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Recommended Synthetic Turf Sports Systems in Metric Measurements
In many ways it’s amazing that the US never got on board with the metric system. The metric system makes sense… factors of 10… what could be easier than that? Certainly not 12 inches to a foot and 16 ounces to a pound! We missed our boat in the 1970’s and 1980’s when the US government had made an effort to convert over to the metric to align with the rest of the world.
Call it what you will but the effort fell flat and here we are nearly 50 years after the passing of the Metric Conversion Act and we’re firmly rooted in the old world, imperial system. It’s fine if you only do business within the US but in our increasingly connected world, this sets up a challenge. These charts below are intended to ease the conversions for our international friends and partners.
The image above, is a map of the 3 countries in the world that don’t use the metric system: USA, Liberia and Myanmar.
Recommended System with Envirofill
| System Component | English | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| Turf Type | Slit Film & Monofilament Blend | |
| Turf Height | 1.75″ | 45mm |
| Face Weight | 46 oz. per square yard | 1560 grams per square meter |
| Infill Application Rate* | 7 lbs. per square foot | 34 kg per square meter |
| Shock Pad | ≥20mm shock pad | ≥20 mm shock pad |
| Envirofill Shipped in Bulk Bags | 3,000 lbs. | 1360.7 kg |
Recommended System with Safeshell
| System Component | English | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| Turf Type | Slit Film & Monofilament Blend | |
| Turf Height | 1.75″ | 45mm |
| Face Weight | 46 oz. per square yard | 1560 grams per square meter |
| Performance Infill Layer Application Rate* | 1.5 lbs. per square foot | 7.3 kg per square meter |
| Ballast Infill Layer Application Rate | 5 lbs. per square foot | 24 kg per square meter |
| Shock Pad | ≥ 20mm shock pad | ≥20 mm shock pad |
| Safeshell Shipped in Bulk Bags | 2,000 lbs. | 907 kg |
Do you still have questions about the recommended system for a synthetic turf system with a Motz infill? Feel free to contact us here. We are always happy to help!
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