Artificial Putting Greens Could Be The Answer!

With golf being such a popular sport and with most players getting hooked and taking it very seriously artificial grass is becoming more and more popular as a solution to the maintenance involved in ‘real grass’ putting greens.

There have been big steps forward in the creation of this much specialised artificial surface that mimics the real stuff and in corporate situations or even your own back yard this alternative should be considered as a very easy to maintain option,

Advantages:

• Can be installed almost anywhere, indoors or outdoors
• Can be used for pitching chipping and putting
• Can be any cut to fit any shape or size
• Is very flexible so it can fit flat or contoured surfaces
• Has a low maintenance requirement - 2 hours a year!
• Specially formulated to hold the ball like natural grass
• Great for your own personal backyard putting green
• Environmentally friendly as no need for fertilisers etc
• Can cope with heavy usage with no loss of quality

Disadvantages:

• Some types of artificial grass can look unnatural
• You will need to carefully consider the type of grass/underlay you purchase as you may incur a water logging problem
• Once you get used to a perfect surface you may find it hard to adapt to the real surfaces on your local golf course
• Perhaps not so unpredictable as the changes that occur on natural putting greens.

So as you can see from the above there are many reasons why artificial putting greens are becoming more and more popular and also available to everyone from a small back yard green too a large corporate golf training course. It is aldso becoming a more economical solution as once laid there is very little maintenance required and very little additional costs to incur

 

Full Release Golf Grips

Full release golf grips have been warmly welcomed as the best thing that has happened to golf clubs this century, Before you jump in an buy the first set you find it ma be wise to consider your options and the types available.

 

Using a full release golf grip should help you improve your game as it will make your shot go further and straighter improving your confidence and hopefully your score!

 

The technology used in creating these grips is called ‘Taperedo’ which means the specifications are similar to those of a baseball bat thinner at the top getting thicker towards the end this will fit in with your natural grip making it easier to release the club and making your cub have a quicker swing speed.

 

Types of full release golf clubs are as follows;

 

• X-line – full release golf grips are made of rubber that is extremely smooth, they are usually sold singly or in packs of 13 so you can update your whole set of golf clubs.
• X-wrap – full release golf grips are also made of smooth rubber but have the traditional wrap feel.
• X-line cord golf grip – The same technology as the above but with the look of a cord wrap
• 2 Colour wrap – These grips have the attractiveness of two colours combining to make the grip
• Designer wrap full release grip – These are made from polyurethane and are tacky to the touch. They also have the property of becoming tackier when the weather is not so good helping to prevent the slip caused by dampness.

 

When buying these grips you will usually have the option to but a whole set and they will also come with full instructions on how to replace your grips (you may find you even get a video).