Backyard Putting Greens – They Are So Easy To Set Up

September 1, 2010 by  
Filed under Golf-For-Beginners

Thought about setting up a nice backyard putting green at home? A lot of golfers already grabbed this opportunity by their horns and practice from the comfort of their home and take more strokes off their game every week.

Many golfers dream of owning their own backyard putting green to practice any time they want. But too many don’t make it a concrete goal and don’t find out how easy it can be to set up your own backyard putting green.

. Of course, there is some delicate work involved. But not something that requires a rocket scientist or anything like that. All you need is pay some attention to the detail and do the work with the love you have for the game.

First, have a good look at the site where you want to put up the backyard putting green. You can do this essential first step literally right now! It costs no money to go out, have good hard look at your backyard and envision a nice and beautiful putting green.

Have a close look at your surroundings.

If there is lots of traffic you might need to raise the fence a bit. But this is just consideration in case you might practice a few full swing. We’re just practicing some putting.

Next, look at the soil. Get rid of any lumps and stones and generally tidy it up as good as you can. Make sure you can create a level and flat 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.

After that’s done, lay on some good, quality soil for your putting green to grow on. Rake it evenly across the whole area and make sure it’s about an inch thick.

If you want to put in some extra effort, lay out a bed of sand before you rake out the soil.

Next up is the irrigation system. I recommend you talk to an expert about this, but you can easily get advice online. You have to water the green at the same hour every day because the grass is very delicate and sensitive. If you just read it like this it might sound like a hassle, but you get used to it after a week. It will come naturally to you and you might even find some joy and pride in it.

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. Mowing cycles and watering are very important that you have that nailed.

Supervision of the putting green is important. 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.


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