bobmac
Major Champion
Is your practice putting green the same speed/condition as the greens on your course?
Practice putting green
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fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
yep, pretty much identical
Jay1
Head Pro
Ours is very close. I'd say it's one of the better ones I've played on. Some places you see the practice green so far off the condition and speed of the actual greens that it's completely pointless using it before playing.
pbrown7582
Money List Winner
Yes ours is very close to course conditions. No complaints here.
Shiny
Head Pro
Not far off, only drawback is its as flat as a pancake, we only have one flat green on the course so no practicing putts that break.
Keeno
Challenge Tour Pro
nope. nowhere near it
upsidedown
Tour Winner
bobmac
Major Champion
Do the green staff use a different mower for the course and for the putting green?
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
Rarely, however it's generally not bad.
Keeno
Challenge Tour Pro
I've no idea what they do, but they appear to have very different grass coverage. Our greens are top drawer, putting greens not so much. I'm happy with that. No complaints from me, just answering the question ;-)
nope, greenkeeper doesnt want the course greens to burn:angry: allegedly
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
At one of my courses the practice green is the best green on the course and a shade quicker than the greens.
I do not use it before play other than for a couple of straight short putts.
I do not use it before play other than for a couple of straight short putts.
duncan mackie
Money List Winner
cop out response -
the practice putting green is within 0.1, the chipping green is a different construction and bears little relationship to the course greens.
this (as an issue) will be addressed - probably by permitting low level chipping to the putting green!
personally I find it more important to establish the chiiping ratios for the greens than anything else (confidence issues aren't related to speed).
AmandaJR
Money List Winner
Ours is usually quicker but not much and as I know that I can adapt 
It's a good amount of area and some flat putts and putts with break so can't complain.
It's a good amount of area and some flat putts and putts with break so can't complain.
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
its similar.
You can chip and pitch onto the back third of it.
Its never closed, even when the rest of the greens are temps, yet remains in fantastic condition.
Begs the question, why do we have temps?
You can chip and pitch onto the back third of it.
Its never closed, even when the rest of the greens are temps, yet remains in fantastic condition.
Begs the question, why do we have temps?
slicer79
Challenge Tour Pro
Close enough but I don't think they're exactly the same. Often feels different when i three putt the 1st green 
Evesdad
Tour Winner
Ours is decent but tends to be a tad quicker in the summer and a tad slower in the winter. Always in good condition though.
SocketRocket
Ryder Cup Winner
1) Exactly the same.
2) They use the same equipment.
2) They use the same equipment.
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
Like ours, however I reckon that's an excuse for laziness in not wanting to water the greens late afternoon.
Pro now tells me they are cut everyday but not short enough, you can hear the ball running thru it and your feet can leave an impression:angry:
If its not improved for todays medal I'll have to say to the appropriate people. We have stunning weather in peak golf time and 'hairy greens' :angry::angry::angry:
