Most synthetic turf sports fields lack adequate infill material, whether the infill is all crumb rubber, rubber/sand mix, cork, or any other product being used today. Also, infill material will gradually disappear from the field as it is carried off by players, wind, rain, snow removal, routine maintenance, equipment tires, etc., and since it is a crucial element of a synthetic field, missing infill will need to be replaced. I look at synthetic as a carpet and I wouldn’t install carpet in a school without understanding it needs routine maintenance to last its expected lifetime or beyond. It is ironic that a school, township, parks department will spend a lot of money to install a synthetic field and then turn their back on it. No matter what anyone says, synthetic turf does require routine maintenance. And, even though we call them turf, they are really carpeting that has been enhanced to play similar to natural turf. First, let’s begin by acknowledging that synthetic fields are NOT maintenance free and have more characteristics of a natural turf field than is believed.
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