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Date: 04 Oct 2006 18:38:47
From: PPG Dave
Subject: Synthetic Putting Green Truths
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Since there is much misinformation in the previous posts about these, I
just wanted to give future Google Groups visitors some truths about
synthetic turf putting greens.
1. Better or worse than real grass is a subjective opinion, but what is
not subjective is the fact that real grass putting greens take a
tremendous amount of maintenance and synthetic grass greens take very
little. Unless you are so rich that you have a full-time gardener to
take care of your green, then synthetic grass is the only practical
option.
2. There is NOT as much difference between first-run turfs of the
different companies as many would like you to believe. They are almost
all made in Dalton, GA by several companies. Choose from nylon or
poly. Polypropylene greens are sand infilled greens, nylon are
typically not sand filled. There are pros and cons to both. If you
are hitting into the green from a distance over 30 yards, sand filled
is the only real choice. If not, then you can use either poly or
nylon.
3. Rubberized sand mixed with silica sand or a mixture of silica sand
and crumb rubber are the best infill mixtures as they overcome the
hardening effect of using just sand. Plus, they do make the green feel
amazingly soft to walk on.
4. People do it themselves or hire landscapers to help them install
greens every day. It can be done - and it can be done right. That
said, it isn't "easy" and using a professional installer is a good
option if you can afford it.
5. The most important thing in creating a green that works great for a
long time has nothing to do with the turf you choose! The base and
specifically how well you prepare the base is far more important in my
mind as long as you use real synthetic turf and not a Home Depot
outdoor carpet.
I do not want this post to be seen as self-serving, so I will remain
annonymous, but you can trust that I speak from experience on this
topic. Hope this helps someone - do your research, get a few quotes,
then go for it - you'll be glad you did.
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Date: 05 Oct 2006 06:31:38
From: mike_0_007@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: Synthetic Putting Green Truths
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yeah, my buddy's real glad he had one installed, $6000 and it blew away
in the wind.
fetched it and respread it out, not quite as nice, but so what... oh,
the "installer" doesn't even take his calls anymore.
PPG Dave wrote:
> Since there is much misinformation in the previous posts about these, I
> just wanted to give future Google Groups visitors some truths about
> synthetic turf putting greens.
>
> 1. Better or worse than real grass is a subjective opinion, but what is
> not subjective is the fact that real grass putting greens take a
> tremendous amount of maintenance and synthetic grass greens take very
> little. Unless you are so rich that you have a full-time gardener to
> take care of your green, then synthetic grass is the only practical
> option.
>
> 2. There is NOT as much difference between first-run turfs of the
> different companies as many would like you to believe. They are almost
> all made in Dalton, GA by several companies. Choose from nylon or
> poly. Polypropylene greens are sand infilled greens, nylon are
> typically not sand filled. There are pros and cons to both. If you
> are hitting into the green from a distance over 30 yards, sand filled
> is the only real choice. If not, then you can use either poly or
> nylon.
>
> 3. Rubberized sand mixed with silica sand or a mixture of silica sand
> and crumb rubber are the best infill mixtures as they overcome the
> hardening effect of using just sand. Plus, they do make the green feel
> amazingly soft to walk on.
>
> 4. People do it themselves or hire landscapers to help them install
> greens every day. It can be done - and it can be done right. That
> said, it isn't "easy" and using a professional installer is a good
> option if you can afford it.
>
> 5. The most important thing in creating a green that works great for a
> long time has nothing to do with the turf you choose! The base and
> specifically how well you prepare the base is far more important in my
> mind as long as you use real synthetic turf and not a Home Depot
> outdoor carpet.
>
> I do not want this post to be seen as self-serving, so I will remain
> annonymous, but you can trust that I speak from experience on this
> topic. Hope this helps someone - do your research, get a few quotes,
> then go for it - you'll be glad you did.
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