>In an effort to further the athleticism of my children, so they can
>someday be filthy rich and support their kindly old father, I am
>building a wooden target for them to throw a ball at.
>
>I want to count the number of times the ball hits the target.  A PIC
>will count the number of hits and handle an LED display.  But I'm
>hoping for suggestions on how to detect the hits.  Two things come to
>mind: An accelerometer responding to the vibration of a hit, or a
>microphone that picks up the sound of a hit.
>
>Any further ideas or comments?
>
>Thanks, Rock
>
Interesting problem. Childrens' toys are among the most difficult devices
to make idiot-proof. How do you defend against the trivial case where the
child just walks up and whacks the target to increase the score? Probably
YOUR kids would never do such a thing :-)

Reg Neale