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Portable Putting Greens
Naturally the biggest advantage of having your own portable putting green is the flexibility in where you can put it and the ease with which you can move it. You can play at home in the morning and depending on your work situation you can putt a few balls on your lunch break, before bringing your portable putting green home again in the evening to sink a few more putts on your practice green.
Portable putting greens are most suitable for golf lovers whose garden may not be large enough to have an outdoor putting green nor their homes conducive to having an indoor putting green installed. They also suit people whose job has them traveling frequently, what better way to spend those endless hours in faceless hotel rooms than by mastering your putting skills? These portable greens are compact and easy to transport as most of them you simply roll up and put back in their case and bring them with you.
Whether it is to play in the evening once the kids have gone to bed, or to unwind in the office after a tough day, portable putting greens provide the opportunity to relax, unwind and practice your golf at the same time.
Portable golf greens vary from cheap greens with a very unnatural surface (not recommended) to more modern models, that might be a little bit more expensive but will be of far greater benefit to your game, if you are a serious player.
Portable putting greens not only help you keep your handicap down, they’re also healthy for your bank balance. No more pricey training sessions with a professional golfer, nor costly prices as you practice your putting on expensive greens, your own portable practice green ensures that your putting is not the only thing that you are cutting back on.
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Practice Putting Green featured on the TV show Psych
We are big fans of the offbeat psychic detective show, Psych, on the USA Network. So we were doubly thrilled when, early in Friday’s episode, Sean attempted a straightforward, albeit long, putt down the corridor of the Police precinct towards a practice putting green not unlike the Caddie Mat Automatic Return Putting Green.
Needless to say, in true Psych fashion, the golf ball took an incredibly circuitous route towards the pin on the practice putting green. Just as it looked like Sean had pulled off the greatest putt in golf putting practice history. The ball was kicked off target, just inches from the hole.
Oh well. That’s Psych!
If you want to try to emulate Sean & Gus’ golf escapades, why not get your own
Caddie Mat Automatic Return Putting Green.
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Expand-A-Green Modular Putting Green Review
As it’s name suggests, the Expand-A-Green practice green is one of the most expandable and easily portable modular putting greens on the market.
Each Expand-A-Green kit contains ten modular interlocking panels, two regulation size cups and two flag sticks. Pins can be placed at multiple locations. The playing surface is around half an inch thick, so the cups are not fully sunk though they are recessed.
Expand-A-Green is weather resistant and as such is suitable for indoor and outdoor use. It measures 24 square feet in area. The ball travels at country club speed.
A six piece expansion kit is available, allowing for a large number of putting green configurations.
Care must be taken when attaching modules to each other to ensure there is no lip or seam between modules. This is to be expected with this type of modular putting green that does not use an overlay.
If you’re looking for a fun, portable and changeable practice putting green that plays at a great speed, all at a reasonable price, it’s hard to beat Expand-A-Green.
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Putting Green Reviews
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Tour Links 3′x10′ Dogbone Indoor / Outdoor Putting Green Review
The Dogbone Indoor / Outdoor Putting Green is produced by Tour Links, one of the most popular putting green manufacturers in the world. It is a dual-ended, weather resistant and portable practice putting green.
Suitable for indoor and outdoor use, the Tour Links 3′x10′ Dogbone Indoor / Outdoor Putting Green uses patented technology to produce a green with a tour speed experience. Combined with two regulation sized cups (one at each end) and a single practice pin, this practice putting green has an authentic feel to it.
The putting green platform is elevated a few inches from the ground providing a full 20 square feet of putting surface. If installed outside, it can be installed ’submerged’ by those few inches, allowing it to become level with the ground and thus providers a bigger surface for the golfer to stand on.
The Tour Links 3′x10′ Dogbone Indoor / Outdoor Putting Green is also a very portable practice putting green. Like most Tour Links products, it is easily assembled from a number of interlocking panels finished by rolling the pre-cut turf on top. Tour Links panels are constructed with strong honeycomb providing ample support for players.
The Dogbone putting green looks as good as it feels and fits perfectly in a home setting. A highly recommended product from a respected manufacturer.
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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.
