Golf
Comparisons with other golf courses and their greens are not helpful and don’t make sense, as there are very often big differences in a number of ways
Three putting should not be the norm!
If the Greenstester is used with The R&A’s ‘Holing-out-Test’, it can additionally be used to objectively measure the reliability of a green’s smoothness and trueness performance which is as, if not more, important than speed. The speed of green is measured by the
distance the ball travels after leaving the device at the repeatable velocity. On each green, several measurements are made from different starting points and different directions which are then averaged (see table).
The greenkeeper is expected to adjust the
green speed to the players’ skill level and, considering undulations, to position the flag accordingly. Anything beyond the recommended
figures for the daily play at golf clubs or tournaments creates a competition between golf clubs and greenkeepers and arises from an individual greenkeeper’s personal ego problems. It also increases the pressure on other greenkeepers in the area to immediately increase their speeds by shaving their greens. Comparisons with other golf courses and
their greens are not helpful and don’t make sense, as there are very often big differences in a number of ways, including rootzones, grass species, light and wind influence and
maintenance intensity (number of greenkeepers). Negative impacts of high speeds from low cutting heights are:
- additional stress for the grass with increased disease
- extra time and effort for staff
- supplemental extra input of water, fertilisers and chemicals
Additionally, the maintenance intensity has to be increased which results in significantly rising costs.
Important summary:
Too fast a green increases the number of putts. More than three putts per green is unfair and the fun for the game gets lost. Each extra short putt increases stress and compaction around the hole and extends the time on the green by up to 30%.”
©Norbert Lischka, The Turf Fox.
www.der-rasenfuchs.de lischka@der-rasenfuchs.de
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