Synthetic Turf for Putting

Making certain your putting green is installed properly

"How many constructed turf contractors or their installers actually understands golf game?"

Over the years I have experienced synthetic turf contractors having to remove and supervene upon entire putting greens all because the installers did not empathize the placement of the putting green cups. Understanding the installation of the putting green cups can make or break your newly placed putting greenish.

Teaching the frontline installers that the putting green cup installation is the well-nigh crucial component of the putting dark-green practice system. Below are important factors to consider when installing a putting green practise organisation.
• Surface around the 3' radius line of putting cups is not smoothen or flat
• Brawl stoppage or misdirection at the three' radius line at putting green cups
• Sinking or upheaval of putting greenish cups
• Tilted flags
• Putting greenish cup at improper elevation to the putting green surface

"When putting greenish cups are installed properly, the merely way a golfer can miss the hole is by needing more practice. Make certain he doesn't blame the putting green installation for his miss". Enquire JW

This month ASK JW will teach yous the proper way to install putting light-green cups.

Grading and compaction of sub-course materials

Grading and compaction of sub-grade materials is very important for the rolling of the golf ball. I recommend placing either chat or decomposed granite beneath the putting green surface. When the grading is complete, the underlying surface should be equally smooth without any compactor lines or small holes. If the sub grade materials are not shine, the golfer volition complain almost irregular "Brawl roll". Information technology is especially important that the surface area effectually the putting green cup exist consequent.
If you lot are going to use type Two or road base every bit your grading materials, I recommend placing one inch of chat or decomposed granite on top and compact to consummate a smooth surface. Type II and road base of operations has as well much aggregate (stone) and volition cause problems with proper "ball whorl".
When the grading and compaction of the sub form materials are consummate, take a level and check the 3' radius around where the cup is to be placed to make sure information technology is flat without any imperfections. The 3' radius around the putting light-green cup is very important to exist flat, smooth and true. This where the golf game ball will demand your grading talents to simulate existent play without the golf ball stopping or curving away from the hole due to improper grading.

Excavation of the hole

Many synthetic turf contractors identify the putting green cups in clay and compact around the cup. I highly recommend placing putting light-green cups in concrete mortar. When placing putting dark-green cups in compacted dirt the cups tend to shift due to loosening of the soils caused by pelting water, foot traffic, and excessive pulling the flag in and out of the cup. When the putting green cup is not stable it volition let the loving cup to motility or settle which causes the flags to tilt and/or cause a "volcano effect" (picture below to the right). If this happens you will definitely be called back to remove and supercede entire green.

Depending on the cup size, it is my recommendation that the earthworks of the hole for embedding the cup should be a minimum of 2" around the exterior of the cups diameter. This volition allow for the poured and placed physical to wrap around the entire cup. The hole should be excavated 1" deeper than the putting green cup top. When excavating the loving cup hole, I recommend placing weed barrier or a plastic bag to put the excavated soils on. This will prevent the excavated soils from disturbing the compacted sub class surface.

Concrete Cylinders

Creating a film on the putting green cup and placing concrete around its perimeter volition create a concrete cylinder which will allow the cup to rotate for height aligning when the concrete mortar is cured.

I recommend two options for creating a film around the putting light-green cup. I recommend WD40/Silicone lubricant or Wax Paper to create a lubricated surface to let the exterior putting greenish loving cup to be able to slide up and down after the poured and placed concrete cured.

WAX Newspaper – Have the putting green cup and identify wax paper effectually its surface tightly.

WD40/Silicone Lubricant – Take the putting greenish loving cup and spray the consummate surface with WD40/Silicone Lubricant.

Tutorial of putting dark-green cup installation

Hither is an instructional video that will assist you in the installation of a putting green loving cup.

One time the pigsty is excavated and cleaned out, information technology is best to wet down the soils surface inside and effectually the pigsty with water to prevent the concrete mortar from drying out besides fast and shrinking. This volition which make for a smoother cease around the cup. Place the mixed concrete mortar effectually the cups perimeter and level the physical mortar to the surface of the compacted sub grade. Achieve inside the cup and vibrate/shake allowing whatsoever air bubbles to escape. This procedure volition create a concrete cylinder when the physical is dry out and cured.

Use a torpedo or four'level and constantly check the elevation and levelness.

Take a round puddle trowel or mason trowel and smooth out the surface evenly with the compacted finish grade. Place one/8" of concrete mortar foam approximately 18" on pinnacle of the compacted sub grade around entire cup. This volition create a flat shine surface to forbid ball stoppage and any irregularity effectually the putting dark-green cup.

When the putting green cup installation is complete, identify the desired putting dark-green surface over the cup and precisely cut the putting green turf around the perimeter of the cup. I recommend taking the piece that was cut out and button it down into the cup. This will prevent the sand infill to drop to base of the cup and will make it easier to clean out.

Depending on the outside temperature, carefully spin the cup every 5-10 minutes until the concrete has fully cured. This volition create a physical cylinder that volition allow the loving cup to spin and raise to the proper elevation at the putting greens surface. Information technology will as well allow you to replace the cup if it is ever damaged. (Scout video in a higher place)

Preventive  measures

Putting green cups should be placed ¼ inch beneath putting green surface. Cups that are placed too depression will demand to be raised to the proper elevation. For existing putting light-green cups that are likewise low I recommend spraying WD40 or Silicone Lubricant around the cup and using two steel concrete stakes and spin advisedly to raise the cup up to its proper pinnacle.

If a putting green cup is installed incorrectly, the cup volition have to be removed which may crusade the entire surface to be removed every bit well.

For more information regarding the installation of putting dark-green cups contact J.W. askjw@sgwcorp.com or call 888.846.3598