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How Do I Make a Hillbilly Golf Game Out of a PVC Pipe?

You don't have to be a hillbilly to play hillbilly golf. This fun, outdoor summer game also can be known as ladder golf, bolo toss, monkey balls and backyard golf. Making your own golf structure and bolos can allow you to personalize your game to show off to your barbecue guests.

Things You'll Need

PVC pipe - 10 feet, 1/2-inch thick, quantity of 5
PVC elbows - 90 degree, 1/2-inch thick, quantity of 12
PVC Tees - 1/2-inch thick, quantity of 12
Saw or pipe cutter
Nylon rope
Scissors
Golf balls - quantity of 6, 3 each of 3 different colors
Drill
Drill bit 1/4-inch

Instructions

- 1
  With your saw or pipe cutter cut 14 pieces of PVC pipe 2 feet in length and 16 pieces 1-foot.
- 2
  Assemble the base of the structure. Use 4 of the 90-degree elbows and 2 of the tees. The 2-foot pipe needs to be used for the base of the ladder. Make sure to stand up 2 of the tee connectors in the center on each side going length ways.
- 3
  Assemble the ladder piece. This piece looks like a ladder and is what determines score during game play. In this step you will use 4 of the tees and 2 of the 90-degree elbows. Use the 1-foot pipes for the sides of the ladder and the 2-foot pipes for the ladder rungs.
- 4
  Attach the ladder piece to the base by putting the pipes from the ladder piece into the tee connectors that are standing up in the base.
- 5
  Create the bolos, or game pieces made with two golf balls connected by a rope. Take your drill and drill bit and drill holes into the center of the 6 golf balls. With scissors cut the nylon rope into 18-inch pieces. Attach the golf balls to each end of the nylon rope and tie a knot at the top and bottom of the balls. The balls should end up being about 12-inches apart.
- 6
  Play your game. Place the structure that you just built approximately 15 to 21-feet from where you are standing on a flat surface. Player one will throw the balls at the ladder, trying to get them to wrap around the top rung. The top rung is worth 3 points, middle worth 2, and bottom worth 1 point. The person who gets to the score of 21 points first wins.

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