Would you do this?

TWM

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Looking at the Ultimate Putting Guide with the latest GM I am amazed at the amount of tees, string and chalk recommended as training aids. I wonder if any of the people here have the nerve to use these on their practice greens. I am sure I would be frogmarched out the gate if I did it on our hallowed turf.
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RGuk

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I'd be happy to embarrass myself with gadgets and gizmos and training ideas but t.b.h. it's enough trouble to get in a solid putt for a decent length of time with all the traffic of pre-game golfers. My old old club had two greens, one for pre-gamers near the first tee and another old green (unused 9th?) for serious practice.....it ought to be mandatory, as should be allowing chipping onto the spare green. Reality is at mine, chipping is not allowed on the practice green and the only spare green is a field-like area for pitching.......rubbish!!
 

billyg

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I'm lucky enough to have a nine hole, free, stroll on practice course which is hardly used at my course( the holes vary between 40- 75 yards, no bunkers but the greens are well maintained) so yes I suppose.

The missus and I often park up for half to an hours' pitching, chipping and putting practice before heading out to tee off. Were very lucky and can't understand why more members don't make use of such as fantastic resource.

Perhaps our resident forum green keeper can tell us what variety of grass we should be planting in the garden to get that wonderful smooth effect. Do it at home and you can put as much string, plum bobs, laser gadgets and what-have-you as you like down without so much as raising an eyebrow.

I had a few minutes to spare this weekend and took a really good close look at the greens. The density of the blades of grass are much thicker say, per square foot, than your typical garden variety. An old cliche but they really are like a green carpet.

Frankly, I think it's a work of genius that keepers can produce a surface of such consistency each year - especially with 250(or more) big lumps( and that's just the golf balls) scuffing it about each day -doffs cap.

The only other place ive seen such a thing is on a bowling green
 
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