The turf debate

[PandaMan]

Turf’s been literally proven to cause more no-contact injuries, yet we still use it here and elsewhere to save some cash.  God forbid we make the players’ safety first priority over money; but living in this world we know where the priorities are.  Agree with Pete 100%.  
 

BRING BACK THE GRASS!!

[dave-o]

I worked for Toro for almost ten years and was the guy responsible for coordinating the set up and delivery of all the big turf mowers and maintenance vehicles each year... The company STI was the official supplier...  Anyway....  I always took great pride in knowing those mowers were taking care of that field...  Now all they need is a vacuum I guess....

[Jon Snow]

Bring back grass Tepper you cheap SOB.

[SmokinwithWilly]

37 minutes ago, dave-o said:

I worked for Toro for almost ten years and was the guy responsible for coordinating the set up and delivery of all the big turf mowers and maintenance vehicles each year... The company STI was the official supplier...  Anyway....  I always took great pride in knowing those mowers were taking care of that field...  Now all they need is a vacuum I guess....

And when you find a guy that takes extreme pride in turf management, it shows. I do turf maintenance and lawns are cut with a 45 degree directional change weekly and I'm fanatical about the stripes, watering, fertilization, etc. If you set it up right and train the lawn correctly, maintenance is pretty damn straight forward and even high traffic turf can take one hell of a beating and bounce right back. 

[Mr. Scot]

Lemme just throw in that some of you guys know way too much about lawn care

(I await a "no such thing" type response)

[dave-o]

45 minutes ago, SmokinwithWilly said:

And when you find a guy that takes extreme pride in turf management, it shows. I do turf maintenance and lawns are cut with a 45 degree directional change weekly and I'm fanatical about the stripes, watering, fertilization, etc. If you set it up right and train the lawn correctly, maintenance is pretty damn straight forward and even high traffic turf can take one hell of a beating and bounce right back. 

Dont get me started.... I love it !!!  Striping Rye grass was my favorite when I was more in the golf maintenance before working with Toro...  

[Navy_football]

Was just at the new stadium in Vegas Sunday. If they can grow Bermuda 419 in the desert, then no one has an excuse. 

[SmokinwithWilly]

29 minutes ago, dave-o said:

Dont get me started.... I love it !!!  Striping Rye grass was my favorite when I was more in the golf maintenance before working with Toro...  

One of the coolest I ever did before drones was a large scale waving flag on a 1 acre flat lot for 4th of July. I couldn't get a pic of it from the air but it was pretty bad ass. 

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, SmokinwithWilly said:

One of the coolest I ever did before drones was a large scale waving flag on a 1 acre flat lot for 4th of July. I couldn't get a pic of it from the air but it was pretty bad ass. 

You guys frighten me

[SmokinwithWilly]

3 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

You guys frighten me

Why is that? It's art on a machine. Guys who do turf professionally are fanatical. 

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, SmokinwithWilly said:

Why is that? It's art on a machine. Guys who do turf professionally are fanatical. 

Probably in part because I lost half a toe mowing my brother's lawn when I was in college

[Krovvy]

It honestly just makes me sad. This sport was made for grass.

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, Krovvy said:

It honestly just makes me sad. This sport was made for grass.

Ricky Williams agrees

[onmyown]

5 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

To try and get it changed...

Bad wording but my point was if it was all grass they could stop revisiting the issue and spend time on other things.  

There is no need to keep revisiting the subject, change it all to grass. Turf is made to resemble grass and the natural feeling of ground below it as closely as possible…which clearly means grass is better.

Edited October 27, 2022 by onmyown