rulefan
Tour Winner
As ours are
Disability discrimination?
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rulie
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Our sup't said that there was significant time saving in doing the "up and down" versus diamonds.
rulefan
Tour Winner
Our GK said much the same but said the course looked more glamorous in the summer
rulie
Head Pro
Probably so, but saving time means other things get done. Personally, I like seeing the "line" down the middle of the fairway that the up and down creates.
sunshine
Well-known member
Our course has gone from diamond cut to up and down for the last couple of years. Rationale was time saving but also skill level, a less experienced GK can do up and down. Also introduced some robot mowers which go across the fairway left to right. Personally I think diamond cut looks best, but as long as we have nice fairways, grass patterns are very low down the list of priorities.
I played at a course recently that was trialling the robot mowers. I was talking to one of the greenkeepers about them, fascinating stuff. Is your club pleased with them? Would they recommend them?
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
One question that comes to mind is
How on earth do you fit a GPS device to a single seater buggy in the first instance?
I drive a Grass Hopper buggy and the company no longer exists and I know of others where I play in the same position. I know very much how these are wired and the control box is a sealed unit......
The GPS displays on our hire buggies are big screen like a tablet and they are located away from the elements. Qs is such a one weatherproof and where on a single seater buggy would one be fitted even if suitable for all weather exposure.
How on earth do you fit a GPS device to a single seater buggy in the first instance?
I drive a Grass Hopper buggy and the company no longer exists and I know of others where I play in the same position. I know very much how these are wired and the control box is a sealed unit......
The GPS displays on our hire buggies are big screen like a tablet and they are located away from the elements. Qs is such a one weatherproof and where on a single seater buggy would one be fitted even if suitable for all weather exposure.
Burnsey
Well-known member
I’m sure there’s a simple, cost effective way, like an air tag or similar, IF the club wishes to help.
NearHull
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We started using a Robotic mower earlier this year. It cuts fairways, first cut, second cut, practice area and the driving range. Initially the range only covered areas near the clubhouse - about 6 holes. We have just installed GPS repeaters across the course to cover the remaining holes. We calculate that one mower can cut all the fairways and some rough in one week, good enough for winter. We intend not to put a mandraulic mower on the course over winter. We will review the results and hopefully we will add another mower for spring. Costs are quite high, around £40k for initial purchase, set up and support, further mowers ( of the same size) about £24k. Each mower has its own docking station. For the initial area, it does roughly 3 hrs cutting and 1 hour recharging. Using on the far reaches of the course will increase travelling time and reduce efficiency.
I read a on line article where a course in Norway has every blade of grass, including greens and tees cut by robots. Seemingly, the Four Scandinavian countries sponsored one course in each country to try to go fully electric. The photo of the Norwegian course mower storage showed 36 robots.
Lastly, would we recommend them? So far, yes.
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jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
The GPS on hire buggies actually stops you from driving where you are not allowed to go so will be wired in to the control box in some way. It is very easy knowing where you should not go where I play - you are given the buggy route (which is a bit vague anyway)
Burnsey
Well-known member
Yes, get that, I mean to 'tag' a members own buggy.
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
I do not get what you mean by tag.
My assumption is that a tag can be used to track something , something more than that is being required by the club.
Burnsey
Well-known member
Example: Apple Air Tag.
Hand to person with approved own buggy, then handed back. Only 'tagging' is whilst playing a round, as opposed to installing something on say a phone, trackable 24/7.
The response was referring to seeing where anyone is whilst playing golf - ie. where they should be.
Neilds
Assistant Pro
That is not what the club in the OP want. They want GPS to restrict access to certain parts of the course and ensure buggies don't go where they shouldn't.
Burnsey
Well-known member
I understand that, but as a member, he could respect that and be willing to be monitored.
The old beeping buggy doesn’t mean I can’t trash the rest of the course.
Just a thought.
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
We have two robot mowers on trial.
They do a decent job when the grass is dry but leave a trail when wet as they don’t collect the cut grass.
This is a problem imo as the grass cuttings could lead to mulch and disease over time if not removed.
Presumably the idea is that they are cutting regularly though, so they are only taking the top off the grass? If you don't have enough mowers, it is too long between cuts, leading to that problem.
If they are cutting regularly would that be avoided? Or do you think that will always be an issue?
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
I’m only going by what I have seen at my club on 9th and 18 th fairways.
But at ours the wet grass sticks in the mower heads and it then drops it when it gets to heavy to stick to the mower.
It’s quite noticeable.
I’m not sure if we’re buying them.
Just topping the grass still leads to a build up of dead grass over time .
Most triple mowers remove the grass and it’s disposed of in the trees.
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
The original post refers to having the same system as is fitted to hire buggies i.e. it stops dead when trying to go in to a restricted area. My post #47 which you commented on refers to how such a system could be fitted to a single seat buggy.
Burnsey
Well-known member
And my comment was an alternative view. Nothing more,
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