According to the STRI’s list of varieties, Bar Superb shows superior performance in the field of close mowing. Bar Superb is Barenbrug’s grass seed mixture for golf greens with powerful characteristics thanks to exceptional STRI-tested Barenbrug varieties. As just mentioned, Bar Superb can be mown very closely. Other favourable characteristics of this mixture are its high resistance to diseases such as red thread, its great visual merit and the facts that it forms an excellent dense sward and retains its beautiful green colour in winter, too.

 

Visual merit according to STRI 2014

The first thing that meets the eye on any golf course is the visual quality of the grass. One unattractive green will spoil the entire course’s visual appeal. According to the STRI, Bar Superb scores a 7.9 for visual merit. The combination of colonial bent grass with fine and chewings fescues proves to be superior, because the individual components score much lower points.

 

 

Shoot density according to STRI 2014

Ball speed is an important factor on greens. It can be measured with a so-called Stimpmeter. Bar Superb scores just under 8 for this aspect. Once again the combination of the best varieties proves its strength.

 

 

Winter greenness according to STRI 2014

Many grasses look great in summer, but have difficulty surviving the winter/ don’t survive the winter. Bar Superb, on the contrary, can stand hard wear in winter, too. As can be seen in the STRI’s diagram, Bar Superb scores just under 6.8 for winter greenness. We see the same effect of the combination of the best varieties performing better than the individual components.

 

 

Resistance to red thread according to STRI 2014

There is always a risk of diseases in grass. The good news is that Bar Superb shows very good resistance to red thread. Chewings fescue and slender creeping red fescue score a moderate 6 for this aspect while colonial bent grass scores just under 6.2. Bar Superb proves to be superior in this respect, with an impressive score of 7.6.

 

 

STRI

The STRI (Sports Turf Research Institute) offers expert advice and information on all natural recreation fields all over the world. The institute also carries out numerous research projects and product trials to obtain an objective impression of the best products. Independent studies carried out by the STRI have shown that the varieties contained in Bar Superb are superior with respect to several test criteria.

 

Bar Superb is superior

Bar Superb is a mixture that is used for golf courses. It is suitable for greens and tees. Bar Superb consists of 50% chewings fescue, 30% slender creeping red fescue and 20% colonial bent grass. The combination of the best varieties tested by STRI makes Bar Superb a top mixture.

 

Bar Superb proves to be superior in the fields of visual merit, ball speed, winter greenness and resistance to red thread. Click this link for more information on Bar Superb.