I have noticed the artificial turf on a sports ground being watered with big jet hoses prior to use. Why is this?
2007-07-27 17:27:44 · 8 answers · asked by Robert A 5 in Sports ➔ Other - Sports
Most artificial pitches are either "sand-based" or "water-based".
Sand-based pitches are either dressed or filled with sand in order to stabilise the pile and keep it upright. They are cheap but they have the disadvantage of being very rough if you fall on them (you get a very bad carpet burn).
Water-based pitches use a layer of water to separate out the pile. They tend to be more expensive to install but are much nicer to fall on as you don't get a really bad burn/cut filled with sand. It's likely to be one of these pitches that you saw being watered.
More recently long pile or "rubber-crumb" pitches have started to be installed that use small bits of rubber to separate the pile.
Rubber tends to be better for football and training whereas the sand is better for club hockey. Water based is pretty versatile for all but is nearly always used for an international hockey match.
2007-07-27 18:57:13 · answer #1 · answered by Harry Callaghan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Why water artificial turf on sports ground prior to use?
I have noticed the artificial turf on a sports ground being watered with big jet hoses prior to use. Why is this?
2015-08-10 19:32:40 · answer #2 · answered by Sandra 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on the location and the turf, it might be to cool it down a little. The stuff can get warm on a hot summer day, what with concrete underneath.
2007-07-27 18:10:52 · answer #3 · answered by wdx2bb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have about a dozen gardens in my landscape, each with a different theme. With one garden I took "trashy" as the theme, It's on an out of the way corner with the compost pile and trash bins. It's also home to an assortment of gnomes, flamingos, whirly-gigs and do-dads friends and family thought would lend some culture to my surroundings. There's even a path through the garden - Astroturf, 70's vintage. RScott
2016-03-13 10:25:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is the new turf with the rubber pellets, they might be spraying it down to keep the dust to a minimum.
2007-07-27 18:14:50 · answer #5 · answered by 5forfighting 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dry turf probably slips.
2007-07-27 17:42:00 · answer #6 · answered by Rusty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My brain says - cleaning (for dust)
My heart says - have you ever slid on dry astro turf? presumably the groundskeeper has.
2007-07-27 18:26:46 · answer #7 · answered by Simon D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-10 11:42:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