What happens when you embed a Raspberry Pi inside a handmade golf putter? Apparently, 12,000+ people lose their minds.
I’ve put a lot of unusual things inside putters over the years — gold nuggets, challenge coins, shark teeth, meteorite fragments. But when a client asked me to embed a Raspberry Pi circuit board into a custom putter, I knew this one was going to break the internet. Or at least our little corner of it.
The Build: Circuit Board Meets Clear Acrylic
The concept was beautifully nerdy: take a real Raspberry Pi — the tiny computer beloved by makers, engineers, and tinkerers worldwide — and suspend it inside a crystal-clear acrylic putter head. No wood grain to hide behind. No paint. Just pure transparency so you can see every chip, every trace, every solder point.
The acrylic pour is one of the most demanding things I do. It has to be perfectly clear — no bubbles, no haze, no distortion. The Pi needed to float inside the head like it was suspended in glass. One mistake and you start over. But when it works? It’s like looking into a window at a tiny, frozen world.
Why It Went Viral
When I posted this putter on Instagram, it took off like nothing I’d ever seen. Over 12,000 likes and more than 125 comments. My phone didn’t stop buzzing for days.
I think it hit a nerve because it sits at this perfect intersection of two passionate communities: golf lovers and tech enthusiasts. Most of my putters appeal to golfers and gift-givers. This one brought in an entirely new audience — people who had never thought about custom putters before but suddenly needed one because it spoke their language.
The comments were incredible. Half the people wanted to know if it actually worked as a computer (it doesn’t — it’s permanently encased). The other half wanted to know what else I could embed. The answer, as always, is: almost anything.
What Would You Embed?
That’s the question I love asking. Because the Raspberry Pi putter isn’t really about the Pi — it’s about the idea that your putter can contain something deeply personal and meaningful to you.
I’ve had engineers send me their first prototype circuit boards. Musicians have sent guitar picks and drumsticks. A poker player sent his lucky chip. A surfer sent a piece of his first board. The material doesn’t matter as much as the story behind it.
If there’s an object that means something to you — something that represents who you are or what you love — there’s a good chance I can build a putter around it. The acrylic process lets me suspend almost any small object in a crystal-clear head that looks like it belongs in a museum but plays like a dream on the green.
Ready to Go Viral With Your Own Custom Putter?
Every custom putter starts with a conversation. You tell me your story, show me what you want to embed, and I’ll figure out how to make it beautiful, functional, and completely one-of-a-kind.
Fair warning: your foursome is going to have a lot of questions.