The game of golf is a difficult game to master. What can be more challenging than to stand over a 10 foot putt breaking left to right for your own personal best lowest round? Do you have what it takes? Do you have the confidence? The only way to sink that 10 footer is to know in your heart you can make it. That kind of confidence only comes with practice.
Short game guru Dave Pelz has often said, “Practice does not make perfect. Practice makes permanent.” Think about it, if you practice badly your will perform badly. It’s how you practice, where you practice and how often you practice that makes the real difference in your golf game.
We at SYNLawn understand this concept and it is one of the primary reasons we partnered with Dave Pelz. Working with Mr. Pelz, we created the SYNLawn Greensmaster™ program. This program helps ensure quality installations of our putting greens with true-to-life golf performance for our customers.
The SYNLawn Greensmaster™ certification program encompasses a rigorous set of standards created by SYNLawn and Dave Pelz to which all of our installers are judged. To be certified in the SYNLawn Greensmaster™ program our installation crews must be trained in all techniques and demonstrate their abilities over time. Only after they have proven their techniques and have shown the ability to perfectly install putting greens with smooth seams, natural undulations, proper surrounding fringe and course style bunkers will they be certified a SYNLawn Greensmaster™. To maintain their certification they must pass periodic inspections of their putting green installations and continue training as new products and techniques are developed.
Overview of techniques mastered by certified SYNLawn Greensmaster™ locations:
Artificial putting greens will only perform as good as the base underneath. To master base techniques installers must create a perfectly smooth base surface, various elevations, natural undulations and maintain proper slope.
Integrating a putting green in the backyard of a homeowner is essential for proper installations. To demonstrate proper landscape integration installers must demonstrate smooth transitions into yard or existing landscape features, proper finishing techniques and proper landscape design.
Bumpy seams are unacceptable and will interfere with proper ball roll. To master precision seaming techniques installers must demonstrate smooth seams with no ball roll interference, perfect transitions from fringe to putting surface, proper fit and workmanship.
To be a certified SYNLawn Greensmaster™ installation only the best quality materials will be used during the installation process. All base material, adhesives, spikes and cup assemblies with be of the best quality available from long standing suppliers.
All installers must be trained and continue to be trained in order to maintain their SYNLawn Greensmaster™ certification. As new products and techniques are developed each installation crew will be trained and must demonstrate new methods effectively.