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| Overhead Watered Court Maint.
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1. Brushing: Brush in the morning before play, brush in the afternoon and if staffing permits, brush in the evening after play is over. Brushing is most effective when the court is dry. DO NOT brush in circles if/when pulling broom behind a cart. Walking the broom allows for a better and more thorough job. Brush from fence to fence.
2. Watering: The nighttime watering is the most important. Try to water as much as possible with out having the courts too wet in the morning. Watering times vary depending on the time of the year, humidity, etc. It is important to adjust times almost on a daily basis. The afternoon watering is to prepare the court for later afternoon and evening play. Because of the wind and sun it is difficult to water evenly. Water as late as possible in the afternoon if you have a lot of evening play. It is not necessary to brush after the afternoon watering but you should clean the lines. Brooming at this time of day will just dry out the courts.
3. Rolling: On the average roll the courts once every two weeks. This may be more if they are soft. Rolling also presses the excess course material back in to the surface saving on material usage. Roll the perimeter of the court as well as inside the lines. The perimeter usually needs rolling more than the heavily used areas.
4. Patching: The more play a court gets the more it will need new material added to the baseline area and service boxes. When watering observe the last areas to dry on a non-windy day. This will indicate low areas of the surface that need new material added.
5. Top-Dressing: Twice a year the courts should be cleaned of excess dead material and top-dressed with one to tons of new material. New material is watered in, then rolled each day for the first couple of weeks to insure that it bonds to the existing surface. |
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