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
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.
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 ruclips.net/video/JhGJG3e_yfE/видео.html
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 👏 👍
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.
@@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
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
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 😂
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.
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.
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.
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. 🤗
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?
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.
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
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
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 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.
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.
Better question is why does the average member that is generally a mid to high handicap player complain endlessly about things like this and expect tournament conditions at their local clubs for the poultry few hundred pounds per year they’re paying when they aren’t even pulling out the putter until their 8th or 9th shot, at which point, what does it matter about the greens conditions or pin placements etc. If they invested more time practicing or actually having lessons than they do spending time drinking coffee in the clubhouse or complaining about the course and greens conditions which are irrelevant if it’s taking you 8-9 shots to actually reach the green, at that point you’ve got bigger worries such as the poor quality of your actual golf game
@@kevindick1110 oh I don’t do any of them buddy, I just used to be a greenkeeper and that’s what the overwhelming majority of the members used to do, blame the course and it’s conditions, yet, funnily enough, the low handicap to scratch members and visitors would just turn, play, and consistently go around under par with zero complaints, yet they were the ones who would have legitimacy and credibility to complain because things such as the conditions of the greens and pin positions could actually be the difference between birdie and par. They even went as far as accusing the course manager of moving the fairways because they were of such a poor standard that they couldn’t hit the ball 80-100 yards to make the fairway. The course managers response was you can’t make the greens on the par 3s either so I suppose by your rationale that I’ve lifted all the par 3 greens up and moved them to make the par 3s longer. The average club golfer or member in my experience blames anything and everything with the exception of their own ability, simply cannot be their own lack of any sort of ability that results in taking a 12 on a par 4, it has to be why is the pin there, why are you blowing leaves off the green, why are you removing worm casts etc etc because that’s why I’ve walked off here with a 12
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Can only dream of this level of green keeping where I play. Great work 👍🏻🏌️
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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
Thanks Luke 👍😊❤️
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.
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 ruclips.net/video/JhGJG3e_yfE/видео.html
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 👏 👍
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...
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.
@@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
Great feedback thanks 🙏👍🙏
Brilliant ! a really well filmed, interesting, informative top quality video,
Glad you enjoyed it 😍
i love listening to this guys knowledge
Thanks 👍
That is more advanced than i expected! Great job.
Try this next 👉 ruclips.net/video/CvVtjPXghgA/видео.html
I'm just a golfer but this was fascinating.
If you enjoyed this, I think you might enjoy this video too ruclips.net/video/CvVtjPXghgA/видео.html
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 🇦🇺 👍🏻🏝😎🌿
Hi Darr, welcome to the channel. I have a some other videos you should like ruclips.net/p/PLV0W3KNEKSkJF8txug4xYkjWgEztcixRZ
Holy hell, you do such a great job with the production quality of your videos! Amazing
Wow, thank you!
Thank you for this video. Great and informative!
I bet those greens are healthy and up to playing speed on most days. Nice work.
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
Thanks Dave. Even though I was a greenkeeper for 20 years I didn't play to much either for the same reason 🙂😂
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.
Sand is great for levelling a lawn. Thanks for the comments
Greatly enjoying this series in golf course green management
Thanks, I try and show you guys how to take these methods and apply it to your own lawn 👍
@@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.
@@BigPopaRoth thank you. It can be a hard job that involves working in some terrible weather
Nice to see how they do everything and apply some of it on your own homegreen.
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 👍
@@Premier_lawns_official really good content, for us that live in europe compared to the americans. Would love to see more about fescue greens
Fascinating video with great explanations . Thanks for upload , very informative .
Thank you ❤️ Terry really knows his stuff, I worked under him for 8 years and learnt a lot.
Wow! This was an interesting video! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching 😄 😁
very interesting Robbie. You have done an excellent job producing this video 👏
Glad you enjoyed it, it helps that this is the third time I have filmed here and had footage from before....
Brilliant video. Masters sand top stuff.
Thanks
Never knew this.. interesting!
thanks!
Nice video. I golf but hope to use some of your techniques for 1 acre home lawn in Virginia, USA. Subscribed.
Welcome to the channel 😁 👍
Great video Robbie. I do enjoy the golf course ones. It’d be interesting to see what they do over autumn and winter!
Have you watched this one, we filmed it last autumn ruclips.net/video/zDodhJOWD-4/видео.html
@@Premier_lawns_official oh yes. And the full series! Great work
@@TomWhi thanks, there is a good chance we will do a winter video this year at clandeboye
@@Premier_lawns_official I'd look forward to that!
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.
It was indeed, if you want to see how the course was set up for that ruclips.net/video/DGHxD79zlHc/видео.html
@@Premier_lawns_official Cheers for that Robbie, fascinating stuff. A real professional team at work there. 👍👍👍
Fantastic video. Thank you 👍
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Brilliant !
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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.
It's a pretty cool machine
I’d love to putt on those beautiful greens!
Great video, the sanding is good
Thanks Siggi, how is German, are you planning any lawn renovations?
