This week’s STI Featured Application comes to us from Scott Smockum of Synthetic Turf International of West Kelowna, BC. The featured product was a 15’x25’ of NP55 in Olive with 600sq.ft of EZPlay® surrounding it. For golfers this a perfect turf for actually replicating real grass and a great practice combo. Again the product was…
Pesticides and How They Affect You
Have you ever wondered how much those expensive chemicals and pesticides are helping or hindering you and your family? Year after year you trek to the store and purchase chemicals and pesticides that are supposed to help your lawn grow, kill weeds and eradicate the insects that invade your lawn and home. However are they…
STI Featured Application: Peter Albanes of Synthetic Grass – Greens of Greater Maryland Area
This weeks STI Featured Application comes to us from Peter Albanes of Synthetic Grass – Greens of Greater Maryland Area. Albanes installed STI SoftLawn® Pro Cut for American and World Champion Para-athletes Brad Snyder and Lizzie (Elizabeth) Smith. Our SoftLawn® Pro Cut was originally designed specifically for pet facilities and nylon putting green fringes/collars, the short dense construction offers…
STI Helps Keep the Course in Shape for the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay
STI Offers a Few of the Secrets to How the Course Was Kept in Shape for the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay When the 115th U.S. Open at Chambers Bay kicks off Thursday, competitors in University Place, Washington will be playing on some unique fairways and greens. The course is made entirely of Fescue grass, which…
Masters for 2015: How to Replicate the Speed of the Greens at Augusta National Recap
Getting an accurate speed for the greens at Augusta National is next to impossible, but how hard is it to replicate? It’s been rated as the number one course in the country, and its fairways, greens, bunkers and water hazards have been seen by more eyes than any other course in the world. Yet, the…
STI Offers the Best Synthetic Putting Greens On the Market Today
If the old saying “you drive for show and putt for dough” is true STI can help you Experience A GREENER World with a synthetic putting green Every January, millions of Americans flock to gyms and fitness centers, resolving to get into better shape and live a healthier lifestyle. But, by mid February those resolutions…
STI University & 2015 Dealer Conference
Over the past 6 months we here at STI have been working long hours in preparation for the STI Dealers Conference and the first STI University (STIU) class. We’ve all heard of McDonald’s famous Hamburger University. Think a similar concept, minus the food accoutrements. The course is a day and half, where STI provides dealers…
The Ko’olani Luxury Condominium Putting Course
STI Featured Application: Ko’olani Putting Course installed by Rory Otto and the folks at NyLawn in Hawaii ‘ This week’s featured application comes to us all the way from beautiful Hawaii….
The Unknown Benefits of Synthetic Turf
This piece comes from our Northern counterparts with STI Canada about the unknown benefits of synthetic turf We often hear people talk about the usual benefits of synthetic turf; we know that it requires low maintenance, no water and provides a soft, safe, and allergen-free area for children and pets. What we don’t hear…
Bavarian Inn Lodge Debuts a New Putt-Putt Course
STI Featured Application: Jim Petrarca brings us an indoor putt-putt course at the Bavarian Inn Lodge in Frankenmuth, Michigan Guests and visitors at the Bavarian Inn Lodge have a new place to play thanks to Jim Petrarca and…