Verticutting is the thinning of turfgrass by blades or wire tines that cut perpendicularly to the soil in a shallow swath or a deep cut. Both methods can promote lateral and vertical grass growth.

Verticutting involves using specialized equipment to make vertical cuts into the turf, resulting in a range of benefits that will leave you and your golfers impressed.

Vertical mowing is a maintenance practice periodically performed on greens to accomplish the following objectives: Remove excessive leaf growth that contributes to puffy, spongy surface conditions.

Verticutting reduces lateral growth as stolons and rhizomes are severed, although not as effectively as grooming or vertigrooming since verticutting is an infrequent practice.

Verticutting is an energy boost, setting the stage for green-up in spring and preparing turf for overseeding in fall.