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dc.contributor.authorEmerson, Nicholas J
dc.contributor.authorMorris, Tom
dc.contributor.authorPotts, Jonathan R
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-30T23:49:41Z
dc.date.available2020-07-30T23:49:41Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn2504-3900
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/proceedings2060242
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/395969
dc.description.abstractPutting accounts for more shots in a round of golf than any other type of play. The percentage of putts holed decreases as putt length increases, because golfers struggle to achieve a consistent range and direction. Range variation has been partly attributed to the ball striking the club face away from the central plane of the putter face. Tests have shown a 30 mm off-centre impact can reduce the roll distance of a putt by 13%. In this paper, changes in mass distribution of the putter body and the addition of a flexible striking surface are considered. Physical testing and Finite Element Analysis are used to produce a club design with more consistent roll distance. Redistribution of mass reduced the roll distance variation across the clubface. Combining this with a flexible impact surface reduced the variation between a central impact and one 20 mm from center to just 1%. The proposed design could significantly reduce distance variation; aiding golfers in holing putts. Future work will optimise the design and validate through physical prototyping.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom242
dc.relation.ispartofpageto242
dc.relation.ispartofissue6
dc.relation.ispartofjournalProceedings
dc.relation.ispartofvolume2
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMechanical Engineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode0913
dc.titleA Novel Putter Design to Minimise Range Variability in Golf Putts
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationEmerson, NJ; Morris, T; Potts, JR, A Novel Putter Design to Minimise Range Variability in Golf Putts, Proceedings, 2 (6), pp. 242-242
dcterms.licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.date.updated2020-07-30T23:29:59Z
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gro.griffith.authorEmerson, Nicholas J.


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