re: Common Bermuda question about soil compaction maybe Ronk or anyone with experience

Of the 6 years I've lived in my house this is the worse my yard has looked. It still looks great but I notice every detail. I was talking to the other reel mower in my neighborhood and he said the same thing. We both decided it was because we spent so much energy and money fighting the drought last year. Water bills the size of car notes, hand watering hot spots, doing the screwdriver test to remove any rocks, etc. We just didn't have the energy this year. There have been times this year I've had to pull out the rotary mower because I missed a cut.