Here is a good guide I've found about how to go about putting stripes in your lawn when gutting your grass.
I envy the manicured grass at professional baseball fields. I know that you do to. This post, will describe how you how to turn the dream of making your yard into a Wrigley Field look-a-like a reality.
In short it comes down to direction and bend. Use a roller or drag something else directly behind your mower to bend the grass blades and then cut in opposing directions trying to go as straight as you can.
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