TEST RESULTS
 
A stimpmeter test was run periodically to compare the green speeds that were achieved by several leading brand greens rollers. These are the results of the research discussed in the technical info section of the website.
Table 1, Table 2, Table 3 or Table 4
 
Table 1. Green Speed Data in feet obtained with a Stimpmeter on the day the plots were rolled 2 June - 2 July 2002
Treatment
Freq*
02 June
04 June
06 June
08 June
12 June
18 June
02 July
Check Daily 8.55c 9.00c 9.09c 8.61d 8.84d 9.39c 9.75c
Double Cut Daily 9.33b 9.61bc 9.62bc 9.39c 9.19cd 10.00b 10.66b
Speed Roller EOD 9.71ab 10.68a 10.68a 10.23a 10.07a 10.92a 11.67a
Salsco EOD 9.90a 9.85b 10.12ab 9.75abc 9.67abc 10.52a 10.81b
Tru-Turf EOD 9.93a 10.11ab 10.70a 9.94ab 10.00ab 10.68a 11.22ab
True-Surface EOD 9.38b 9.69bc 10.27a 9.52bc 9.48c 10.46ab 10.81b
Smithco EOD 9.60ab 10.03ab 10.14ab 9.83abc 9.57bc 10.71a 11.69a
Significance
 *** ** *** *** ** *** ***
* All plots were mowed seven days per week at a .120 cutting height. EOD plots were rolled every other day, thus 3 days one week followed by 4 days the next.
**, *** Significant at 0.01 and 0.001, respectively. Means in columns followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 5% level using the means separation test.
Table 2. Green Speed Data in feet obtained with a Stimpmeter on the day the plots were rolled 10 July - 15 August 2002 and the season average
Treatment
Freq*
10 July
16 July
30 July
07 Aug
15 Aug
Season Average
Check Daily 9.64c 9.79d 8.87d 9.81b 9.86c 9.27e
Double Cut Daily 10.99b 10.49cd 9.54c 11.18a 10.93b 10.08d
Speed Roller EOD 11.39ab 11.73a 10.28ab 12.23a 11.42a 10.92a
Salsco EOD 11.67a 11.15abc 10.37a 11.66a 11.08ab 10.55bc
Tru-Turf EOD 11.66a 11.19abc 10.32ab 11.20a 11.30a 10.69ab
True-Surface EOD 10.95b 10.90bc 10.43a 11.93a 11.08ab 10.41c
Smithco EOD 11.37ab 11.44ab 9.88bc 11.70a 11.27ab 10.60bc
Significance
 *** *** *** ** *** ***
* All plots were mowed seven days per week at a .120 cutting height. EOD plots were rolled every other day, thus 3 days one week followed by 4 days the next.
**, *** Significant at 0.01 and 0.001, respectively. Means in columns followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 5% level using the means separation test.
Table 3. Green Speed Data in feet obtained with a Stimpmeter on the day after plots were rolled 5 June - 3 July 2002.
Treatment
Freq*
05 June
07 June
09 June
11 June
19 June
25 June
03 July
Check Daily 8.76 8.92 8.43 8.89 9.64 8.62 9.32
Double Cut Daily 8.02 9.03

9.03

 9.1 9.82 9.40 10.33
Speed Roller EOD 9.01 9.49 8.74 8.99 10.33 9.19 9.76
Salsco EOD 8.96 9.34 8.97 8.91 9.85 8.94 9.79
Tru-Turf EOD 9.05 9.34 8.75 9.28 9.95 9.01 9.92
True-Surface EOD 8.71 9.31 8.5 9.06 9.84 8.53 9.50
Smithco EOD 9.19 9.37 8.97 9.25 10.03 8.93 9.75
Significance
 NS NS NS NS NS NS NS
* All plots were mowed seven days per week at a .120 cutting height. EOD plots were rolled every other day, thus 3 days one week followed by 4 days the next.
**, *** Significant at 0.01 and 0.001, respectively. Means in columns followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 5% level using the means separation test.
NS Not statistically significant
Table 4. Green Speed Data in feet obtained with a Stimpmeter on the day after plots were rolled 9 July - 16 August 2002 and the season average.
Treatment
Freq*
09 July
17 July
31 July
08 Aug
16 Aug
Season Average
Check Daily 9.34 9.99c 9.28 10.25c 9.82c 9.72d
Double Cut Daily 9.81 10.93ab 10.03 11.76a 11.07a 9.94a
Speed Roller EOD 9.88 10.99a 9.78 11.20ab 10.63ab 9.83ab
Salsco EOD 9.84 10.84ab 9.71 11.53ab 10.17bc 9.74abc
Tru-Turf EOD 9.78 10.63ab 9.77 10.98bc 10.14bc 9.72bc
True-Surface EOD 9.45 10.52b 9.92 10.80bc 10.22bc 9.53c
Smithco EOD 9.73 10.86ab 9.69 11.29ab 10.59ab 9.80ab
Significance
 NS *** NS ** ** ***
* All plots were mowed seven days per week at a .120 cutting height. EOD plots were rolled every other day, thus 3 days one week followed by 4 days the next.
**, *** Significant at 0.01 and 0.001, respectively. Means in columns followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 5% level using the means separation test.
NS Not statistically significant
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Stimpmeter Test Results
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