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Patrick_Mucci

How does an architect create an illusion
« on: February 12, 2006, 03:50:29 PM »
on the putting surface and surrounds, such that the golfer misreads the putts ?
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Kyle Harris

Re:How does an architect create an illusion
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2006, 03:55:12 PM »
Confluence of angles. If flow lines move in one direction and the greens moves in the opposite, eyes will be drawn. Huntingdon Valley accomplishes this illusion with perfection.

Don't give the golfer a chance to stand on a flat spot to read a putt... golfers standing on tilted ground also have their eyes on tilted ground and may subconsciously over or under read a putt.

Horizon features... if a green and collar are mown tight toward fall off areas, it's more possible to misjudge speed of putts to holes cut close to the edge.

Front to back slope... this just messes with a golfer's idea of convention in architecture. Especially with a backwards teir in the green.

Room over the back, kind of a combination of the last two. I've found that many players tend to really go after putts with room over the back of the green. The 3rd at Beechtree is an example.
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Paul Payne

Re:How does an architect create an illusion
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2006, 06:29:08 PM »
Put a mountain range or severe drop off in view. The old adage "the ball breaks away from the mountain" is only true in general. To me, when a green breaks slightly towards a mountain it is very difficult to see. Same with a break that runs slightly away from a ravine.
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wsmorrison

Re:How does an architect create an illusion
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2006, 08:14:44 PM »
It is easily accomplished on downhill holes.  The slightest break in the overall slope in green construction appears to slope back to front when in reality it slopes front to back.  Combined with higher toplines at the rear of flanking bunkers and the illusion of back to front is complete.  Flynn did this at the 4th at Cascades and a few years later did the same at the 3rd at Rolling Green.
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BCrosby

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Re:How does an architect create an illusion
« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2006, 08:25:58 AM »
Great observation Wayne.

Fazio/Eger did something like that on the 14th at Crabapple in ATL. Fools me everytime.

Bob
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