[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by Dwyane Johnson

From what I've seen, cane garden was the only champ course not to overseed the greens last winter and have the best greens in the villages right now. Looks like cane is verticutting and grooming the right way. Best I've seen cane in a long time!

What is with you and verticutting? Do you understand why verticutting is done? It is not a be all and end all to greens maintenance. It's a practice that, unless there are specific problems, is usually done once or twice a year in order to keep thatch at its optimum level. A groomer is a round brush like device that attaches to the mower. Again, it is usually used to address a specific problem and not necessarily part of regular. daily, weekly, or monthly maintenance.

I was in the golf business for forty years, but my area of expertise was not course maintenance. I've have worked very closely with several excellent golf course superintendents and I would never tell any of the exactly what kind of procedures need to improve the golf course.