A putter with a cylindrically shaped clubhead was tested and scores of 107 students (80 men and 27 women) in six college golf classes compared with those made with a putter having a conventional blade clubhead. A nine-hole Bermuda grass putting green, with holes ranging in distance from 4 to 25 ft., was used. An analysis of variance of mean total putting scores showed that there was no significant difference in putting scores with the two styles of putters on short, medium, or long putts, or on over-all scores.
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