Buffly 480 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Does anyone have any guidance on building a DIY Stimp Meter? I get the basic concepts: 36" long with a notch at 30" Ball should release at 20 degrees of incline Bevel the edge touching the ground at 20 degrees Two main questions come up when I think about building one: What notch width, depth, and/or shape releases the ball at 20 degrees of incline? What is the simplest/cheapest product I can find locally to create the Stimp Meter out of? I am guessing a piece of wood moulding with a channel in it might be easy to find? As for the notch, if the ball is 1.680" diameter then 20 degrees of angle would be about 0.29623" or 19/64" or 7.524242 mm but, does the shape of the channel affect this measurement? I am posting this to see if anyone knows because they have built their own Stimp Meter before. Quote Golf is simple - people are complicated. 5w Taylormade SLDR S 19* - 220yd, Ping G2 5-U - 190-105, Maltby M+ 54* & MG 60* - 95-75, Evnroll ER8, Titleist 816 H1 4h 21*, Maltby 4 Hybrid Iron 24* - 210-200, Callaway XR16 8* - 235 carry Link to post Share on other sites
Tom the Golf Nut 2,187 Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 I made one to use on the golf greens I built at home. I wanted to match the green speed at home to my course. I'll have to go get it out of my lower garage and send you a picture and measurements. But I used aluminum channel. A 90 degree "L" shape. I'll try to go get it tomorrow. 1 Quote Driver, G400 11* SR Flex 3 Wood, SLDR 17* R Flex 5 Wood, SLDR 19* R Flex 7 Wood, F6 22.5* R Flex Irons, 699 Pro's S Flex (5 - AW) Wedges, CBX 56* & 60* Putter, Marksman Fang 35" Link to post Share on other sites
cnosil 14,630 Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 https://jonathansantos.com/diy-golf-stimpmeter Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* set to 16.5* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 816H1 19* set at 18* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 588 54-14, 58-12 Putter: Ten S Backups: 6330, ER2.2, Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to post Share on other sites
B81Smith 196 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 It’s the correct angle at 12 inches off the ground at the 30 inch mark if I remember. You can start small with a small notch. Lift until it rolls. You want to to roll out of the notch at the 12 inch mark. So you’ll fine tune the notch. Making it bigger until at 12 inches the ball releases. Another way is Mark a 12 inch line on the wood or meter. Knell down with ball in hand, measure up your leg at 12 inches. Then place it down and hold it such at the 30 inch mark you’re at the 12 inch mark you eyed on your leg or even hold ball hand there and then let it roll by lifting finger away so gravity does all the work. No flipping Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Ben S Hailing from N Aurora IL WITB: Putter: Mizuno by Bettinardi BC1 w/SuperStroke MidSlim 2.0 Flamed finish (1 Degree) Driver: Ping G – Mitsubishi Diamana Blue 73 X (10.5 Degree) 3 Wood : Callaway Epic Flash – Mitsubishi Tensei AV Blue 75 S (15.5 Degree) 3 Hybrid: Tour Edge CBX 119 – Project X EvenFlow Black 85 S (18 Degree) 3 Hybrid: Ping G – Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro Blue HY 86 S (19 Degree) 4 – GW: Ping i210 - Oban CT-115 X (22.5 - 50 Degrees) SW: Titleist SM7 S Grind - Tour Chrome - Stock S200 (54 Degree) LW: Titleist SM7 D Grind - Tour Chrome - Stock S200 (58 Degree) All Grips: Winn Dri-Tec Midsize - Gray/Blue w/ 2 extra wraps low hand Customizing: Lime Green/Hot Pink Custom Paintfill - all clubs White ferrules with Blue Stripes from Cell-Parts.net Irons fitted & built by True Spec Golf Custom Headcovers from Sunfish Golf PING White DLX Cart Bag Link to post Share on other sites
Tom the Golf Nut 2,187 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 My dimensions are the same as in the link that cnosil posted. I used aluminum angle,. milled the angle at the end and milled a flat for the set screw location. Drilled and tapped for the set screw and adjusted it until the ball released at the correct height and angle. 1 Quote Driver, G400 11* SR Flex 3 Wood, SLDR 17* R Flex 5 Wood, SLDR 19* R Flex 7 Wood, F6 22.5* R Flex Irons, 699 Pro's S Flex (5 - AW) Wedges, CBX 56* & 60* Putter, Marksman Fang 35" Link to post Share on other sites
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