Home Golf Greens

[CobraKai]

I've been thinking about building one of those artificial golf greens in my backyard. Has anyone else done this? If so, do you have any advice?

[Hamhock]

good friend of mine did.

my advice: rob a bank first.

[CobraKai]

Really. Did he buy one of those kits off the internet? I had tried to estimate it as about a $1000 project. Am I way off?

[StoopTroup]

This is a Sooner that sits next to me at the games. He's there every game with his Dad, cheering on the Sooners...

Richard has been doing this for some time...

The last time I saw him [besides at the game of course]...he had one of his display models at the LPGA here in Tulsa...

He's a great guy and if you don't want to take a project like this on your own...I'd suggest giving him a call.

Here's the site...

http://www.oklahomaputtinggreen.com/sitemap.html

[Hamhock]

Really. Did he buy one of those kits off the internet? I had tried to estimate it as about a $1000 project. Am I way off?


he had a professional do it. $8k. i'd say it isn't 1/2 the size of a typical green.

[StoopTroup]

I have a plastic cup in my living room.

The other day I got a Hole in one.

I hit it off the base of the TV, around the dog, down the hallway, onto the rug covering the hardwood floor and into the cup...

It made OU4Life's HIO pale in comparison I bet. :D

[CobraKai]

he had a professional do it. $8k. i'd say it isn't 1/2 the size of a typical green.

I know the professional installations are outrageously expensive. You can buy kits for $700 or so that show you how to do it yourself with nothing more than the kit, sand, crushed limestone, and hour after hour after hour of miserable backbreaking labor.

[r5TPsooner]

I love golf but give me a hot tub in the back yard any day.

[StoopTroup]

and hour after hour after hour of miserable backbreaking labor.


Exactly...

I'm out.

[OU4LIFE]

I'd think that your estimate is a little low, but for probably 1300 or so if you do all the work yourself.

post pictures if you do it. I've been wanting one for years.

good luck.

[CobraKai]

Thanks. I will. That is if I can raise my arms to type.

[Mjcpr]

What, you're too good for indoor/outdoor carpet?

[CobraKai]

What, you're too good for indoor/outdoor carpet?

Only on the front porch. :)

[OU4LIFE]

yes.

[Hamhock]

I know the professional installations are outrageously expensive. You can buy kits for $700 or so that show you how to do it yourself with nothing more than the kit, sand, crushed limestone, and hour after hour after hour of miserable backbreaking labor.


he said he could definitely do it himself now that he has seen it done. you need a tamper and roller also. he said the profit margin is huge.

[CobraKai]

he said he could definitely do it himself now that he has seen it done. you need a tamper and roller also. he said the profit margin is huge.

Too bad I'm incredibly lazy, or I may have struck an idea for a new business venture. My calling card:


http://images.despair.com/products/demotivators/procrastination.jpg

[LilSooner]

When my mom married husband number 5 he had a place down in Abilene on a private lake and the front and back yard was putting green grass. It was freaking sweet he also had one of the speacial mowers designed for the grass.

There is no telling how many copiers he stole to pay for that one.

[M]

don't build it on top of a fire ant hill. YWIA.

[King Crimson]

take the money you are going to spend on it and hit balls on the practice tee.

YWIA.

[OU4LIFE]

[heavy sarcasm] exactly, only losers practice putting. [/HS]

[King Crimson]

[heavy sarcasm] exactly, only losers practice putting. [/HS]

yeah, but they don't charge you for that at the golf course. :rolleyes: :D

[OU4LIFE]

range balls is esspensive man!

[Petro-Sooner]

So tell me this. What the difference in going and hitting some balls on the range and having a ball striking session. Cause last weekend lefty did the later so he says. :rolleyes:

[OU4LIFE]

one is what you do, the other is fancy words used by a tour pro for what you do.