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Do you Know About the Science of Baseball?

February 8, 2021

The surface that you play on is incredibly important. Almost as important as the players. If a player cannot perform on the field to the best of their abilities or if the field is not up to par, the game will suffer. By design, a high percentage of the action that takes place during baseball and softball games is concentrated on a relatively small percentage of the playing surface: the infield. That's why two thirds of a team's defensive...
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Do You Know About G-Max?

September 26, 2019

G-Max is important to consider when installing an athletic surface for athletes. A field's level of shock absorbency is tested by using a unit of measurement called the g-max, where one "g" represents a single unit of gravity. The peak acceleration reached upon impact of two objects, such a football player and the synthetic turf surface, is the maximum number of g's a field is able to absorb. A field with a higher g-max level loses its ability to absorb...
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Webb City Chooses Midwest Synthetic Turf and Sporturf

April 3, 2017

Recently Midwest Synthetic Turf was contracted to install a new football field for Webb City high school after the existing turf reached the end of its useful life. The existing drainage base was not draining correctly so the necessary repairs were added as part of the project. School officials were very interested in pad underlayment as a way to improve GMax performance so Craig Shonk and his team installed a Brock pad under the field. Midwest Synthetic Turf was selected...
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Platte County High School Pirates

September 6, 2016

Platte County High School recently hired Sporturf dealer, Midwest Synthetic Turf Professionals, to construct an incredible football field for Platte County High School located in Platte City, MO. Craig Shonk started Midwest Synthetic Turf Professionals LLC as a way to pair together ISO 9001 synthetic turf manufacturing with an ASBA Certified Field Builder for synthetic turf fields to better serve clients throughout the Midwest. Craig and his team installed 80,000 SF of Sporturf™ PowerHouse. Shonk worked with school officials to create...
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Sporturf and Field Hockey

November 30, 2015

Sporturf™ has developed a world class Field Hockey surface, called FIH71, utilizing the latest in yarn technology. When performance matters, Sporturf FIH71 excels because we want the athletes to concentrate on the game and not worry about a slow or bouncing ball. A predictable, fast surface is what FIH71 delivers no matter the weather conditions. Utilizing a skin friendly polyethylene grass blade, FIH71 is much less abrasive than competitive nylon field hockey products for those instances when athletes come in...
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Peru State is a Powerhouse

May 18, 2015

The football field at Peru State College was first installed in 2013 as a part of a $9 million stadium upgrade project. After researching several turf options, the school chose Sporturf™ Powerhouse 44oz, with 2.25” pile height. Even after a few years of constant use by the Peru State football team the turf looks phenomenal. So if you were concerned that a football team would tear up your brand new field in the first season then you are sorely mistaken. You...
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Snoop Dogg Gets Game Ready at the College Football Hall of Fame

March 19, 2015

Back in January the College Football Hall of Fame had a visitor with his own right to fame. Snoop Dogg, American singer-songwriter and actor visited Atlanta’s College Football Hall of Fame for an exclusive screening of his TV series, "Snoop & Son: A Dad's Dream.” The series focuses on Snoop’s relationship with his son Cordell Broadus while Cordell decides which college he will play football for. While there, Snoop spent a few hours touring the 94,256 square foot facility, featuring...
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FastGrass™ AT740 gives the Milwaukee Wave a true home field advantage

January 16, 2015

The Milwaukee Wave took the field for the season opener on December 6th against the St. Louis Ambush on a brand new state of the art Sporturf FastGrass AT740 turf system. And if that wasn’t enough, team officials made the decision to purchase an all black field to promote the recent team logo and color change giving the Wave a unique home field advantage! The old abrasive “carpet style” turf was recently removed and crews from Sporturf descended upon the...
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Sporturf™ at US Indoor Trade Show

June 23, 2014

The US Indoor trade show is widely regarded as the premier educational and networking event for the indoor recreational sports industry. Sporturf™ was there exhibiting the entire synthetic turf line up. Many owners, contractors and coaches attended the show in Louisville KY. Sporturf™ is the leading producer for synthetic turf in the United States. The AT Indoor series was a big hit at the show, this product allows owners all the performance without the mess of infill. Read More ›

Midland University new field in production at Sporturf™

June 9, 2014

Midland Warriors new artificial field is in full production at Sporturf™ in Dalton GA. The Orange end zones are on the machine and almost complete. Final production will be complete shortly and the new artificial field will be on the way to Midland University. The field will be installed by Nemaha Sports Construction in conjunction with Craig Shonk owner of Sporturf™ Midwest. www.midlandu.edu/midland-university-make-million-dollar-renovations-memorial-field Read More ›

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