Apparatus and test methods for measuring the impact of golf balls on turf and their application in the field

An apparatus was developed to project spinning golf balls directly onto golf greens. This employed a modified baseball/practice machine with two counter-rotating pneumatic wheels. The speed of the wheels could be varied independently allowing backspin to be given to the ball. The ball was projected...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haake, S. J.
Published: Aston University 1989
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.328447