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Mark Hissey

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The Golden Ratio
« on: November 13, 2010, 11:26:50 PM »
I've just seen an interesting program about the "Golden Ratio" and how it makes things beautiful to the eye in architecture.

Can this magic proportion be applied to golf architecture? Do bunkers look appealing because of it? Are greens appealing to the eye when you look at them from the fairway of they have this ratio? Is anything greater than this ratio too much for a change in elevation on a fairway?

Tom MacWood

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Re: The Golden Ratio
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2010, 01:04:53 AM »
An interesting question.

Mike Nuzzo

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Re: The Golden Ratio
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2010, 11:42:31 AM »
I bet there are a ton of items at Sebonack that would relate to the Golden Ratio.
I'll guess that neither Tom nor Jack specifically thought about it.
Although the ratio may be imbedded subconsciously in their vision of what looks good.
Cheers
Thinking of Bob, Rihc, Bill, George, Neil, Dr. Childs, & Tiger.

Melvyn Morrow

Re: The Golden Ratio
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2010, 12:36:13 PM »

Only two Carts per courses pure Golden ratio :'( :'( :'(

Melvyn

Ian Andrew

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« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2010, 01:04:30 PM »
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« Last Edit: November 14, 2010, 02:32:05 PM by Ian Andrew »

BCrosby

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Re: The Golden Ratio
« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2010, 01:06:32 PM »
Ian -

Please explain.

Bob

Ian Andrew

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« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2010, 01:09:44 PM »
Bob,

It appears I have the proportion wrong.
« Last Edit: November 14, 2010, 02:32:45 PM by Ian Andrew »

Ian Andrew

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« Reply #7 on: November 14, 2010, 01:12:44 PM »
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« Last Edit: November 14, 2010, 02:32:58 PM by Ian Andrew »

TEPaul

Re: The Golden Ratio
« Reply #8 on: November 14, 2010, 01:18:10 PM »
This sounds to me like a fairly interesting justification for "framing." The history of the "Golden Ration" or "Golden Section" goes way back and was obviously used as far back as building architecture and painting art in early Greece and Rome and on, and is even probably one of the fundamental aspects of some landscape architecture.

Personally, my sense has long been to minimize that kind of thing in golf course architecture!  ;)

I say that because obviously one of the purposes in building architecture, in art and paint art or even landscape architecture is to focus the eye on the subject or its most important part, but I feel with golf course architecture the better policy and philosophy is to encourage the golfer to "look around" and not limit his eye or the movement of his eyes or his head!  
« Last Edit: November 14, 2010, 01:25:08 PM by TEPaul »

Marty Bonnar

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Re: The Golden Ratio
« Reply #9 on: November 14, 2010, 01:21:08 PM »
Pretty sure we debated this a long time ago. Or am I just having ANOTHER senior moment?
As a practicing Parthenonite, I love the golden ratio though.
FBD.
The White River runs dark through the heart of the Town,
Washed the people coal-black from the hole in the ground.

Jim_Kennedy

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Re: The Golden Ratio
« Reply #10 on: November 14, 2010, 01:50:19 PM »
Marty,
It has, you're safe (for a while).  ;)

http://golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,20468.0/
"I never beat a well man in my life" - Harry Vardon

Melvyn Morrow

Re: The Golden Ratio
« Reply #11 on: November 14, 2010, 01:52:29 PM »
Marty said

'I love the golden ratio though' yet me thinks its ANOTHER senior moment most certainly.

Melvyn

PS I better explain its the ratio that Marty works to when he decides its his round - its Golden if he only buys 3 and not 5 rounds. Its that bit of Pick he still retains in his jeans ;) :'(

PPS He pick to only but half the rounds down to him, if you remind him its ANOTHER Senior Moment . ;D


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