Vertical Mowing / Verticutting - See the Difference

This video shows the variations of water infiltration to the root zone using a comparison between a Verticutted plug, and a non Verticutted plug. Verticutting, or vertical mowing slices the green vertically removing thatch from the golf green. Thatch is dead organic matter that can influence disease pressures, retain unwanted moisture, and can create soft spongy conditions for golfers. Verticutted putting surfaces, when combined with topdressing result in a smoother playing surface for the golfer, resulting in "true" putts. When looking at the importance of water infiltration, this video is simply to prove the increase in the amount of water reaching the root zone, allowing for the irrigation to be run for a shorter duration of time across the scarred surface. Verticutting is key for both the maintenance side and playability sides of the golf course industry.
Find a complete write up of this experiment at this link: docs.google.com/document/d/17...

[@kirkmumby4591]

Show different soil types.

[@bakeshow7887]

Don't know how I got here but one- Love the music, and two- pretty sure %25 is huge when it comes to watching grass grow. I mean how do you improve growing grass? oh wait, thank verticutting , now I know the difference.thank you scott Dillon.

[@kathleensmith1167]

Is it better to verti cut or aeriate st.augustine grass ?

[@GolfStaffManagement]

Hey Kathleen, sorry for the super late reply. Recently regained access to my YT account. While both are great cultural practices, nothing will ever compare to a good hollow tine aeration performed on any grass type.
Think of verticutting as a light rain for 2 hours compared to a 3 day slow soaker.

[@sherrysetliff2502]

Verticutt is using like a rotary blade rather than punching holes like aeration . Much less damage to the grass.

[@homeseverafterllc]

Verticutting uses tines or vertical blades to remove thatch and slice through stolons and rhizomes found in Bermuda and Zoysia grass. Depending on the depth of the verticutter it can be quite aggressive and cause minimal damage to the turf and should be performed during the active growing season for a speedy recovery.

[@chosen1one930]

Punching holes causing very little damage to the turf, you most likely have been on a course after we punched holes and never knew, pulling plugs out of a green is the most noticeable, that's called hollow tine aeration, everything is called tines not rotary blades, there's is different types of verticutting tines, some cause far more damage, also verticutting doesn't go deep, it's only removing thatch because thatch is what holds the water, most greens in America are 90 to 95% sand the rest peat. We often do deep tine aeration with solid tines that go 10 to 12 inches deep, this guy should do a video on that, deeming on the size of the tine you will never know we did anything to the greens because we often leaves those holes open that heal rapidly. We also use something called a hydro jet system, it punches holes with compressed water, 8 inches deep

[@TheSighphiguy]

and doesnt explain what "verticutting" is in the video NOR in the description.
so essentially.....a useless video.

[@beebob1279]

It looks important for water penetration. fix it and explain what we are seeing

[@kevinqueen6246]

What a waste of money, when do you ever get that much rain in a few minutes and that just means you'll wash away 1/5 of your soil nutrients faster if your fertilizing in the sprinkler system, cots will go up and what's the real benefit?

[@Justthemow]

Kevin Queen
Verticuting is to prevent thatch and root binding in Bermuda and zoysia type grasses. This just demonstrates the water penetration on a given week by artificial irrigation and depth of soil saturation. It is actually beneficial because you can use less water as more of it is getting down into the root/soil layer

[@bobbrawley9439]

SO VERTICUTTINGONLY IMPROVES WATER DRAINAGE BARELY . @ BEST 25 % IMPROVEMENT. IM NOT IMPRESSED

[@MK-px3re]

Bob Brawley a 25% improvement is massive if you take into account a whole football pitch. That's 25% better water drainage, therefore less chance of disease. 25% less fertiliser loss as well as allowing airflow into the ground and more room for grass roots to grow deep and dense. If The sample size was larger you would get a much better result.

[@RatmanSays]

@@MK-px3re this guy took his math class seriously. OP did not.

[@MK-px3re]

@@RatmanSays damn 2 years in the making. Keep well and stay safe.

[@_keepin.it.reel_]

@@MK-px3re it's not just water, all nutrients, fertilizers, etc... Are absorbed better