| Synthetic Grass is Always Greener
Study the break. Eye on the ball. Putter straight. Smooth, pendulum-like swing." It's in the hole...it's in the hole!" hollered Robert Jones, a Hamilton, Ontario Entrepreneur, who spends time several days of the week, perfecting his putting stroke in his own backyard. His neighbors are green with envy. It's hard to tell if they're more envious of his putting green or the fact that his seventeen year old couch potato son is now a golf enthusiast.
The backyard putting green is the hottest rage since backyard swimming pools. Recent advancements in synthetic turf appearance and performance is tempting more people to install it in their own yards as putting greens, or even as a maintenance-free alternative to grass.
According to Jones, its as good or better than the real thing because there's no maintenance. It's got undulations and breaking putts, and it looks and feels like a natural green.
Jones's green was constructed by Pro Putt Synthetic Turf, of Barrie, Ontario. Pro Putt's turf is made out of UV-resistant, polypropylene fiber (fibre)s with a urethane backing. Greg Woolvett, president of Pro Putt Synthetic Turf, says "what makes this product perform |
like a natural green is the unique combination of sand and synthetic fiber (fibre). It's not Astroturf or carpet over concrete. It has a natural look and ball bounce, similar to a golf course green."
Pro Putt (Formerly ProGreen) also made a believer out of Gary Cowan, a Canadian Golf Professional in Kitchener Waterloo, Ontario. He praises the realistic performance of Pro Putt, commenting that the ball checks up well from distances. The speed can be changed by adding or deleting the Top Dressing Sand
"We've sold 100's of golf greens in the last several years, in different climates and in a variety of shapes and sizes, says Woolvett. They can withstand the freezing winters of Canada and the intense desert heat in Phoenix, Arizona. When it comes to designing your green, it can be configured any way you want. We can custom-fit your yard; add a fringe, a sand bunker, water hazard, rough, multiple greens, tee-boxes; the ideas are endless."
"Putting was the part of my game that needed the most work," said Jones. "But now, I can practice my putting whenever I want by just stepping into my backyard. And when friends or relatives come to our home, the main attraction is my golf green! It has become the entertainment center of the back yard."
For more information on Pro Putt Synthetic Turf systems, call 1-877-776-PUTT. |
