Investigating the surface texture of golf clubs Summary NPL has provided expert advice to The R&A - golf's governing body and organiser of The Open Championship - assisting with their measurements of the surface texture of golf clubs. The R&A has evaluated its procedures in light of NPL's comments, including the implications of modern surface roughness engineering and measurement procedure for the Rules of Golf documentation. Background Under the Rules of Golf, as governed by The R&A, golf equipment manufacturers cannot produce golf clubs that give players an unfair advantage. The texture and form of the golf club surface that strikes the golf ball can have a great effect on the launch speed, spin and trajectory of the ball. The R&A has to assess the surface texture of each new type of clu

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