| What Every Golfer Should Know About Home Putting | | | | you will need to spend time maintaining the green. |
| Greens | | | | The question is, would you rather be mowing, |
| How do you say goodbye to 3 and 4 putts? Practice, | | | | watering, feeding and weeding OR putting? Since |
| practice, practice. The key to improving your short | | | | most golfers choose putting, let's talk about artificial |
| game lies in putting practice. But where? | | | | greens. |
| You can practice conveniently on your own home | | | | Artificial outdoor putting greens |
| putting green and it may even increase the value of | | | | With an artificial putting green, maintenance is minimal |
| your home. If you're thinking about installing a putting | | | | which means more time to putt. The synthetic fibers |
| green, there are several factors to take into | | | | are manufactured to resist fading and matting. |
| consideration. | | | | There are two popular UV-treated materials: |
| Will your putting green be portable? | | | | polypropylene turf and nylon turf. Nylon turf is easier |
| Roll out greens come in many sizes. Popular sizes are | | | | to maintain than polyropylene turf. The fibers spring |
| 2' x 6', 3' x 12' to 6' x 15'. Some feature a regulation | | | | back so your ball has a true roll to the cup. Nylon turf |
| cup, while others have a smaller cup than regulation | | | | is also denser than polypropylene turf. |
| size, which will hone your targetting. Some feature a | | | | Polypropylene turf needs sand fill to keep the fibers |
| ball return. | | | | upright. During installation, sand is spread across the |
| Will you install your green inside or outside? | | | | top of the polypropylene surface and brushed into |
| Indoors, there are small practice greens, rollout | | | | the turf with a broom. Since the sand can wear |
| greens and larger indoor greens. Large indoor greens | | | | away, from time to time, you'll need to add more |
| can be as large as 12' x 30'. Outdoor greens can be | | | | sand. |
| as large as you want. | | | | Outdoor putting greens also require a base of stone |
| How much do you want to spend? | | | | or concrete. The cups are concreted into place. As |
| Roll-out greens can be found in a wide range of | | | | for drainage, synthetic turfs drain off the turf, not |
| prices from $20 to $300. Larger indoor greens can | | | | through it. Drainage needs to be provided. |
| cost as much as $700. When you start looking at | | | | How fast will your outdoor green be? |
| outdoor putting greens, you are talking about costs | | | | Another decision you'll make is regarding green speed. |
| per square foot for all of the materials - the green | | | | Stimp measures how fast the green is. You can have |
| material and the base layers. | | | | your green speed matched to your local courses or |
| What material will your green be made of? | | | | to a championship course. In general, adding more |
| Indoor greens are synthetic of course. When you're | | | | sand to your synthetic green makes it faster. |
| considering outdoor putting greens, you have a | | | | Will you Do-it-Yourself? |
| choice of materials. Your choice is natural grass or an | | | | You can buy a putting green kit to install yourself. |
| artificial turf. | | | | Many come with video instructions. Depending on the |
| At first glance, you may think all-natural grass might | | | | size and design, you may need help in installing the |
| be best. Think again though. If you choose grass, | | | | green. |