch diameter pipe to accomodate reaching a forefinger and thumb into the hole to extract the golf ball. While a bigger pipe would also potentially solve the "scale of the gopher" issue, it also would cause an issue in that the golf ball wouldn't hide the entire gopher illustration.
I'm also concerned about how much space a larger pipe would command on the front of the DVD package...with a ball rattling around in it.
I'd appreciate any thoughts on whether I should stick with the pipe I have or go for something bigger. I think I was fine up until realizing the scale of the ball is off in relation to the hole, but I'm not sure how much that matters with a "surprise" (the golf ball) that probably will be used and won't ever go back in the hole once extracted.
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I understand the novelty of the ball, but what is the purpose? Once you take it out, then what? Is it possible if it was some strange scale then the final piece would denote a giant sized ball?
What if you had a thin layer of clear plastic over the cup with the ball in it, that way the thing always stays together and you can make the cup size correct.
There was actually a dual purpose for the ball: to hide the gopher momentarily and be the novelty item. I just sat down to work on this and am hoping to make some final decisions about the direction here. Thanks Bobby....go PHILS!
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