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To date, most synthetic 
                            back yard putting surfaces are installed using several inches and layers of 
                            sand fill to make the grass fibers stand up, thus causing the putting surface 
                            to become very fast. These surfaces require periodic broom sweeping to keep 
                            the fibers upright, and water-rolling to keep the sand level.   Most of these synthetic 
                            turf surfaces have a grain pattern that runs one way throughout the carpet, 
                            making the ball skip or hop across the grain; these sand-filled greens also 
                            need periodic sand-fill and expensive top dressing.  To create a ball speed 
                            that is required of "tour greens", you need to fill the turf fibers 
                            with sand and top dress right up to the top of the fibers. At that point, 
                            you are putting almost entirely on sand and not the fibers. In time, the sand 
                            will settle or wash out, and your sand-filled green will become much slower.  Now, with the new Mirage 
                            Tour PuttTurf System, there is no need for deep sand-fill or top dressing. 
                            Our new turf is designed "off the shelf" to putt just like a Tour 
                            Green.  |