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Card 670 of 10002026-08-26 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-08-26

Press Step Reads Golf Soles in Iowa Clay

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An Iowa City lab maps golf-club sole width by pressing irons and wedges into local clay and recording the resulting prints.

Landing page captured for the 2026-08-26 issue.

Field notes

The lab’s stated workflow separates sole width from camber and bounce by pressing individual clubs into clay, then writing the contact pattern onto film and a board. Its examples use 18 mm and 28 mm sole widths and compare conditions including Finkbine thaw, Coralville drought, Iowa loess, and frost. The page lists a physical Iowa City suite and a weekly schedule, but does not expose rates or sample images in the extracted material.

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