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Choosing A Putting Green

Like most things nowadays putting greens come in all shapes and sizes and throw up a myriad of questions that potential buyers must wade through before choosing their ideal putting green.

Indoor or Outdoor

This is an easy enough question to answer as it will boil down to a space issue. If your garden is cramped or if you have no garden at all then you can readily decide on the indoor putting green. Similarly if your house is not conducive for the space of a putting green then you too have an easy decision, you must settle on the outdoor practice green. The real question is for those of you who have space in both your garden and your house.

Obviously, if you want a real grass putting green then it must be outside.

If you want an indoor putting green make sure you allow for the space that your swing will take up when deciding what room to put it in. Outdoor greens do tend to need some maintenance due to weather, so bear that in mind in your decision-making process. At the same time, they often allow more space

Real or Synthetic

As mentioned above if you want real grass you will require an outdoor green whereas a synthetic green can be used both inside and out. Synthetic greens require far less maintenance though some will argue as they are synthetic they do not offer the same practice quality that grass greens offer.

I would disagree with this as the quality of synthetic greens has improved vastly in recent years and they are as close to the real thing as possible.

Another consideration is that many synthetic putting greens are portable and thus can move location to another part of your garden, to a neighbor’s garden, or even to a tailgate party!

Portable or Permanent

If you are someone who travels frequently and wishes to practice your putting in the office or in your hotel then a portable putting green is perfect for you. This often restricts the size of the portable putting green, though the final decision is yours, depending on how easy you will find it to move.

On the other hand if you plan on practicing exclusively at home then you should consider a permanent putting green.

Backyard or Front Garden

Another simple solution to this choice, simply size and space will dictate where your home putting green will go. Security should be another consideration. Unsecured portable putting greens should not be left within sight of the street when you are not attending it.

Self-installation or Professional-installation

Most greens are quite simple to install, in fact they need little or no installation but depending on the complexity of your green you may need professional installation experts to do the work for you. Most companies who sell putting greens suggest and indeed offer this service themselves.

Once you have a decision for each of these five queries then you will be able to refine your search for the putting green that is ideal for you.