I dont often mention green maintenance in my golf lessons. Nor do I often discuss it in my golf tips. Thats because golfers want to talk about hitting the ball instead. But the care and feeding of a clubs greenshow they are mowed, watered, fertilized can have a major impact on a players golf handicap, especially if he or she plays the same course a lot.
Speed is the key factor when considering green maintenance. Usually, players want a superintendent to increase green speed. Its probably the most frequent request about greens. Occasionally, players want a superintendent to decrease green speed, but these requests are few and far between. Misjudging the speed of a putt can add strokes to a score, as Ive mentioned in my golf tips.
The term green speed is technically inaccurate. The device measuring speed the USGA Stimpmeter gauges the distance a ball rolls when released at a controlled speed on a putting surface, not the balls velocity. To talk about green speed then is a bit of a misnomer. Nevertheless, we continue to use the term when talking about greens. (I even use it when giving golf lessons.) A green with a relatively long ball roll is considered fast. A...
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