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•Thegeneralconditionofeachgreen
•Thefrequencyofgrooming/cutting-bothhowmany
cuttingsperweekandhowmanypassesper
cutting
•Theheight-of-cutsettingonthemainreel
•Theheight/depthsettingonthegroomingreel
•Howlongthegroomingreelhasbeeninuseon
thisgreen
•Thetypeofgrassonthegreen
•Theoverallgreensmanagementprogram(i.e.,
irrigation,fertilizing,spraying,coring,overseeding,
etc.)
•Trafc
•Stressperiods(i.e.,hightemperatures,high
humidity,unusuallyhightrafc)
Thesefactorscanvaryfromgolfcoursetogolfcourse
andfromgreentogreen.Itisimportant,therefore,to
inspectthegreensfrequentlyandvarythegrooming
practiceinaccordancewiththeneed.
Thegroomerissetatthefactorywith13mm(1/2
inch)bladespacing.The13mm(1/2inch)setting
allowsyoutogroomslightlydeepertocutstolons
withoutthinningouttheturfexcessively.Byremoving
spacersandaddingbladesorbyaddingspacersand
removingblades,thegroomercanbechangedto6
mm(1/4inch)or19mm(3/4inch)spacing.
Groomingwith6mm(1/4inch)bladespacingis
recommendedforfastgrowthperiods(springthrough
earlysummer)mainlytothinoutthetoplayerof
thecanopy.Groomingwith19mm(3/4inch)blade
spacingisrecommendedforslowergrowthperiods
(latesummerthroughfallandwinter).Duringhigh
stressperiods,itmaybedesirabletonotusethe
groomingreel.
Note:Groomingwith6mm(1/4inch)bladespacing
tendstoremovemoregrassbladesandthatchand
cutmorerunnersthangroomingwith13mm(1/2
inch)or19mm(3/4inch)bladespacing.Ifyouare
groomingwith6mm(1/4inch)bladespacing,1or2
groomingsperweekwillprobablybesufcientexcept
duringmaximumgrowthperiods.
Note:Thepracticeofchangingthedirectionofcut
eachtimethegreeniscutshouldbecontinuedwhen
agroomerisused.Thisrotationwillenhancethe
effectsofthegrooming.
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