Golf Tips: About Golf Greens And Grasses
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by: jobrien
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Knowing how to drive and putt are not the only things you need to learn about playing golf. There is this little challenge that you are going to run into on every single golf hole... the green. Golf being an outdoor activity you play on a living portion of land, and as in everything else out of doors, Mother Nature loves to play this game along with you. Grasses are different; you might encounter a plush putting green or a weed patch with little growth at all. Your putt can be just slightly altered by the texture, length and texture of the grass, and how much grass is actually there. As avid golfers we don't just play only on sunny days with no breeze. It is more than quite common to see us golfers with an umbrella (to protect the clubs) playing in the rain and other unsavory conditions. And just like any other outdoor condition, the rain is going to change how you putt a golf ball. You will also come across a condition that is created by man, that is recognized by few golfers, this is called the "lumpy donut" however this is not a real threat. In the United States you will most likely be playing on one of two types of grass: Bent grass is a cool weather grass found in the northern states, it is soft with fine blades growing close together, and this creates a carpet like texture. But bent grass is not a lover of the sun. It cant take prolonged heat or humidity. Bermuda grass is predominant in the warmer climates; it is a strong weedy grass that handles warmer climates and humidity found in the southern states and will putt quite differently for you than the bent grass variety. The blades are long, broad, shaggy and sparser; golfers describe it as a wild shag rug which causes the ball to rise and fall in and out of the blades. Bermuda also has a grain, the direction in which the grass grows. And this grain... if you don't pay attention to it will add strokes to your round. The differences in the variety of turf grasses create very different playing surfaces for us golfers. For example, balls will roll truer on bent grasses and the break will be caused by the slope of the land. While with Bermuda grass, your shot can be affected by uneven growth patterns in the grass itself. This is why it is so important to get the feel of what the grass is going to do with your putts. So, spen some time on the putting green where you can begin to identify how your putts are going to react and roll on the different types of grasses.
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