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1. Jeffrey Sexton

   

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   9/27/2015 1:09 PM

   We currently power rake the center of our bunkers followed by raking the edges with a light leaf raking. I am going crazy because my edges are getting lost because of pulling sand up. I have tried having my guys rake the edges side ways and am now thinking about having them jump into the bunker first and rake the edges into the bunker. Is anyone raking their edges into the bunkers? How are you keeping your lower edges crisp? Thanks in advance.

   
   
   
   
2. James Schmid

   

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   9/27/2015 2:09 PM

   Jeffrey Sexton said: We currently power rake the center of our bunkers followed by raking the edges with a light leaf raking. I am going crazy because my edges are getting lost because of pulling sand up. I have tried having my guys rake the edges side ways and am now thinking about having them jump into the bunker first and rake the edges into the bunker. Is anyone raking their edges into the bunkers? How are you keeping your lower edges crisp? Thanks in advance.

   
   
   
   just dont rake them hardly ever

   
   
   
   
3. Randall Boudinot

   

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   9/27/2015 3:09 PM

   Our bunkers are small enough, that we rake our edges from the outside, pushing the sand away from the edges.
   
   
   Randy Boudinot
   Walnut Grove Country Club
   Dayton, Ohio

   
   
   
   
4. Jeremy Adkins

   

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   9/27/2015 8:09 PM

   We rake edges down as needed. Usually about once a week. We're also using par aide metal bunker rakes, with a smooth back edge, and just smooth the edges instead of raking. It's a nice clean look and prevents soft sand on the edges.

   
   
   
   
5. Joshua Sawyer

   

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   9/28/2015 9:09 AM

   I go through the same thing with high turnover...primarily in busy summer months. By the time the guys are really trained on how it should be done, they leave again. We started hard raking the edges from the interior of the bunker before spinning, pushing to the high side and pulling from the low side. Then, into the bunker, spin, and re-rake the entry exit point. The major draw back is aesthetic from the rake pattern of the machine overlapping the hand raked edge. We only do this when things have gotten out of hand. I have started hand raking on a consistent basis--found that it really doesn't take that much more labor hours b/c we don't have a lot of bunkers...BUT...we are hand raking with small spring rakes and the guys are bad about pulling sand to edges because they can't push, only pull. If you keep sending them back to redo it, they get it eventually, but it is a labor drain.

   
   
   
   
6. Joshua Kelley

   

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   11/17/2015 8:11 PM

   Alternate raking up and down. Also have raked with a leaf rake but with the tines facing up, pulling up. Still leaves a fresh imprint in the sand for the edge but doesn't move much sand.

   
   
   
   
7. Andy Jorgensen

   

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   11/18/2015 4:11 PM

   We use the cheap plastic bunker rakes that have narrow teeth that are spaced about an inch apart. This prevents sand from being pulled up while still providing a raked look.