The Future is Here
into the future with the introduction of the world’s first laser-g
guided marking system.
FOR decades, the idea of laser-guided line-marking has been considered the stuff of science fiction but an Anglo-Swiss company has now developed the first laser guided system to help groundsmen mark out perfect straight lines and exact 90 degree angles with the minimum of time and effort. Inspired by the British passion for high quality sports surfaces, and manufactured with Swiss precision, the new BeamRider laser system allows sports fields to be marked out to previously undreamt of standards in a fraction of the time needed for traditional methods. We generally do not give a second thought to the lines we see on sports pitches on TV. We assume that the groundsman will ensure that the lines are straight and that pitches are rectangular. But are they? BeamRider Ltd, the Anglo- Swiss developers of the new laser system, carried out a thorough survey of pitches throughout the UK, and the results were very surprising: even on the best- maintained pitches.
How straight is straight?
Sports governing bodies specify pitch dimensions, but often with no indication
of what accuracy is acceptable. The advent of laser-guided marking is setting new standards, and
governing bodies such as FIFA and the FA will need to update their requirements to specify tolerances of line-straightness.
Right Angles and Wrong Angles
The Football Association’s rules state that “the field of play must be rectangular”, but they do not mention an acceptable angle tolerance. Again, the new laser guided system will force a rethink, and tolerances will need to be specified; there are right-angles and there are not-so- right angles.
create disadvantages and advantages which can affect the outcome of a game just as much as a sloping pitch, or having one goal smaller than the other. Many pitches across the UK were surveyed, including major Premiership grounds, and not a single one was truly square.
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another. In most cases, the error was measurable in metres. And if the perimeter of the pitch is not square, then all other markings must also be out.
All Change
The new BeamRider laser-guided line- marking system will revolutionise the standards of accuracy which stadiums and sports authorities expect from their grounds staff. BeamRider allows skilled groundsmen to achieve far higher standards than they could ever have achieved with traditional methods, and in a fraction of the time.
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The closest to a right-angle found was 88 degrees. The worst was over 3 metres out in one corner and 4 metres out in
Sportsfield line-m marking makes a quantum leap
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