Why do they use sand on golf greens

[@Premier_lawns_official]

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[@MarvinofMars]

Greatly enjoying the videos well done, as a club golf coach and now trying hard to educate the junior golfers more into the keeping of the course. Most these juniors are exploring carrier options and the route into golf course management / maintenance is one I would not rule out for them. I think it would be great a City and Guild course they could enroll upon so when they make school leaving age or summer breaks they are knowledge up and seeking work experience at watering greens, keeping bunkers tidy, general up keep. I have worked in landscaping for 25 years and these video's are next level information. It is education like these videos that will set the benchmark of quality green keeping. 👏👏👏

[@TWTexasA1]

To all the greens keepers in the world who make life better for us golfers…👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Thank you…

[@Premier_lawns_official]

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[@lukerand9826]

I’m in the golf course trade here in Wales and really enjoy seeing other people’s methods when working closely on the greens, very well produced and done accordingly by the course manager. Overall a fantastic job

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks Luke 👍😊❤️

[@Sixtoemo]

Hi Robbie, my son plays rugby for B.R.A. at Roughort (Mallusk). There is a huge amount of sand on their pitches and I feel they are the best pitches of any of the schools in Northern Ireland. At the start of the season the grass looks like a thick carpet and the pitches are playable when most other schools’ pitches are a mess after prolonged heavy rainfall. There’s a clear difference & that difference is the sand. P.S. the quality of that piece is brilliant.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

BRA have the funds to look after their pitches well, no doubt they will be using the right materials too If you enjoyed this video, watch this one next kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJmqe3ppmsSsnKc

[@XavierTerry-ds5sz]

That is more advanced than i expected! Great job.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

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[@sytch4me334]

Holy hell, you do such a great job with the production quality of your videos! Amazing

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Wow, thank you!

[@jackjamieson1120]

Hi Robbie for this subject matter you couldn't have come up with a better quality video than this. A lot of us are pure lawn obsessed and to see how the pros do it on course is not only interesting but also good to see how the core principles don't change at home. Just a brillaliant peice , well done to ya 👏 👍

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks Jack. Nice to see some people get it. Would you believe people ask why I film at golf courses. You can lead a horse to water...

[@chosen1one930]

To be honest the video doesn't explain jack shiot about why we use sand...there are countless reasons why and maybe you should male based on that instead of a single machine.

[@chosen1one930]

​@@Premier_lawns_official these newer turf grasses being bred thrive in sand compared to any other soil BESIDES for new zoysia ultra dwarfed cultivars. Drainage yes is a huge reason, reducing thatch by light top dressing but mainly that's done by verticutting, we verticut and topdress every two weeks during the growing season for new Bermuda greens and bentgrass like A1, A4, 007, 777 etc etc. These newer grasses can handle salt a ton of it, that's not a factor really even if it is in the sand you can flush it out with heavy rain or a greens flush with irrigation which is usually 60 mins watering. The greens aren't completely sand if people think that they're wrong, 90% sand %10 peat to absorbed a little water hence it's a root zone mix we just use pure sand for topdressing. Also you don't get firmer greens from sand, sure they drain quicker but with sand greens you can dry them to the bone like they do on the PGA to the point of grass dying if weather permits, this is how they get hard as a rock and super firm. Sand is also used for better displacement, fresh oxygen in, carbon and other gasses out. When we water for a long time the water acts like sub air pulling air into the root zone that's why they designed it in the first place and to gave dry greens whenever. Those are most of the reasons why we use sand but if we had a choice WE WOULDNT USE SAND, its so hard on everything from mowers to tines and even drainage eventually once time happens

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Great feedback thanks 🙏👍🙏

[@davecornish1072]

Brilliant ! a really well filmed, interesting, informative top quality video,

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Glad you enjoyed it 😍

[@DriveFarGolf]

Can only dream of this level of green keeping where I play. Great work 👍🏻🏌️

[@Premier_lawns_official]

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[@davel831]

Great Video Robbie, that is a beautiful course . I had lessons once for Golf, the pro said i needed to take a few inches of my clubs, i asked why he said so they fit in the Bin!! Ill try to stick to growing the green stuff. Cheers again

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks Dave. Even though I was a greenkeeper for 20 years I didn't play to much either for the same reason 🙂😂

