New fix for shadows at Miller Park

[davego]

I know that Lambeau has some sort of grass/Field Turf hybred.

[RightFieldCoder]

That's because Lambeau field is a choice between grass/turf and mud. The players wouldn't want to slosh around in mud.

 

Artificial turf can be nicer to play in (less bad bounces), but it can destroy the human body running on it. That is why everyone went away from it. It is no longer a plastic cement driveway anymore.

[jerichoholicninja]

Stay away from Field Turf.

 

The NFL studied knee injuries, and I can't remember the exact numbers, but the number of knee injuries on field turf greatly outnumbered those on grass. I have played on it and it felt like playing on marbles.

[davego]

So there is no synthetic surface that is safe for baseball? I find that difficult to believe.

[Baldkin]

So there is no synthetic surface that is safe for baseball? I find that difficult to believe.

There's no synthetic surface that is as good as natural grass. Lambeau basically uses natural grass with a synthetic grass 'rooting'.

a DD GrassMaster pitch is a normal natural grass

field. The surface is a 100% natural grass field. The amount of

artificial grass fibers added is approximately 3%.

[jerichoholicninja]

Here is the story for those interested.

 

 

NEW YORK -- An NFL panel found that certain serious knee and ankle

injuries happen more often in games played on the most popular brand of

artificial turf than on grass.

The league's Injury and Safety

Panel is presenting its study Friday at the annual meeting of the

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in New Orleans.

The

report examined the 2002-08 NFL seasons, comparing games played on grass

to those on FieldTurf. It found that the rate of anterior cruciate

ligament injuries was 88 percent higher in FieldTurf games -- a

conclusion the manufacturer of the synthetic field hotly disputes.

 

The panel started to notice a higher rate of injuries on the new turf in

evaluating the data the NFL compiles each season, Hershman said. Once

enough games had been played on the newer surfaces to do a scientific

analysis, the panel found that ACL injuries and a more serious type of

ankle sprain occurred at a higher rate that is statistically

significant.

The rate for the ankle sprains was 32

percent higher on FieldTurf than on grass. MCL injuries and a less

serious type of ankle sprain also happened more frequently, but the

difference was not statistically significant.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4988136

[davego]

Ok, looks like FieldTurf might not be the root to go...then what? Vertical blinds? I for one am NOT going to hang those!