Golf Course Rating Why Use A Stimp Meter

It doesn't hurt to know a little about this device.

The average leisurely golfer needs never to know what a stimp meter is. However, as a stimp meter is necessary to the speed of a golf course, it doesn't hurt to know a little about this golf course rating equipment.

Serious golfers talk about how the course is "stimping." This refers to how fast the courses are running and that speed can actually be estimated with a stimp meter.

A stimp meter is a golf course rating device for measuring the speed of the greens. To obtain the stimp rating, a ball is rolled down a little ramp (the stimp meter) in eight different directions. The stimp rating is the average distance the ball rolls once it touches the greens. For instance, a course with a stimp rating of 12 is a course in which the ball rolled an average of 12 feet once it hit the greens. The majority of Professional Golfers Association courses run at a 10 to 12 stimp rating. Most municipal golf courses have an average stimp reading range from 7 to 10. A higher rating denotes a faster course.

Unless you play competitively, you won't be concerned with golf course rating. A stimp rating might explain why you've had a "bad" day on the course. For instance, when you usually score well on a course with an average stimp rating, you might not score as well on a course with a higher rating and faster course.

Another concern in measuring stimp rate is the turf on which you are playing golf. It was once true that the rate difference was obvious between natural grass and artificial turf. Today, however, manufacturers take their artificial grass seriously. Many brands have developed special "natural bend" features that mimic the way real grass moves. There should be no discernable difference in the stimp meter reading these days on courses with artificial greens.

For golfers who are fond of doing putting at home, you can obtain outdoor synthetic turf putting greens for your backyard. If you'd like to practice based on the course you will soon be playing, you can alter the stimp rating on your practice greens to match that of the course you will soon play. As with any purchase, research the companies that sell such products, learn all the pros and cons of the practice turf and ask all related questions before you procure such a golf course rating system.

Even if you are not into competitive golf , and never need to know the stimp rating of the courses you play, if someone comes up to you and asks how the greens are stimping, you'll know what they're talking about with this new information golf course rating with this device.

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