JOHN MASCARO ’ S PHOTO QUIZ
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This extra-thick center line on this field is the result of correcting a mistake . As many sports field managers know , field painting is a skill that takes years to perfect . This sports field manager had a seasonal employee in his third week of training , and they had just completed restriping their sixth field of the day with a powered paint machine . As they approached this field , the sports field manager got called into the building to repair a pool pump , so he asked the employee if he was comfortable finishing and to make use of the string . The employee assured him that he had the painting process down to a science by now . When the sports field manager returned 30 minutes later , this is what he found for the center line . When asked if he used a string , he said yes but he forgot to use stakes to hold the string tight and just laid the string out and painted . To correct the issue , they pulled the string down the center where the line should have been and lifted the head of the paint machine to paint a little wider , making two passes , one each side of the line . Luckily , the extra thick line was not noticeable and did not affect play .
Photo submitted by Josh DeJong , CFSM , facilities supervisor at Eaton Area Parks & Rec in Eaton , Colo .
John Mascaro is president of Turf-Tec International
If you would like to submit a photograph for John Mascaro ’ s Photo Quiz , please send it to John Mascaro , 1471 Capital Circle NW , Ste # 13 , Tallahassee , FL 32303 call ( 850 ) 580-4026 or e-mail to john @ turf-tec . com . If your photograph is selected , you will receive full credit . All photos submitted will become property of SportsField Management and the Sports Turf Managers Association .
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