Your Home Club's "Greens"?

[Liam_Austin]

Only being a member of my club for 18 months I can only vouch for what the greens were like last year. But being around in the clubhouse the members are calling the greens the worst in history. My course is generally one that drains well and is never normally closed due to 'flooding' so to speak.

I understand that the weather recently hasn't exactly been consistent with hot and cold snaps, rain and sun, But at the moment words cant describe just how bad they are with talk that they won't be returning to normal state any time soon.

The resulting factor is that my putting confidence has been destroyed, albeit im still holing putt's frequently which is quite astonishing really (I think its my bad putting that is counteracting the greens). I now cant play little bump and runs which is the key to playing my course well as the bounce is so inconsistent, it can hit a little hole left by a 4 WEEK old spiking of the greens and either stop dead or shoot on. To try and counteract the ruined greens they have allowed the grass to grow rediculously long resulting in very very slow greens. Another problem is the conditions vary from green to green, you can have a slow green, then find one you shoot 15feet past the hole!

Dont even get me started on the bumps and bobbles!!! Does it kill to have decent bobble free greens!

Right rant over, What are your clubs greens like at the moment?

Liam

 

[KeefG]

Right rant over, What are your clubs greens like at the moment?

Woolly, bobbly, fluffy, horrible, crap, threadbare in parts.....need I go on?

I mainy play on a muni course though so I dont expect the greens to resemble The Belfry etc

 

[HTL]

Mine are awesome! You thinking they are crap will make you putt crap. Stay positive, get on the practise green and learn to love them, and then rip it up in the club comps. (Is it obvious I am reading Dr Bob?)

 

[jammydodger]

They've got a nice thick growth on them but they havnt been cut really short yet. They putt pretty true but can be a tad on the slow side even though we've had no rain , and the occasional really thick patch will take the ball off line and slow it up a wee bit.

All in all i'd asy they were in good nick for this time of year

 

[Liam_Austin]

Thats all fair and good, but would you expect full adult members to pay £1500 for frankly terrible greens? They have also slashed our membership fee's around £500 this year also.

 

[brendy]

Ours are in fantastic order, the difference in 2 weeks in the middle of April was staggering, from top dressed hairy lattices to Augusta like lino was amazing. Saying that, Apparently we are hosting a seniors competition and a lot of entrants are American this year, maybe we are trying to impress them!

 

[KeefG]

frankly terrible greens?

You club members wouldnt know a terrible green if it came and bit you on the backside!! lol

Come and play my local track, I bet our greens are like your fairways....I manage ok though!!

Interestingly, when we played the Belfry earlier this year, out of the 12 of us that went, I was the one who got to grips with the greens easiest!!

There was a lad who played both days with me who played off 4 and he really struggled....I loved them!!

 

[GB72]

Our greens are improving and alot better than they were a few weeks ago. TO be honest I think that we were paying the price for being on full greens for most of the winter.

 

[Liam_Austin]

I know how you mean about getting to grips with better greens,

I played in a Junior League Match last weekend at the Army Golf Club in hampshire and only one word described the green's.. Perfect! for once in my life you were rewarded with a good shot into the green, and also rewarded with a good putt. The course convinced me so much I am looking to join there in the summer, It's complete with a grass range and a lovely course! I know im not a bad putter, just really do stuggle on my greens.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Ours aren't pretty visually but give a good and true roll if a little slow. We have had a problem with meadow grass infesting the greens and the green staff are working extremely hard to combat these and provide a decent surface. I have to say they have exceeded expectations so far.

 

[Faldo_Fan]

Hi Liam,

Ours aren't great at the moment but as parts of our course are 600ft above sea level and exposed to the wind a cold snap or even a slight frost doesn't help.

What i would say though is at your club it's the same for all the other members and the winner of a tournament is the person that adapts to the extreme conditions first. And yeah.....i've been reading Dr Bob too.

Good luck.

 

[Liam_Austin]

What Bob Rotella books do you recommend?, I have 3 I think stored upstairs

 

[Faldo_Fan]

I'm on 'Golf is not a Game of Perfect' at the moment but have also read 'Golf is a Game of Confidence' and 'The Golfers Mind: Play to Play Great' all are excellent books.

I've downloaded the audiobook versions to my ipod and listen to him whilst practicing, especially good durring putting practice!

I hope this helps.

 

[Liam_Austin]

Thanks Faldo_Fan! I will definately get onto the audiobooks for when im practising.

I see your from london, what club do you play at?

 

[Parmo]

Not too bad, have seen them worse but the weather is a nightmare with no real rain for months.

 

[Macster]

Ours have been 'appalling' by our standards, but are just starting to come good now, thank God.

 

[Faldo_Fan]

Not really London, i work in London, i'm actually based in Bedfordshire.
I'm playing at Wokfield Park on Thursday (i think that's near Reading) and i'm playing The Shire London on Friday (which is just outside Barnet, North London).

 

[M1tch]

ours are ok !!! we put water on them every 2 hours

 

[Adrena1in]

Didn't like the greens on Saturday, but that's because last Tues or Weds they put a load of sand on them, which hasn't bedded in, and with the morning dew I was having to hit my putts twice as hard as normal to counteract the ring of damp sand the ball picked up as it rolled. But generally, for a small 9-hole course, I think the greens at my club are pretty good. But then I'm used to them and I've not played any other "decent" clubs yet.

 

[CliveW]

I always wonder what condition the lawns are at the houses of those who constantly winge on about the state of their course's fairways and greens. They must be perfect as these folk are all experts at growing grass.
The greens at my course are fantastic considering that it was under snow only five weeks ago!
Come on, give the greenkeepers a break. They do a good job, and if you can do better, put your money where your mouths are.