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5. Installing the Cups
For concrete installation, position and place your cups
before the concrete sets.
 If
you don't install a crushed rock base below the concrete
or the limestone, consider digging a trench from each
hole to the low side of the golf putting green. The
trench should be filled with washed pea stone or a PVC pipe to
drain the water in the cup after a rain.
Otherwise, water may settle under your synthetic putting green
making it soft and easily damaged.
For aggregate, position the cups on the sub-base in
an arrangement that you like. If you predetermined
their location and inserted gravel or PVC under the
sub-base, insert the holes at their predetermined
locations Mark the place where the cup will be
permanently placed on the sub-base by rotating it into
the sub-base material. This will create a small circle
marker to use when cutting into the sub-base.
 Use
a small shovel (such as a gardening shovel) to dig the
holes as close to 4 1/4" in diameter, as you can.
It is not necessary to dig the hole perfect because you
can fill in around the hole after it is installed.
You may have to use a hammer and chisel if the sub-base
is hard.
After cutting each hole, remove all excess dirt from
the inside and around the hole. Fit the cup into the
hole until it is flush with the sub-base material. Fill
any gaps around the cup, if necessary. When you have
installed all the holes, compact the sub-base around the
cups again.
Now that your cups are installed, it is a good idea to
check the sub-base one final time. Try a few putts and
make sure the slope and contour are what you want. This
is the last point of the installation process that
allows you to make changes to the sub-base. It may be
difficult to go back and make adjustments once the putting green
has been installed.
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