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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Baker, S. W.;
Baines, M. A.;
Gibbs, R. J. |
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| Author Affiliation: | The Sports Turf Research Institute, Bingley, West Yorkshire, BD16 1AU; New Zealand Sports Turf Institute, P.O. Box 347, Palmerston North, New Zealand |
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| Title: | Playing characteristics of artificial turf bowls surfaces |
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| Source: | Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute. Vol. 72, 1996, p. 83-89. |
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| Publishing Information: | Bingley, England: Sports Turf Research Institute |
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| # of Pages: | 7 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Surfaces; Artificial turf; Bowling greens; Golf green speed; Surface hardness
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| Abstract/Contents: | "The playing characteristics of a number of artificial turf bowls surfaces in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia and Malaysia were measured. Green speeds, corresponding to the time taken for a bowl to travel from the bowler's hand to a jack 30 yards (27.4 m) away, ranged from 11.3 s to 18.5 s. Values of maximum draw were closely related to green speed and ranged from 0.54 m to 240 m when averaged between left hand and right hand draw. Most of the surfaces gave relatively consistent draw for both right hand and left hand projections but in a few cases major discrepancies were recorded. Friction measurements based on the rotational movement of a rubber sole and linear movement of a bowls jack were highly correlated. Shoe/surface friction ranged from 0.44 to 0.88 and ball/surface friction from 0.18 to 0.57. In the United Kingdom, cushioning measured as the deceleration of a 0.5 kg test mass released from 0.55 m ranged from 201 gravities to 396 gravities but in Australia, where some surfaces had a sand/cement composite base and no shock pad, values up to 950 gravities were recorded. Performance requirements for artificial turf bowls surfaces are discussed." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 17 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Baker, S. W., M. A. Baines, and R. J. Gibbs. 1996. Playing characteristics of artificial turf bowls surfaces. J. Sports Turf Res. Inst. 72:p. 83-89. |
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