The bobble test scoring scale and what the test is used for with Chris Tritabaugh

The ATC Doublecut with Micah Woods

Chris Tritabaugh joined me to discuss the #bobbletest scoring scale and the overall utility of this test. It is used for assessing the smoothness and trueness of ball roll on golf course putting greens. I find the measurements useful as a way to systematically adjust maintenance work.

The blog post we discussed, with a link to the "Perfectly True" article, and with the ATC scoring scale, is: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/bobble-test-rating-scale/

Two more videos on this topic are:
- https://youtu.be/0n09f5E5rKg?si=K2fQzyM5zUR_9QWb
- https://youtu.be/Fg_aDTB-O10?si=biDdK2AiR-bMy-4G

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