Rubber tee pad installations

[Derek DeCoste]

I am curious to see what people think of the fly18 (or other) rubber tee pads. What types of materials are the best for the base? Should 4x4's be used for the boarder or is that overkill? Any folks out there have experience installing rubber pads?

[Jeff Prendergast]

One man's detailed explanation of his methods here:
http://forums.nefa.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=9085&p=257510&hilit=tee+pads#p257510

NEFA opinions on flypads:
http://forums.nefa.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=11264&p=320289&hilit=tee+pads#p320289

Hope this helps!

[Trent Solomon]

I am curious to see what people think of the fly18 (or other) rubber tee pads. What types of materials are the best for the base? Should 4x4's be used for the boarder or is that overkill? Any folks out there have experience installing rubber pads?

if this is for Keene dont do rubber. It doesnt work well in the woods. good grips is only for a year or so, then you have to come in with all kinds of chemicals and scrub the hell out them. All the pores fill up from stuff that falls and they get slippery. You also will have to replace them because of tears and overuse. Pavers are a much better way to go, they dont get slippery (even when wet) and they are a hell of a lot more durable. I think it is by far and away a much better choice and the are much easier to fix.

[James Lane]

Pavers are the best gripping pad I have ever played. blocks that have small bevels on top, which helps to, -keep them grippy by allowing the water to drain through the spaces in the pavers, and -gives your shoes something to grab instead of a smooth flat top

smaller blocks are a little more tedious to install but may look best in the end. I used medium 1' x 1' blocks , pretty easy to work with. there are larger blocks but heavy as hell

on the grippiness, this spring my course had a few tees pads under an inch or so of water during snow melt, tee still gripped fine underneath!

[Dave Jackson]

Whatever you do, don't build your base wrong by using sand and stone dust. Wrong materials for a base period.
A thin level, less than an inch of Stone dust under the pad, maybe.
But build a base out of the proper materials, compacting and watering in the recommended lifts. All depending on your base depth.

Best place to consult on how to build a proper base is your local hardscape supplier. A stone yard, brick & block supplier or even a reputable landscape CONSTRUCTION contractor. Not one will recommend a sand and stone dust base.

Also, call around to your local gravel pits/ bulk aggregate suppliers and see what they have for "processed gravel" or "dense pack crusher run". Tell them you are building a base 6-12" deep and what to use.

It all starts from the ground up when building properly. Consult consultants who are qualified to be consulting. Just like a properly constructed base, that advice is solid.

[Dave Jackson]

This might help.
These are the recommendations when using concrete pavers or segmental retaining wall block.
The base idea is good for tee construction as well. No matter what the final surface is. Rubber or concrete pavers. Just sub the top inch of sand as described in this link for stone dust, if your gonna use rubber pads on tees.

http://downloads.unilock.com/documents/ ... ou-start1/

[Titan_Bariloni]

form em off and plant moss...nice barefoot drives would feeel so good on the lil piggies

I plan on coming up there after my trip to VA...we can all discuss some thangs then

[Ken Gary]

At Devens we use flypads and they work great. Frame varies by hole, but some are 4"x4" and it is definitely not overkill. That is what will be used for ground boxes on The General. Agree that the base is key. We are lucky to have access to ground asphalt/recycled rubber tire mix. When compacted it is still porous and hardens like road top. Flypads are put on top. Base does not shift due to use. Drains well and black heats in winter and melts quickly.

[Jeff Wiechowski]

2x2 pavers. Heavy as hell but they stay put, season after season.

[Jay Melllo]

I've got a few different sets of plans drawn up. I can email them to you.