Technical
First pass with the Hybrid Cylinder at St George’s Park
Pedestrian work around pop up heads “
the rootzone in a 2cm x 2cm pattern. The provision of the fibres essentially
Few can argue against the fact that hybrid pitch reinforcement systems have been a fantastic development in professional natural sportsturf technology
provide vertical stability and, as such, a resilience to damage seldom seen in other forms of pitch stabilisation. The roots of the natural grass also entwine with the synthetic fibres and are anchored to the pitch. The intended result is a stable and even playing surface. The stitched in hybrid system enables an easier transition between sports and non-sports events and is, therefore, an ideal pitch choice for the multi-use venue. One of the few problems that Grounds Managers and Head Groundsmen had with the hybrid pitch reinforcement system was the inability to effectively renovate the surface, and the effect that this had on the health of the grass plant, the soil structure and the long term performance of the pitch.
Some of the early hybrid pitches in the UK
and Europe were removed; this wasn’t a failing of the hybrid system nor the work that was undertaken during the pitch renovation by the sportsfield contractors, it was just that the technology hadn’t yet been developed to successfully renovate these ‘high spec’ pitches to the same standard as both natural and Fibresand reinforced pitches. Listening to the comments made by
grounds managers, it became obvious that they needed a different approach and specific machinery to give them a clean, free draining, healthy, deep rooted new pitch. It was with this in mind that we started to think of ways to tackle the problem and embarked on a development programme, which resulted in a new and unique hybrid pitch renovation process. This process, along
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