TURF CLIPPINGS

NEW JERSEY GCSA HAPPENINGS

As you all can see our new Secretary Don Marshall 

is hard at work. Our new President Bob Kapherr has 
appointed committee heads along with helpers and all 
indications are that we are ready to go into high 
gear for the coming 66 season. We still canuse all the vol­
unteer help available to help assist on the various 
committees. The more member participation the easier it 
is for everyone and it enables the Association to accomplish 
more and move ahead. We will be having a meeting of the 
membership on February 24tn. This is an excellent opportunity 
to express yourself on various thought or ideas you may 
have concerning your association. How we might further our  
image in the State. Its also a good time to get the grips 
off your chest. We still need clubs for the coming season 
so please let us know if you would to have a meeting at 
your club. Everybody should have fresh ideas from the local 
and National conferences. We had a good year in 1965 but 
lets have a better one in 66.
Turf Clippings

Turf Clippings will come out monthly as last year.

We also will be appearing monthly in a column in the New 
Jersey Golfer. We would appreciate any articles or ideas 
to help make the column interesting.

Association Insurance Post Cards
Please return your post cards promotely concerning 
the local association death benefit insurance. We would 
like to be able to give some figures to the membership on 
Feb. 24th.
Sports Illustrated " Bad Impression"

This discovery is doubtless significant but we are more 

Tests conducted by the USGA prove conclusively that the 
golf shoe spikes with recessed flanges cause far less damage 
to greens than the normal spikes. The flange is usually 
blamed by agronomists for causing undue compaction of the 
soils says the USGA.
taken with one of the USGA’s supporting statistics. The average 
golf shoe has 12 spikes, and the USGA has computed that a 
player averages 28 paces per green; 28 paces times 24 spikes 
means 672 impressions; 672 impressions times 18 greens equals 
12.096 impressions per round per player. Assuming 200 rounds 
are played each day on a course, the greens receive 2,419,200 
impressions daily or more than 72 million holes each month. 
And you wonder way you can’t sink a putt. Ken Morrison 
is probably picturing a green that looks like a window screen 
Its something that might interest your members. For more 
information see Bill Riley. 

Garry Crothers & Charlie McCrea

,