[@thesugarlipslove]

i love listening to this guys knowledge

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks 👍

[@sduke39]

I'm just a golfer but this was fascinating.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

If you enjoyed this, I think you might enjoy this video too kzbin.info/www/bejne/eae5pZ2GjcybnaM

[@darrtoo5767]

From a 40yr veteran on lawn bowling greens, I never get sick of our wonderful trade. Love it! Thankyou mate from Port Stephens, NSW Australia 🇦🇺 👍🏻🏝😎🌿

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Hi Darr, welcome to the channel. I have a some other videos you should like kzbin.info/aero/PLV0W3KNEKSkJF8txug4xYkjWgEztcixRZ

[@BigPopaRoth]

Greatly enjoying this series in golf course green management

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks, I try and show you guys how to take these methods and apply it to your own lawn 👍

[@BigPopaRoth]

@@Premier_lawns_official thanks, really appreciate it. It reminds me of my Dad as a kid, he was a groundskeeper. Watching you reminds me of watching him when I was a kid. Love watching all you do.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

@@BigPopaRoth thank you. It can be a hard job that involves working in some terrible weather

[@snettan]

Nice to see how they do everything and apply some of it on your own homegreen.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Tim that's what we do on this channel, we visit places like this then Break those methods down for you guys to use on your own lawn 👍

[@snettan]

@@Premier_lawns_official really good content, for us that live in europe compared to the americans. Would love to see more about fescue greens

[@TomWhi]

Great video Robbie. I do enjoy the golf course ones. It’d be interesting to see what they do over autumn and winter!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Have you watched this one, we filmed it last autumn kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHXSlZuAhLx3Y5Y

[@TomWhi]

@@Premier_lawns_official oh yes. And the full series! Great work

[@Premier_lawns_official]

@@TomWhi thanks, there is a good chance we will do a winter video this year at clandeboye

[@TomWhi]

@@Premier_lawns_official I'd look forward to that!

[@timmy111]

Wow! This was an interesting video! Thanks for sharing!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks for watching 😄 😁

[@chrishackert]

Thank you for this video. Great and informative!

[@ringsidejudge4302]

Fascinating video with great explanations . Thanks for upload , very informative .

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thank you ❤️ Terry really knows his stuff, I worked under him for 8 years and learnt a lot.

[@jefferyzielke7665]

I bet those greens are healthy and up to playing speed on most days. Nice work.

[@CreatorsOfGods]

Sand is miracle stuff to repair or level the lawn. I just add sand and some grass seeds. The following year the patch is invisible and the sand seems to have disappeared. Thanks for explaining how the magic works.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Sand is great for levelling a lawn. Thanks for the comments

[@dagtailgroundmaintenance]

very interesting Robbie. You have done an excellent job producing this video 👏

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Glad you enjoyed it, it helps that this is the third time I have filmed here and had footage from before....

[@collyb6054]

The course was featured on Sky Sports a few weeks back when it held a PGA Europro tournament, so the work the greens team are doing is obviously of the highest quality. Another very interesting watch. Cheers Robbie.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

It was indeed, if you want to see how the course was set up for that kzbin.info/www/bejne/enirqXdtbt-ffsU

[@collyb6054]

@@Premier_lawns_official Cheers for that Robbie, fascinating stuff. A real professional team at work there. 👍👍👍

[@PukkaEmerson]

Brilliant video. Masters sand top stuff.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks

[@mteske1]

Great content! I worked at a golf course in highschool and we had a company that came and did the water jet process but didn’t shoot the sand I don’t think. That’s neat.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

It's a pretty cool machine

[@briancaine9130]

Nice video. I golf but hope to use some of your techniques for 1 acre home lawn in Virginia, USA. Subscribed.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Welcome to the channel 😁 👍

[@beck2766]

Fantastic video. Thank you 👍

[@Premier_lawns_official]

👍❤️

[@siggi5395]

Great video, the sanding is good

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks Siggi, how is German, are you planning any lawn renovations?

