The Superintendent's Guide to Controlling Putting Green Speed by Nikolai, Thomas a.

The Superintendent's Guide to Controlling Putting Green Speed (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780471472728)

Vendor: Thomas a. Nikolai
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Format: Hardcover
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The Superintendent's Guide to Controlling Putting Green Speed by Nikolai, Thomas a.

The Superintendent's Guide to Controlling Putting Green Speed

$89.95
The Superintendent's Guide to Controlling Putting Green Speed by Nikolai, Thomas a.

The Superintendent's Guide to Controlling Putting Green Speed

$89.95
Format: Hardcover
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Let renowned expert Thomas Nikolai bring you up to speed on establishing and maintaining the best green speeds for your course. He covers it all: playability, environmental and weather factors, mowing, turfgrass species selection... every consideration that influences how fast and how far a given putt will go. Dr. Nikolai -- turfgrass academic specialist at Michigan State and green speed specialist for The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America -- distills a wealth of research and first-hand experience into easy-to-follow advice on how to deal with the common problems associated with green speed, techniques on how to find the ideal speed for your greens, and the correct use of current technology, including the Stimpmeter. His non-technical language makes the information accessible whether you're a golf course superintendent or a student. Order your copy today.

Author: Thomas a. Nikolai
ISBN-10: 0471472727
ISBN-13: 9780471472728
Publisher: Wiley
Language: English
Published: 10/18/2004
Pages: 148
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.28w x 0.63d
By Thomas a. Nikolai
By Thomas a. Nikolai
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THOMAS A. NIKOLAI, PhD, is the Turfgrass Academic Specialist at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. He is also a faculty member of The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) specializing in green speed management issues. He spent ten years working on golf courses and ten years working as a turfgrass research technician studying such topics as fertilization, topdressing, lightweight green rolling, cultivation techniques, PGR's, mowing heights, wetting agents, leaf mulching, irrigation scheduling, putting green root zone mixes, and alternative spikes.

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