OT: Packers to get hybrid field

[pats1]

http://packers.com/news/releases/2006/12/07/2/

posted 12/07/2006

The Lambeau Field playing surface, this week receiving new sod in the mid portion of the field, will undergo a makeover in the offseason that will bring the latest technology to the hallowed ground and make future in-season re-sodding unnecessary.

In a project that will take several months to complete, DD GrassMaster, a natural grass surface reinforced with man-made fibers developed by Desso DLW Sports Systems, will be installed on top of a completely new drainage and heating system. The new surface and underlying systems represent the latest developments in field management.

The new grass surface won't be entirely new for the players, though. It is identical to the surface on the team's Clarke Hinkle Field. That surface, installed prior to 2005 training camp, has garnered rave reviews from the players in its two seasons of use.

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I wonder if the Pats explored this option, DD Grassmaster:

http://www.dessodlw.com/vervolg.asp?fID=03080000&dID=index&sID=index&lID=en

 

[Tunescribe]

http://packers.com/news/releases/2006/12/07/2/



I wonder if the Pats explored this option, DD Grassmaster:

http://www.dessodlw.com/vervolg.asp?fID=03080000&dID=index&sID=index&lID=en

Says the Broncos and Eagles use it. I think the Eagles field looked pretty crummy the other night, didn't it?

 

[CTPatsFan]

That's a pretty funky system. They actually shoot 8" artificial fibers into the soil with a roller/injector and the natural grass roots eventually grow into and wrap around the fibers to lock them in. Dartmouth College has a field that was done with this process.

My thought on it has been if the natural grass thins out due to weather or wear you'd be left with a greenish tinge from the supplemental ones. They say that the Eagles used it and that sure seems to be the case. The field still looks fairly crappy but there's just enough green left so that it doesn't look bare and probably just enough "grass" left so that the players can still get some traction.

 

[waspie (UK)]

It's what I suggested on this board when I first heard talk of Fieldturf. Sure the new surface looks great, and we're 2-0 (somehow) playing on it. But my heart says that football should be played on outdoors on grass. I think the Pack should be congratulated for playing football as it's meant to be played.

 

[CTPatsFan]

I think the Pack should be congratulated for playing football as it's meant to be played.

On a plastic and natural combination?

 

[Pujo]

One thing about Lambeau Field is that the stadium is much lower (there are only two sections instead of three) and so gets more sun. It was downright warm at the Pakcers/Pats game a few weeks ago, something we rarely get past October.