Re: Alternative to a Stimpmeter
"FY" <f.@OhnoUdont> wrote in message
news:w3d9f.4037$qk4.1714@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Since you need to start with a known ball speed anyway( which is why a
Stimp
> rating requires a Stimpmeter)
> why not just measure the distance off your own home built ramp, call the
> ramp the Leemeter, and rate the green in Lees?
>
> Stopwatch or yardstick, you need the same launch speed.
>
The main motivation is that I'd like to be able to compare the greens that I
play vs. the pro's who unfortunately don't play in Lees :-)
dave
ps. And you would not need the initial ball speed.
.
Relevant Pages
- Trip Report - Canadian Seniors Championship (long)
... The Canadian Seniors Championship is, first of all, an individual ... in which the best three scores count in each of the first two rounds ... What speed are the greens? ... play, we all hit extra putts and made notes. ...
(rec.sport.golf) - Re: Suspended play
... replaced when play resumes. ... Can the ball be replaced the same distance from the hole where it was ... There are no circumstances that justify changing a hole position while play is suspended because of lightning...unless it is materially and irrevocably damaged by that lightning. ... I have been in a situation where we had to suspend play due to extraordinarily high winds causing havoc on the greens during a multi-round competition. ...
(uk.sport.golf) - Re: Break 100 at Torrey Pines
... > Torrey South will play to a rating of 78.1 and a ... ?When I'm in form, I'll play ... fairways, the thick rough, and the super-slicked up greens, it could ... seen greens stimped more than 10 or 11, ...
(rec.sport.golf) - Re: Sometimes it can be a VERY rough Golf Life
... greens. ... He asked me the following question - "Dave, would you please point out to me the 176 yard sprinkler head". ... His style of play just doesn't match well with how I hit the ball, but I would welcome another round with him anytime. ...
(rec.sport.golf) - Re: The true measure of a single digit hdcp
... John van der Pflum wrote: ... FWIW -- I only know of one host who has won his own tournament. ... I told everyone attending I'd not be eligible for the awards as it's not fair to everyone else given my local knowledge of the course, greens, etc. ... Even though we had a practice round, and I wrote a fairly detailed "how to play the course" piece with pictures and everything, I still won. ...
(rec.sport.golf) |
|
