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| Web URL(s): | https://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/gcman/article/2001mar57.pdf
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| Author(s): | Karcher, Douglas;
Nikolai, Thom;
Calhoun, Ron |
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| Author Affiliation: | Karcher: Assistant Professor, Turfgrass Science, Department of Horticulture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas; Nikolai and Calhoun: Turfgrass Research Technicians, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan |
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| Title: | Golfer's perceptions of greens speeds vary: Over typical Stimpmeter distances, golfers are only guessing when ball-roll differences are less than 6 inches |
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| Section: | Research
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| Source: | Golf Course Management. Vol. 69, No. 3, March 2001, p. 57-60. |
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| # of Pages: | 4 |
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| Publishing Information: | Lawrence, KS: Golf Course Superintendents Association of America |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf green speed; Golfer perceptions; Mowing height; Golf green maintenance; Stimpmeter
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| Abstract/Contents: | Presents research conducted to determine golfer accuracy when estimating golf green speed. States that this information "may enable golf course superintendents to manage putting greens within a range of Stimpmeter speeds that minimize turf stress throughout the growing season but maintain the greatest speed worthy of detection by the average golfer." Explains that an "area was divided into pairs of greens, with greens in each pair managed so that there was either a 6- or 12-inch difference in Stimpmeter speed between them." Reports that that "golfers were not able to detect the faster green, regardless of mowing height, when the difference in green speed was 6 inches or less. Therefore, increasing putting green speeds by 6 inches or less may go unnoticed by a superintendent's golfing clientele and may cause undue stress to the turf, especially during midsummer. Conversely, the ability of golfers to detect 12-inch differences in speed between greens depended on mowing height." Presents United States Golf Association (USGA) Stimpmeter definitions for fast, medium fast, medium, medium slow, and slow golf green speeds. |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 4 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: Golf Green Speed |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Karcher, D., T. Nikolai, and R. Calhoun. 2001. Golfer's perceptions of greens speeds vary: Over typical Stimpmeter distances, golfers are only guessing when ball-roll differences are less than 6 inches. Golf Course Manage. 69(3):p. 57-60. |
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