The day started out great with sunshine. Later in the day however, storms rolled in and we had to quit, returning the next day to finish. Westmoor does at least two injections per year. This year with modifications to the machines we were able to inject more sand in the greens than ever before. Bagged sand was used here and Jerry tracks the bag usage per green so we had great data to evaluate the process. Here are some highlight photos.
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| Note in this profile the fracturing and sand worked into the subsoil |
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| In this photo, part of the shot reached 6 inches! |
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| The flip side of the same profile showing the main shot |
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| Here, the shot broke into the subsoil to 5 inches |
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| Flipside of the same profile showing a nice drill to 5 inches |
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| Note here the "lightning strike" carrying sand down to 6 inches |
Now to be clear, not every shot carrys to 5 or 6 inches but, consistently to 4 inches. And this is a good thing. You will not see this kind of mixing or depth in a core aerated green. In fact, my observations have found that coring profiles show astoundingly poor results. But that is a subject for a later post.
Next week: Oshkosh Country Club
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