The Official Name is Actually “Stimpmeter” A stimpmeter is a device that is used to detect the speed of a putting green. The device gets its name from its inventor, a gentleman named Edward Stimpson. Stimpson was a ranked amateur golfer from my home State of Massachusetts. Make your own stimpmeter I had been playng golf for about ten years before I had actually seen one so I figured you may be interested. I actually made one last year and it worked pretty well. If you want to make a home-made stimpmeter you can follow this diagram. Hypethetical rendering of a stimpmeter: How does a…