Silvermere Golf Club, however, really should be better known for its former use as the site where Barnes Wallis tested his famous Dambuster bouncing bomb.
In the film and more recent TV documentaries, you may recall scenes where Barnes Wallis used a huge catapult to fire mini prototypes across a lake to test whether they should use forward or back spin, a spherical or cylindrical shape, or a smooth or dimpled surface.
These tests were all conducted on Silvermere Lake, so if you stick the ball in the drink on the 17th or 18th just put it down to scientific endeavor and be consoled by the thought that your ball has joined other valuable objects in the water…
Silvermere is also well known for its extensive Golf Store situated at the club.
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