If you love golf, you probably fit into one of two categories, the people who have a backyard putting green and the people who want a backyard putting green. A third category might be those who don’t have a backyard putting green yet but are going to get one soon. Being able to practice your short game any time that you want to is going to improve your game dramatically, and the benefits of being able to go out into your backyard and putt for hours without having to travel or get ready is going to have benefits for both your happiness and your short game. In addition to all of these things, your property values will be improved and you might even qualify for rebates from the drought programs and water conservation efforts that happen all around southern California. The benefits of a backyard personal putting green are obvious, but did you know that there are ways to improve your putting green even further?
You may have thought that having a putting green in your backyard was as good as it could get, and that the ability to practice any time that you wanted was the end all be all. What if you added lighting to your course so that you could putt just as effectively at night as you do during the day? Because most working people have limited time before dark after they get home from work, one of the latest trends in putting greens is to install LED lighting around the green which allows you to judge distances to the hole just as easily as if it were in the bright sun. One of the problems with trying to putt in your backyard at night if you do not have the specialized putting green lighting installed is that the shadows and darkness make it difficult to judge distances, and shadows make depth perception more difficult as well. The LED lighting that is typically installed for a personal putting green is either wireless or is installed previous to the green turf being staked down, so as to be able to conceal the wiring without interfering with the sculpting of the ground. Putting requires the earth to be smooth, and the installation of a personal putting green requires extra care in order to get it perfect. The lighting that surrounds the green must be placed in a way that will not interfere with your vision but will also provide ample light for the area so you can see the hole and the pitch of the ground. These types of improvements will allow you to practice your putting 24 hours a day from the comfort of your own home, while also providing a maintenance free area in your yard that will not require any more than the occasional hosing down with water in order to keep it clean. The personal putting green is a must have for avid golfers, and the lighting that can be installed to improve it makes it even better.
