Cement Tee Pads

[Smokin' Joe]

has no effect on the pads unless you are using those metal cleats, which would be crazy. Those would grab hold and OOOPS, there goes the knee!

[ERicJ]

Originally Posted by ChrisMacG

Our plan for TLV DGC was to eventually have cement tee pads on all the regular tees however we're been getting feedback from players that they'd like to see reprocessed rubber mats. Having never thrown on these mats I'm curious as to how they feel, especially in wet weather.

I'd vote for concrete tees every day of the week.

(BTW, I know a guy in the industry and he's always correcting people on the difference between cement and concrete...)

[Smokin' Joe]

*just add water*

[Jake Walsdorf]

Decomposed Granite... I can wear my cleats on it. But breaks down and is like throwing off BB's

Turf is slippery.

Compacted shell works for a while. It must be contained and maintained.

Flypads work in dry climates if installed properly.

Concrete hurts my knee but it's by far the best solution.

[Suemac]

Originally Posted by LOU18132

As wet as most Houston area courses are most of the year, if you play in cleats for traction in the fairways, concrete tees are deadly in cleats.
Just on more thing to consider.

They never seem to give me any issues, and I have always worn softball cleats since I started. The boxes in Victoria are great, and I would use them as a good example.

I know, we could have "shoe washers" at every tee box. Little folks working for tips! j/k I do know that last year at TWC, that would have been a big hit! LOL

No matter what, you can't make everyone happy, but this is something that should be on the top of a local "wish or to do" list.

[Midnightbiker]

Originally Posted by Smokin' Joe

Bear Branch has newly installed pads, I've heard. Haven't played there lately.

I played them last week, and they are very nice. Terramont also has the same rubber mats, and I have never had a problem with them.

[bmugwump]

I haven't traveled extensively to play like some of you have, but just about every other city I have been to have courses with concrete pads. I don't like wearing cleats because of how they hold the mud...if you're walking around where there are pine trees pretty soon it's like you're wearing snowshoes! The only time I've seen concrete tees that didn't always work is when they made them flush with the ground. After the rain, the mud slides onto the tee pad. They should be slightly raised off the ground (ideally) so that doesn't happen. Other than that, I definitely LOVE concrete pads...and it seems like, in the long run, they would last a lot longer than those rubber ones like out at Bear Branch. Some purists prefer the grass tees so that they can be moved around from time to time for tournaments.

[Midnightbiker]

Here is a picture I took at Bear Branch last year:

[LOU18132]

Four sack stabilized sand works great, let it set up then break it up (easier with a back hoe if you are using truck loads) form your tee pad, roll it down and it will stay firm yet porous. It is alot cheaper than concrete but you do need someone that has worked with it before. ( #9 at Burke-Crenshaw was done this way about eight years ago)

[Suemac]

Originally Posted by Midnightbiker

Here is a picture I took at Bear Branch last year:

Didn't someone state that there are new pads at Bear Branch?

If so, how long did the first set last? I know they couldn't have been but five or six years old at most.

Flymats are just so....................lame, and short lived in our climate.