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Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Perry, Floyd |
Author Affiliation: | President, Grounds Maintenance Services For Sports Fields, Orlando, Florida |
Title: | Pitching mound construction: Key to success |
Column Name: | Field Care Basics Other records with the "Field Care Basics" Column
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Source: | SportsField Management. Vol. 1, No. 1, March 2006, p. 32-33. |
Publishing Information: | Moose River Publishing LLC |
# of Pages: | 2 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Baseball fields; Sports turf construction; Skinned areas; Playability
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Abstract/Contents: | Offers a detailed plan for pitching mound construction. Suggests to "start by measuring the correct distance from the front of the rubber to the back point of home plate, 60 feet, 6 inches." Recommends the use of a slope gauge "to measure a 1-inch fall per foot, 18 inches from the front of the rubber." |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
Note: | Pictures, color |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Perry, F. 2006. Pitching mound construction: Key to success. SportsField Management. 1(1):p. 32-33. |
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