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The Putting Game
Indoor putting …a poor substitute for the real thing
whether seriously working on your stroke or simply as a
weather induced housebound diversion.
Chair legs, water glasses and Berber-woven flowers
have been used as targets and there are those plastic
devices that trap an on-line putt or even ball returning
target cups. But let’s face it; indoors putting isn’t much
fun, maybe suitable as a few minutes entertainment for a
five year-old but not much more.
Enter The Putting Game a high tech device which
doubles as a putting training aid and gaming station.
The first thing you notice is there isn’t a real cup but a
virtual cup represented by vertical lines on a digital
display. This feature allows for setting the distance and
green speed into The Putting Game which then adjusts
the digital target accordingly.
Say you want to practice 12-footers with a Stimpmeter
reading of 10 on eight feet of carpet. The Putting Game
adjusts the number of vertical target lines to mimic a real
cup’s effective width from 12 feet and measures the
Indoor putting …a poor substitute for the real thing
whether seriously working on your stroke or simply as a
weather induced housebound diversion.
Chair legs, water glasses and Berber-woven flowers
have been used as targets and there are those plastic
devices that trap an on-line putt or even ball returning
target cups. But let’s face it; indoors putting isn’t much
fun, maybe suitable as a few minutes entertainment for a
five year-old but not much more.
Enter The Putting Game a high tech device which
doubles as a putting training aid and gaming station.
The first thing you notice is there isn’t a real cup but a
virtual cup represented by vertical lines on a digital
display. This feature allows for setting the distance and
green speed into The Putting Game which then adjusts
the digital target accordingly.
Say you want to practice 12-footers with a Stimpmeter
reading of 10 on eight feet of carpet. The Putting Game
adjusts the number of vertical target lines to mimic a real
cup’s effective width from 12 feet and measures the
distance the ball would have rolled from the force of its
impact showing the results on the numeric gauge.
Adding to the attractiveness of The Putting Game as a
target/ball return device is its game mode. There are
several preloaded games each scored on the numeric
gauge. At the PGA Merchandise Show introduction of The
Putting Game, crowds of what are probably the most
knowledgeable members of the golf industry, club
professionals, swarmed the company’s booth competing
for prizes.
We consider The Putting Game definitely worth a look. You
can find it online for $299 at puttinggame.com
impact showing the results on the numeric gauge.
Adding to the attractiveness of The Putting Game as a
target/ball return device is its game mode. There are
several preloaded games each scored on the numeric
gauge. At the PGA Merchandise Show introduction of The
Putting Game, crowds of what are probably the most
knowledgeable members of the golf industry, club
professionals, swarmed the company’s booth competing
for prizes.
We consider The Putting Game definitely worth a look. You
can find it online for $299 at puttinggame.com