Blue in Munich
Crocked Professional Yeti Impersonator
We have worked on lots of hybrid football pitches.
They work on the principal that the plastic is x mm long and the grass is growing alongside it is 2mm longer .
So the mowers don’t cut the plastic.
It’s fantastic for sports that include studded boots as has been said it firms everything up.
I have never seen a hybrid golf green.
Greens require a lot more maintenance than a longer grass footy pitch.
Would you damage the structure cutting holes in different places. Or have several pre determined pin placements.?
Footy pitches are very flat greens need an element of slope this would need preforming to work.
The pitchmark would be a thing of the past as hybrid pitches are rock hard ,it’s why they are watered before a game and at half time to stop “ carpet burns” on players and make the ball fizz of the surface.
The green speeds would be a concern for me how would you regulate it if you got as low as the plastic blade.
The edges of the greens ( where it meets the grass) fairways would dry out in hot weather imo,
Leading to ruts around the greens , how would they get cut .
Sounds like a good idea in principle but I just think of how they are maintained
Will special mowers be needed ( no on footy pitches)
But the grasses on greens is so fine I don’t think it could survive a hot spell in sparse quantities if half the green was plastic ,it would need constant watering, water is very expensive now.
I've seen comments to the effect that studies are being/to be carried out into injuries on football pitches ,which are apparently on the increase; do you think these firmer pitches could be an issue?