[@siggi5395]

@@Premier_lawns_official i Used the Lawn wisch Rasenspecht arivizirt, ventilated, grass seed, and sand, fertilized, hard work.😁😁

[@OorOaksey]

Great video Robbie and staff at the golf course. For domestic lawns (Mine) if I cant get or afford USGA quality sand to level/top dress what is the next best. Especially for leveling. Keep up the good work and vids.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Getting the right sand is all but impossible. A good quality soil is great 👍

[@briankimmel1149]

I'm a superintendent at a low budget muni. looking to increase green speed. does verticutting get em to stimp a lil faster? how often do you verticut? and u guys just use a triplex w 9 blade reels to pik up residue after that deep cut wutevr u were calling it?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Verti cutting will definitely speed up the greens. Make them truer as well as it lifts up the poa and the machines get a better cut

[@peterjohnson350]

And I wonder why I can't get my lawn as good as a golf green (or even a fairway)! All the same I have mown, scarified, spiked over sown and top dressed my lawn and it's looking great.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Peter that's the struggle 👍

[@nickwilliams1953]

Really enjoyed that video, fascinating to see the gear they have on a large golf course, only thing is how to even attempt to emulate that at home without a shed full of gear. Maybe a video on tools you can buy at B&Q to look after your own lawn would be useful. eg Electric scarifier (Ryobi?) and no idea where you can own your own verticutter or something to aerate your lawn.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Here you go kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIPJY4NphptrjtE

[@james6818]

Best way to emulate at home without a shed full of gear is decking or patio slabs, low to no maintenance

[@stuartmcintosh7187]

Hi mate brilliant channel. I’m from Belfast myself and recognise some of those streets ur working in. I’m a decorator myself. I have a small lawn and have used ur videos to aerate and overseed a few weeks back. It has all come on brilliantly but I have a few bare patches that aren’t as thick as the rest . Should I overseed the whole thing again or just mix some soil and seed up for the bare patches?was out today trying to stripe it with a brush. I have lost the plot since finding ur channel 😂

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Seed the entire thing! Welcome to the channel!

[@stuartmcintosh7187]

@@Premier_lawns_official thanks mate. Love the channel

[@Premier_lawns_official]

@@stuartmcintosh7187 Thanks!! Have you checked out the private facebook group (Premier lawns community)

[@markcromie3572]

Great to watch doing my bit with my new lawn.. I have just put down again some 4 in 1. Will this be enough then spike coming into the damper months? I also seem to have alot of mushrooms growing in my lawn can't seem to understand? Lol

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Hi Mark, sounds like a good plan 👍 the mushrooms premierlawns.co.uk/toadstools-in-your-lawn/

[@markcromie3572]

Brilliant mate once again I appreciate your videos and advice great work thanks

[@Premier_lawns_official]

@@markcromie3572 no probs, have you joined the premier lawn lawns community group on Facebook, a friendly helpful group...

[@markcromie3572]

I havnt mate but I will do now. Thanks again

[@heywal]

Great content keep it up! Would it not be cheaper to rip up the greens and grow them on a really sandy soil.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Hahaha no lol.

[@MoistTowelette125]

As a groundskeeper on a golf course, this is the worst job to do. It’s 9-10 hours nonstop, the machine goes 1mph and all you’re doing is hauling buckets of dirt. Luckily, we haven’t done it in a few years. 🤗

[@Premier_lawns_official]

👍👍👍👍

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Steve, i think you will enjoy these other golf course videos too kzbin.info/aero/PLV0W3KNEKSkJF8txug4xYkjWgEztcixRZ

[@Trickey1]

Brilliant !

[@Premier_lawns_official]

👍🙂❤️💪

[@andylawrence5995]

A very interesting video

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks Andy 😁

[@froot4409]

Brilliant 👍🏼⛳️

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks 😊 i

[@rossgrant5849]

Quality vid

[@wtp1960]

I’d love to putt on those beautiful greens!

[@VenturiLife]

Never knew this.. interesting!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

thanks!

[@MichaelR1975]

We used after aeration.

[@stephenthompson1998]

Can only dream ours get hollow tinned then sand i s spaded on then brushed across by machine, the excess is brushed off for the next green. Result bone hard greens that won’t receive a ball in summer.

[@chosen1one930]

We use sand for many different reasons, first the newer turf grasses do best and thrive in sand, roots grow as deep as possible 10 to 12 inches even deeper on some greens. Top dressing a green without aeration is to control thatch mainly because these grasses create so much thatch, the sand cuts that down. These machines in the videos are great mainly the vertidrain system I would never use this other machine not needed. Even if you use these machines you run a risk by not pulling any plugs with hollow tines aeration down the road, soil layering which can lead to black layer.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

👍

[@finnjohnson7022]

What about ya Robbie another brilliant video as usual

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks Finn!