@@Premier_lawns_official i Used the Lawn wisch Rasenspecht arivizirt, ventilated, grass seed, and sand, fertilized, hard work.😁😁
Quality vid
Brilliant 👍🏼⛳️
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Great content keep it up! Would it not be cheaper to rip up the greens and grow them on a really sandy soil.
Hahaha no lol.
A very interesting video
Thanks Andy 😁
Intersting video. Saw machines that U never knew existed.
Question: Is he saying "salt" or "silt"....???
"Be sure to get sand that has no ____."
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.
Getting the right sand is all but impossible. A good quality soil is great 👍
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 😂
Seed the entire thing! Welcome to the channel!
@@Premier_lawns_official thanks mate. Love the channel
@@stuartmcintosh7187 Thanks!! Have you checked out the private facebook group (Premier lawns community)
Damn, those yanks love their fracking 🤣. Only kidding, I love this stuff, really interesting, gets me looking at my lawn and thinking odd thoughts.
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What about ya Robbie another brilliant video as usual
Thanks Finn!
outstanding video so well narrated and edited - impressive !!
Sir Jay, thank you ❤️ 😊
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.
Peter that's the struggle 👍
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.
Here you go ruclips.net/video/VRf2P3Q68Xo/видео.html
Best way to emulate at home without a shed full of gear is decking or patio slabs, low to no maintenance
Is that where the drag matt idea came from??? Brush and matt, all in one tool!
Yep 👍😄
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.
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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. 🤗
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Steve, i think you will enjoy these other golf course videos too ruclips.net/p/PLV0W3KNEKSkJF8txug4xYkjWgEztcixRZ
We used after aeration.
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?
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
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.
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
Hi Mark, sounds like a good plan 👍 the mushrooms premierlawns.co.uk/toadstools-in-your-lawn/
Brilliant mate once again I appreciate your videos and advice great work thanks
@@markcromie3572 no probs, have you joined the premier lawn lawns community group on Facebook, a friendly helpful group...
I havnt mate but I will do now. Thanks again
These guys really know there stuff! I wonder if they are available to invite around for dinner so we can pick their brains? 🤔
Pierre, nevermind dinner, post your questions here and we will try and answer then in the next video 😜
Why is it called Dryject when you use water to inject the sand?
Great point!
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
im going to sand my lawn this week , would you use 2mm or 4mm sand?
What have you used before?
@@Premier_lawns_official nothing it’s the first time , going to core aerate and sand
ruclips.net/video/X3v2g6Hybps/видео.html
I like the way you use metric and imperial measure's in the same sentence 😂
Learned something new. Never use unwashed sand. The salt will damage your lawn.
Silt too...
Shouldn't it be called wet ject?
Way less work than the old 'drill and fill' method lol. I used to just sweep it in with a coco mat.
This is pretty time consuming too in fairness
Cracking
Thanks - have you checked out the rest of the golf course videos? ruclips.net/p/PLV0W3KNEKSkJF8txug4xYkjWgEztcixRZ
Engaging content as always.
Thanks Ian 😁
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.
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 .
@@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.
@@y2keefus As i thought , you really should consider some help . A round of golf might help , or maybe ring the samaritans .
@@ringsidejudge4302 I would rather listen to you talk than play golf.
Please keep it friendly folks, we are all here to learn 👍
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.
Thanks for your feedback 👍
Didn't know Russians played golf
A better question is why do they justify charging regular rates when the greens are essentially unplayable after aerification?
That's one of the benefits of this machine, less disruption
Better question is why does the average member that is generally a mid to high handicap player complain endlessly about things like this and expect tournament conditions at their local clubs for the poultry few hundred pounds per year they’re paying when they aren’t even pulling out the putter until their 8th or 9th shot, at which point, what does it matter about the greens conditions or pin placements etc. If they invested more time practicing or actually having lessons than they do spending time drinking coffee in the clubhouse or complaining about the course and greens conditions which are irrelevant if it’s taking you 8-9 shots to actually reach the green, at that point you’ve got bigger worries such as the poor quality of your actual golf game
@@james6818 Well, I suggest you stop doing all those things.
@@kevindick1110 oh I don’t do any of them buddy, I just used to be a greenkeeper and that’s what the overwhelming majority of the members used to do, blame the course and it’s conditions, yet, funnily enough, the low handicap to scratch members and visitors would just turn, play, and consistently go around under par with zero complaints, yet they were the ones who would have legitimacy and credibility to complain because things such as the conditions of the greens and pin positions could actually be the difference between birdie and par. They even went as far as accusing the course manager of moving the fairways because they were of such a poor standard that they couldn’t hit the ball 80-100 yards to make the fairway. The course managers response was you can’t make the greens on the par 3s either so I suppose by your rationale that I’ve lifted all the par 3 greens up and moved them to make the par 3s longer. The average club golfer or member in my experience blames anything and everything with the exception of their own ability, simply cannot be their own lack of any sort of ability that results in taking a 12 on a par 4, it has to be why is the pin there, why are you blowing leaves off the green, why are you removing worm casts etc etc because that’s why I’ve walked off here with a 12