Measuring green speed, sloped greens, flat spots, and the Brede equation
The Brede equation takes the harmonic mean of the uphill and downhill directions to give the precise stimpmeter measurement with no overestimation.
- The update discussed is https://paceturf.org/updates/newton-and-green-speed/
- Read Dr. Brede's article "Measuring Green Speed on Sloped Putting Greens" from the Green Section Record at https://gsrpdf.lib.msu.edu/?file=/1990s/1990/901110.pdf
- Read Chris Hartwiger's article "Location, Location, Location: Choosing Good Spots To Measure Green Speed" from the Green Section Record at https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/course-care/green-section-record/64/issue-13/location--location--location--choosing-good-spots-to-measure-gre.html
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Micah Woods
I'm chief scientist at the Asian Turfgrass Center and director of the @paceturf information service. Some current projects include #OM246, #ClipVol, and #MLSN.
