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Putts to Perfection: Comparing Repeatability of Heavy and Light Putters

CSEF · 2023 Physics & Astronomy Third Award

Owen Brooklynn · 7

Overview

PURPOSE: Half of all strokes in golf are expected to be putts. If a player can make a more repeatable putting stroke, then they can reduce the total number of putts and achieve a better score. This project studied the effects of golf putter weight on putting repeatability. My hypothesis is that a heavier putter’s putts will be more repeatable than a lighter putter’s putts. PROCEDURE: I tested “light” (482 g) and “heavy” (585 g) putters using a homemade wooden, pendulum-based putting machine. I measured the distance and lateral deviation of 100 ball rolls for each putter weight. RESULTS: The heavy putter’s putts had lower standard deviation for both distance (57.1% less) and lateral deviation (19.7% less). CONCLUSIONS: My hypothesis was correct. If I were to do this experiment again, I would start with a more standard light weight (300-350 g) putter and then add more weight.

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This record comes from a published award list, not a complete project archive. Its abstract comes from CSEF's public project showcase as archived by the Internet Archive before judging (https://web.archive.org/web/20230401224130/https://ca-csef.zfairs.com/showcase/ShowcaseInfo?f=838e60b7-ea75-46e8-865c-fde4864244b3); the version presented may differ.

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Competition history

  • CSEF 2023 Physics & Astronomy · Entry J1714

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