The bobble test scoring scale and what the test is used for with Chris Tritabaugh
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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 Read Chris's Substack and get his podcast here: https://ctunderscoreturf.substack.com/ Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/Get ATC newsletters at https://subscribepage.com/atc_newslettersTurfgrass information and decision-making tools at https://www.paceturf.org/PACE Turf YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/paceturfATC's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/asianturfgrasscenterListen to the ATC Doublecut with Micah Woods podcast at https://doublecut.asianturfgrass.com/Listen to the ATC Office Hours podcast at https://office-hours.asianturfgrass.com/
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