This morning we finished up the DryJect process on greens 13- 18 and the practice green. Here are a few fun shots to show you a little more about how it works. Each machine the contractor brings, requires 3 of my team members to stay with that machine and keep it full of sand. This week, they used a total of 4 machines, which means it consumes 12 of staff. It is slow and very labor intensive; the guys carry 5-gallon bucket after bucket to the machine. It uses so much sand that it takes 3 people doing this continuously. Time is money, so there is no stopping. The sand has to be "oven dry" to allow it to fall into the channels. Keeping sand dry in Highlands is a challenge within itself.
Above: Brandon empties a bucket of sand into the DryJect hopper. Pulsating, high pressure water continuously fires holes into the turf, at which point the dry sand is sucked into the void made by said water. The end result is firmer surfaces and the incorporation of sand to help dilute the organic layer that forms naturally below the surface.
