Using the landscape of any lot, Barbera and McKee can install a synthetic green that rivals the real thing in terms of speed and slope. In addition to the look of natural grass, the greens provide true ball bounce and roll. If you had room to hit a 100-yard wedge shot, you'd see that the ball would behave the way it would on a real green. A synthetic green takes 3 to 6 days to install. After the soil in the area is compacted, crushed stone is poured on the site.
Synthetic turf is laid over the stone and power broomed.
Then the turf is covered with 4 pounds per square foot of specially processed fine silica sand. The silica sand is then covered with ProGreen Top Dressing, a ceramic baked green sand applied to a depth of seven-eighths of an inch. You can make them different speeds by varying the amount of top dressing you use. The finished product requires very little maintenance, other than the occasional leaf-blowing and periodic applications of additional sand. Journal Sentinel Inc. All rights reserved.