Backyard Putting Greens – They Are So Easy To Set Up
Thought about setting up a nice backyard putting green at home? Many golfers out there take this opportunity to practice from the comfort of their home and take more strokes off their game every week.
The ultimate dream for a golfer is to own their own green to practice putting. But most of them don’t turn their dream into a concrete goal and never realize how easy it is to set up your own backyard putting green.
The undertaking is very simple and can be done in a few hours. Yes, there is some work involved. But you don’t need to be a rocket scientist to set one up at home. You need to spend a little attention on the details and attack the work with the love you have for the game.
The first step is to have a good look at the site where you plan on setting up the green. This is something you can do right now, without any commitment! It costs no money to go out, have good hard look at your backyard and and come up with a pretty putting green.
Have a close look at your surroundings.
In case you’re near high traffic street you might have to raise your fence a little bit. This is just a careful consideration because we won’t be doing full swings, right? For the most part, the green is for practicing putting.
Next, look at the soil. Before we can begin we have to tidy it up a little and remove any lumps and stones. We want to make sure we can create a flat and level green in your backyard. You can easily accomplish this with a shovel, a pick and a rake, it’s very easy to do. It’s not that hard – everyone can do that.
Next, put some good quality soil on for your putting green to grow on. Rake it evenly across the whole area – you want to have it about one inch thick.
If you want to put in some extra effort, lay out a bed of sand before you rake out the soil.
Next is the irrigation system. This is a sensitive matter and might require an expert, and you can find a lot of good advice on this online. You should water this sensitive grass at the same time every day. If you just read it like this it might sound like a hassle, but you get used to it after a week. It will become just a part of every day life.
After you made yourself familiar with the maintenance of the green, I recommend you set up a maintenance schedule and check back with an expert for him to review it. It’s important that you cat the watering and moving cycles right.
The putting green will require a little supervision. We have to know the peculiar needs of the grass type we have placed in our backyard putting green.
But when we have our backyard putting green already functional its enjoyment will more than outweigh the necessary maintenance work.
