There are certain types of turfs but field turf is softer and it’s like an adult’s playground and astro turf is a lot rougher and is like a cheese grater. Field turf is a lot nicer than any other turf out there it is very spongy and soft, versus astro turf hard like a rock and hurts your back or another body part when you fall. “You are going to find little black stuff on your mouth piece, and in your eye and your ears, but it’s a small price to pay for no turf burns. Your back and hips don’t hurt after a game from pounding on a hard surface” (Field turf Para 3). So would you rather have little black things in your ears and mouth pieces, or have turf burns and have your back hurt after a game? “Field turf is a polyethylene and polypropylene blend. It’s soft and bouncy” (field turf Para 4). Polyethylene or polythene is one of the most common plastic and polypropylene is also known as polypropene, is a thermoplastic polymer used in a wide variety of applications. “The surface is filled 1 ¾ inches deep with a 50/50 combination of silica sand and rubber grains with ¾ inch of grass at the top” (field turf Para 4).
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