“How often do you roll?” is a common question I get asked. There is no set schedule for the frequency in which roll. The goal is to maintain stimpmeter readings between 10.5 and 12. Research has shown increased rolling of putting surfaces provides more consistent speed day to day compared to mowing alone. There are four different mechanical options:
- No Mow or Roll – Yellow
Square
- Mow Only - Blue Square
- Roll Only – Red Square
- Mow and Roll – Green
Square
After the mechanical practice is performed a stimpmeter reading is recorded on a specific green( #3) giving us a daily reading. That reading helps me decide what practiced will be performed the following morning. The quantity of clippings collected is also monitored
each morning, if the greens are mown, to help determine the following days
practice. The mechanical practice is recorded on a calendar with a coordinating color, at the end of the month, the calendar looks like the one below.
~ July 2015 ~
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Aug 2015 ►
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Sun
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Mon
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Tue
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Wed
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Thu
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Fri
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Sat
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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18
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19
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20
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21
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22
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23
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24
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25
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26
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27
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28
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29
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30
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31
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~ February 2015 ~
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Sun
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Mon
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Tue
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Wed
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Thu
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Fri
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Sat
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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18
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19
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20
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21
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22
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23
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24
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25
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26
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27
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28
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The table below shows the number of times the four practices have
been performed during each month. (I
excluded the January dates because we were closed for nearly 10 days due to
cold weather.)
Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Tot.
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N/A
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14
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12
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8
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4
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4
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3
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2
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47
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Mow
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6
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10
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9
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9
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6
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9
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8
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57
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Roll
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5
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8
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9
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4
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7
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10
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4
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47
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M/R
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3
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1
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4
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14
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13
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9
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17
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61
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