A myth you shouldn’t believe and another podcast I recommend…

Every once in a while, some well-meaning golfer on Twitter gets fired up about a photo showing a trolley/push cart on a putting green. Oftentimes someone tags me in their ‘nothing to see here’ reply, because they know I’ve encouraged/allowed our members to take their push carts across greens.

Now, I’m not trying to be the push cart across greens police, but having encouraged it for 11 years, I’m better positioned than most to offer commentary. 

Here is my commentary…

It’s fine, it doesn’t hurt the green, golfers love it (even if they’re hesitant at first), it speeds play, distributes wear and on and on. Putting surfaces aren’t wimpy as you’ve maybe been led to believe. Certainly they can withstand a low PSI push cart. Additionally, many courses mow greens with riding mowers and spray greens with riding sprayers and they’re damn sure more heavy than a push cart. 

I’m going to let you in on another secret–nothing does more damage to a putting green than golfer’s feet. Have you seen what a ‘soft’ spiked shoe does when it’s dragged across the surface? It’s not pretty and it's way worse than anything the wheel of a push cart is capable of. 

So don’t believe the myth that rolling your push cart across the putting surface is some kind of godforsaken breach of golf etiquette. Unless you’re levitating, your feet are doing way more damage.

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Another podcast recommendation-not just because I was the guest…

Yesterday I joined Dr. Micah Woods for an episode of his Double Cut podcast; giving the 2x treatment to his recent post on the STRI Bobble test. We mostly discussed the value and mechanics of the Bobble test (Micah’s chart is included below), but also waded into the virtues of wearing an apex predator on your clothing, as well as my recent experience at the Ryder Cup. 

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

I hope you’ll listen, enjoy our conversation and learn a little more about the Bobble test-and apex predators.