HOW PUTTOMETER™ WORKS

How it Works

The puttometer is a precision measuring device that will determine the distance a golf ball putted on a carpet would have traveled on a real green. The user just inputs the speed of the green that they wish to train on and the speed of the carpet that they are practising on (the puttometer easily allows the user to determine carpet speed). The puttometer allows for green stimpmeter readings ranging from 6 feet to 15 feet and the unit can handle putts of up to 60 feet.

There are 2 modes for the golfer to train with, the practice mode and the challenge mode. A description of each of theses modes is given below.

Practice mode (Pr 1)

In practice mode the user inputs the green speed and the distance that they wish to practice on, for the example shown below a green stimpmeter reading of 10 feet and a putting distance of 20 feet were used. The user then putts the ball through the puttometer and the distance the ball would have traveled on a real green (in this case 20 feet 6 inches) is displayed. If the putt was successful a green light comes on providing instant feedback and the display then indicates that number of successful putts that have been made in a row (in this example the user has now made 2 successful 20 foot putts in a row). A successful putt is one that would have stopped within 2 feet of the hole for putts 20 feet and under and within 3 feet for putts greater than 20 feet. There is also the option to change what is considered a successful putt from lag (as described above) to past where the ball must reach the hole.

The ball would have traveled 20' 6" on a golf green.	The user has completed two 20 foot putts in a row.

Challenge mode (Ch 2)

In challenge mode the puttometer indicates to the user the number of 10 foot putts that need to be completed before they can move on. The ball is then putted through the puttometer and the distance the ball would have traveled on a real green is displayed. If the successful putt condition was met a green light comes on and the display indicates that number of successive putts of the given distance that remain. Once the 10 foot challenge has been met the puttometer moves up to 15 feet, 20 feet and so on all the way up to 60 feet.