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Purpose: Striving from the experiments done two years ago, Golf Ball Modifications Experiment, this week Scientific AmeriKen will again attempt to make a more efficient golf ball. This time the substance in focus is silly puddy.
Hypothesis: Based on the silly puddy bounce potential, it is the hypothesis of this experiment that a rolled ball of silly puddy will launch off a driver further and thus improve overall golf scores.
Equipment: Needed for this experiment was a golf course to play on, golf clubs, 2 packs of silly puddy, pencil and scorecard.
Procedure: In general the procedure for this experiment is to play a round of golf as normal except to replace normal golf balls with the silly puddy ball. So score the total number of strokes it takes to get the ball from the tee into the hole. After each drive the distance of the drive should be paced off. Tally totals and compare against normal golf ball totals.
Results: Experiment was performed
and Buenaventura golf course in Ventura, California.
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Ave for finished holes: +2.5 |
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Ave: 105.3 |
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Ave: 260 |
Conclusion: Based on the results it is
clear that the silly puddy ball is a poor substitute for the golf ball
as indicated by the more then 150 yards less driving distance and nearly
2 more strokes per hole on average. Also noted was the fact that
although silly puddy holds its shape during bouncing it did not do so when
it by a golf club, an element which is critical to the success of the silly
puddy ball. It is also noted was the silly puddy's erratic bouncing
around the greens. However, perhaps the perspective on all these results
would have been changed if only some of those putts would have dropped
into the hole.