[@thebackstab8730]

im going to sand my lawn this week , would you use 2mm or 4mm sand?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

What have you used before?

[@thebackstab8730]

@@Premier_lawns_official nothing it’s the first time , going to core aerate and sand

[@Premier_lawns_official]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmTZY5psfd6VptU

[@ajc2100]

Is that where the drag matt idea came from??? Brush and matt, all in one tool!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Yep 👍😄

[@michaeldunagan8268]

Intersting video. Saw machines that U never knew existed. Question: Is he saying "salt" or "silt"....??? "Be sure to get sand that has no ____."

[@lincolndave1966able]

Damn, those yanks love their fracking 🤣. Only kidding, I love this stuff, really interesting, gets me looking at my lawn and thinking odd thoughts.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

👍💪😄❤️

[@PierreVonStaines]

These guys really know there stuff! I wonder if they are available to invite around for dinner so we can pick their brains? 🤔

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Pierre, nevermind dinner, post your questions here and we will try and answer then in the next video 😜

[@michaelmitchell7734]

Why is it called Dryject when you use water to inject the sand?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Great point!

[@mickragers5626]

Sorry but those tines aren't anywhere near going 9 inches deep! If that were true I guess I'm a foot long lol. Those tines aren't even 9 inches in length and you can see the depth marks are at least 2 inches from the mount point

[@TheJohnGardiner]

I like the way you use metric and imperial measure's in the same sentence 😂

[@newtonbrook]

Learned something new. Never use unwashed sand. The salt will damage your lawn.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Silt too...

[@airedaleterrierhannah9770]

Cracking

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks - have you checked out the rest of the golf course videos? kzbin.info/aero/PLV0W3KNEKSkJF8txug4xYkjWgEztcixRZ

[@nastynate9529]

Way less work than the old 'drill and fill' method lol. I used to just sweep it in with a coco mat.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

This is pretty time consuming too in fairness

[@paulpavich4174]

Shouldn't it be called wet ject?

[@iangreasby]

Engaging content as always.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks Ian 😁

[@pillwolak]

Didn't know Russians played golf

[@y2keefus]

Watching all the equipment and work that goes into golf courses makes me hate golf even more. I cannot think of a more ridiculous way to waste money, resources, and burn off all that fossil fuel for wealthy yuppies to flaunt their money. To make matters worse, half of these people either fly into to play on private planes or drive range rovers to get there. I think it's cool to see the actual work, so don't get me wrong, I'm glad you're showing it - but this stuff is literally just so the world's richest people can go somewhere and feel like they are athletes and important.

[@ringsidejudge4302]

You seem to have been bitten by the green eyed monster . Get a life , this video is about green management , not a , who is rich or who is poor .

[@y2keefus]

@@ringsidejudge4302 this video is about golf courses dipsh!t i can comment however the fck I want to. I said it's cool to see how it's done, but I'm making a general comment about the absurdity of golf. Look at all that those people working tirelessly with industrial equipment so some rich dbags can pay literally £100,000 a year to put a ball in the hole. All that land wasted, all that CO2 from that equipment so a stupid ball can be hit into a hole by people who seem to hate money. I'll comment all day without apologies. I like the channel. I like the guy who does it. I like the advice. But golf is so decadent and destructive I will always comment. I even tell my neighbor's who golf how stupid golf is. In fact, I'd like to know where you live so I can knock on your door each day of the week and give you my thoughts on golf. This video was literally about golf courses, so don't tell me not to comment on golf ringside dbag.

[@ringsidejudge4302]

@@y2keefus As i thought , you really should consider some help . A round of golf might help , or maybe ring the samaritans .

[@y2keefus]

@@ringsidejudge4302 I would rather listen to you talk than play golf.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Please keep it friendly folks, we are all here to learn 👍

[@julianbye5794]

Stupid gimmicks. Just spread sand on top and water it in slowly, add a little fertiliser and spray some sulphur on once a month. Trace elements are what is required. Don't care if you know who I am. Don't waste your time.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks for your feedback 👍