Author :: A.R. Penner
Date :: Sun 02/20/2011 @ 01:58
Whether it be first-time golfers at a pitch and putt or professional golfers playing a regulation 18-holecourse, putting is the most common stroke in the game of golf. In professional tournaments a crucial puttis typically the most dramatic shot and the saying, “Drive for show, putt for dough”, has been validatedmany a time. The goal of this paper is to look at some of the physics of putting and to determine thelaunch conditions required for a successful putt.