Re: [nas] Giants Stadium turf

[Niall Swan <nialls@rcn.com>]

Agreed - I played on Field Turf (synthetic grass) this summer in New York 
and I had an injury-free season. Compared to playing on Astro, it's better 
for the body - plus you can really get under the ball. It's a real dream to 
play on. Still get very occasional carpet burns though (but 90% less than 
before!)

Niall

The Soccer Resort
www.soccerresort.com




At 09:47 AM 9/13/02 -0500, Peter Welpton wrote:

> > Looks like we won't have to worry about the pitiful condition of the grass
>next year in Giants Stadium. They're considering a return to some sort of
>artificial surface.
> >
>
>
>I promise you that if they go to FieldTurf it will be a infinite leap
>forward from that goofy tray system that has never worked.
>
>BTW, FieldTurf is NOT the product in Naperville.  That is a much lesser
>quality product called SafePlay.  SafePlay is to FieldTurf, as a Ford Pinto
>is to Ferarri.
>
>FieldTurf is the ONLY alternative to a quality grass field.  In fact I
>personally would rather play on FieldTurf than 95% of the grass fields I
>have ever played on.  Oh, and there are two different types of FieldTurf,
>and one of which is soccer specific.(it deal with blade height)
>
>FieldTurf is the orginal in this new wave of artificial grass.  All these
>others are cheap knock-offs and are much less expensive.  FieldTurf is 3x
>more expensive to install than a grass field.  But there is little
>mantainance over the ten year life expectancy.
>
>peet
>
>
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