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POWER BOCKING EXPERIENCE => Beginners Board => Topic started by: Jeezo on May 21, 2009, 04:21:00 AM
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Is astro turf good to practice on?
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Highly unlikely, that's gonna hurt if you fall on it.
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well i gotta think , cant be much diff to alot of surfaces to bounce on, so would b ok. Now is it more abrasive , if 1 were to fall , than say tarmac, concrete, grass, clay etc erm well i dunno.
i suspect u have a specific reason for asking and that may have a baring on the answer.
Now if the astro turf is flood lit with under floor heating protected from the wind and with a nearby bar with topless waitress service ( Ok forget the last bit) then yes astrotruf is would b fab.
Wot is required is solid nonslip resistance to our bounces, now if we do fall un stumble, then the abrasive qualities of the floor matter . But if wearing pads that should be 'doable' in most surcumstances
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Depends what kind of Astro turf, i reckon a dry water-based astro (it makes sense honest) would give rather good grip. But anyway, long turfed astros ie what they use for Football/rugby wouldn't give that good grip. But would give more of a cushioned fall. Hockey/general purpose astros would give less cushioning, unless they had a lot of shock absorbers underneath like our local one (lovely to bounce on). However as the "turf" is a lot shorter they would give a lot better grip.
In conclusion: maybe :D