Putting green firmness can be predicted depending on a number of factors, but is turf composition one of them? Putting green firmness (or what may be interpreted as the receptiveness of a green) has an impact on the ability of golfers to stop their ball on the green. The firmer the surface, the more tendency for the ball to skip, and if little backspin is imparted, the ball will likely roll off the putting surface, or at least well away from the initial landing point. A soft green on the other hand,results in a well played golf shot penetrating the surface and bouncing up at a steep angle, the more backspin on the ball, the steeper the angle, and therefore the ball stops within a shorter distance. When golfers are queried about what factors may determine the receptiveness of a green, they often refer to turf composition, or recount the latest rainfall event, or might comment on whether overhead irrigation was applied the previous evening. Can the golfer predict the receptiveness of the greens based on their knowledge of the turf surface?
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