In London, at the territory of the Agricultural University, eight golf driving range has opened. Now the University has the opportunity not only to teach students how to maintain and care about such courses, and by combining business with pleasure, also to receive money from residents of the district for teaching them such very elite of sports as per our standards for a reasonable price.
According to the head of educational research and production center, Mark Traisman, it is the eighth driving range in London, designed for practicing long strokes. Initially, there was a wetland area, which could not be farmed. In 2008, the field was dried and cultivated. After all, the natural herbage on any sports field, whether it be football pitch or golf course, is much better and comfortable than artificial turf. "At the driving range we teach students to make such coverage, service and maintain them, we make investigations, and in order to get funds for it, we conduct self-supporting activities, provide services," says Mark Traisman.
Last year the field was seeded by Czech grass mixture. There were only research, testing of growth inhibitors, fungicides, comparative variety trials of native grasses and herbs of foreign selection. The territory was maintained in the mode of the golf course, and this year one decided to open it for the game, in order it pays for itself.
The area of the training field is about five hectares. In high season, the grass has to be mowed every four days. There was made an automatic watering system with sprinklers, which are removed from the soil by operator order and water grass evenly. To maintain one hectare of golf course costs 16-19 thousand dollars a year.
Now everything is ready for play — 24 platforms, 11 sets of golf clubs, which are given on hire, automatic issuance of balls, equipment for field maintenance, lawn mowers, a machine for collecting balls. The area is guarded round the clock. In the plans, to open a so-called club house with changing rooms, showers, cafe, to arrange a golf putting, where you can train in winter. And most important is to arrange the green parking. Now the golf course allows you to hit for distance nearly up to 230 meters, after the accession of another section the range of the impact will increase to 340-350 m. The record is more than 400 meters, well-trained athlete who has played golf for 3-4 years, can hit for up to 250 m, the average person, God forbid, might strike up to 175.
So far here are a few golfers. Stew was one of the first who learned about the opening of a new driving range, he is engaged in the sport for six years. He likes the quality of the lawn, the abundance of platforms and cost. Occupations carried away the whole family of Igor - his wife and daughter. Golf is a good family entertainment, an interesting sport, a whole philosophy and a kind of physical activities, which allows you to perfect yourselves and keep in good shape all your life until old age.
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