I have been displeased with the lack of quality ball roll on the greens the last week or so. We are lightly grooming greens today to get the grass to stand up a little bit before mowing them. This should help smooth out the greens a little. We couldn't do this earlier because of the sand on the greens. If you bring up sand with vertical mowing it will dull the movers as soon as they go over the sand.
The deep tine aeration that we did last month made the greens bumpy for an extended period of time. This was a necessary practice that is used to fix the deep compaction that was built up over the summer, and it creates channels for new root growth. The aeration worked for root growth - I have seen significant root growth and recovery after this aeration.
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