[drewitgolf]

P.S. just for kicks- since I haven't read Pelz- what is the "Doughnut Effect"- I'm looking for a serious answer- no silly azz slippery, greasy, cardiac blockage, Bucket post That's right - you heard me greasy spoon- go crawl behind your sofa.

The Doughnut Effect or Lumpy Doughnut refers to the numerous footprints each group makes arround the cup on the putting surface. The more groups that play each hole, the more footprints are made arround the cup, however, the one foot radius arround the cup remains untouched. The depressions from each player's foot makes a doughnut effect arround the cup. Pelz had his putting machine roll balls at the hole without footprints arround the hole and then with footprints. The results were, you guessed it, less putts made as soon as the first foursome of the day played the hole. So if you miss a putt, it may not be your fault; simply, you may have hit a lump doughnut.