The ATC Doublecut with Micah Woods

Golf #72

I discuss ATC blog posts, with supplementary information, stories, and the reasons why I thought the topic was worth writing about, and worth reading about. Thus, a doublecut of these topics. This covers grass selection, playability, and all the work done to create a certain type of turfgrass surface.

Green speed went down by 0.6 inches per hour
May 28, 2025 – 40:05
Learning & remembering from a year of turf photos
May 11, 2025 – 43:10
Surface firmness and soil water content
May 1, 2025 – 15:07
The turf GvX for checking grass growth with Jason Haines
Apr 25, 2025 – 32:57
Living plant material (and thatch) are part of #OM246 too
Apr 23, 2025 – 16:41
Calculation of the average daily temperature
Apr 17, 2025 – 17:36
The ATC blog post bombs of 2024 with Joe Gulotti
Mar 30, 2025 – 01:32:44
Fertilizing grass this way seems strange to me now
Mar 17, 2025 – 20:46
Top 10 posts of 2024, plus app and podcast recommendations
Mar 6, 2025 – 30:27
Bracketing #ClipVol for a desired range of green speed
Feb 21, 2025 – 32:32
Nitrogen rate, pendulum swings, and anchoring
Jan 29, 2025 – 30:23
What every greenkeeper should know about sand in clippings with Dr. Bill Kreuser
Dec 10, 2024 – 53:30
Potassium, dogma, and putting green smoothness with Dr. Frank Rossi
Dec 4, 2024 – 01:04:16
Constants in the turfgrass growth potential equation
Nov 25, 2024 – 24:05
Two easy methods to estimate N mineralization under turfgrass
Nov 12, 2024 – 21:25
Linear relationship between #ClipVol and dry weight
Nov 3, 2024 – 19:28
Creeping, velvet, and browntop bentgrass seeds with Dr. Leah Brilman
Oct 30, 2024 – 01:07:10
Topdressing, mowing height, and education points with Andrew McDaniel
Oct 25, 2024 – 19:41
Four things to look at with #OM246 test results
Oct 22, 2024 – 24:56
Golf course water requirement, overseeding, & Zoysia vs. bermudagrass with Dr. Matteo Serena
Oct 18, 2024 – 01:26:00
GvX, top six episodes, and turf terminology
Oct 16, 2024 – 22:52
Summer temperatures, turfgrass, and ΔGP
Sep 30, 2024 – 27:08
Google's NotebookLM & audio summaries of the MLSN, GSS, and Grammar of Greenkeeping projects
Sep 23, 2024 – 30:04
Browntop greens, Poa annua suppression, pH, & OM testing with Grant Saunders
Sep 22, 2024 – 01:39:12
Using #OM246 test results to get net organic material accumulation rate
Sep 13, 2024 – 37:12
Tournaments and the "grammar" with T-Jay Creamer
Sep 2, 2024 – 41:45
My visit to Delaware with Joe Gulotti (The Talking Greenkeeper)
Aug 30, 2024 – 51:44
A turf paradox: better turf in soils with lower nutrient content
Aug 9, 2024 – 43:34
Disease, nutrition, and control problems, with Dr. John Dempsey
Jul 17, 2024 – 01:05:06
OM measurements, models, and data analysis with Dr. Henry Qu
Jul 14, 2024 – 52:33
Doing more work to produce better turf with Jon Wall
Jul 12, 2024 – 01:07:04
Heat kills: a 12 point list and thermal death point temperatures for cool-season grass
Jul 9, 2024 – 27:07
Explaining MLSN and assessing ball roll on putting greens, with Carl Schimenti
Jun 27, 2024 – 01:30:27
Checking phosphorus gradients on putting greens with an upper and lower rootzone sample
Jun 26, 2024 – 37:18
Spring green-up of cool and warm-season grasses with Maggie Reiter
Jun 21, 2024 – 01:07:55
How many hours until the grass wilts? Predicting soil water content with Dr. Bill Kreuser
Jun 13, 2024 – 01:00:37
Core sweepers make aeration easier, ball roll after 270 rounds, and estimating N in clippings
Jun 12, 2024 – 33:45
What you should know about soil test P, spring growth, and #TurfSpeedo calculations
Jun 9, 2024 – 49:51
Putting surface management, the turf speedo (growth ratio), & surprising results with T-Jay Creamer
May 25, 2024 – 01:06:39
P fertilizer & Poa, the #MLSN time issue, and #ClipVol annual totals
May 19, 2024 – 39:16
Optimal and practical overseeding windows with Jim Huntoon
Apr 19, 2024 – 01:03:56
Botanical walks, ecoregions, and MLSN for lawns with Maggie Reiter
Mar 30, 2024 – 01:07:37
An example of ample light when temperature limits growth
Mar 22, 2024 – 22:43
The combination of light (DLI) and temperature (GP)
Mar 16, 2024 – 45:08
Leaf N normals from PACE, plus #OM246 video, #MLSN testing, #TurfMath, and soil test frequency
Mar 10, 2024 – 42:18
Adam Moeller on sand, #OM246, #ClipVol, and putting green management in 2024
Feb 17, 2024 – 01:10:00
Physical testing of golf putting green rootzones & soil nutrient sampling with Brian Mavis
Feb 13, 2024 – 58:38
Forget about fertilizing with carbon, with Dr. Bryan Hopkins
Feb 10, 2024 – 41:41
Annual sand topdressing quantities, zoysia seeds, and a measuring laser
Feb 3, 2024 – 35:33
Blog post bombs of 2023 with Joe Gulotti
Jan 28, 2024 – 01:57:41

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Jechambers

New to turfgrass

I recently starting learning about turfgrass and came across Micah’s podcast. Micah’s expertise and clear explanations make some complex topics fascinating. Highly recommended!
Hardg43

Turfgrass Hero!

Micah is a true asset to the world of turfgrass management, and I’m so thankful he’s decided to use the platform of podcasting to school us on the fundamentals, or perhaps I should say, grammar, of the time honored profession of greenkeeping. This podcast is a must listen for people who manage turfgrass playing surfaces for a living. Please do yourself a favor and follow this podcast.
@BentgrassWizard

Top notch!!!

One of, if not the best, turfgrass podcasts out there. Detailed and specific turfgrass management information that is applicable to any type of golfing facility. Micah is great!!!
Huntoonjmsc

Around the world of turfgrass

Micah brings a perspective on turfgrass management that will make you think. Turfgrass managers around the world can and do benefit from his research and his explanation of it in these podcasts.