ACCESSING THE ARCHIVES
The May 1995 issue of SportsTurf featured two articles about Coors Field , as well as content on tall fescue , insect damage and monitoring , and integrated systems for controlling aquatic weeds . The June issue , meanwhile , delved into spreaders and sprayers , wetting agents , integrated pest management and guidelines for summer mowing .
The cover story for the July 1995 issue was about measuring field playability and how World Cup Soccer ’ s Architectural , Construction and Turf team measured the performance of fields as it relates to athlete performance — with the goal being consistent playing surfaces across all World Cup venues . “ The field performance was to be such that a world-class soccer player could be blindfolded and not be able to feel a difference between them ,” the article stated .
Safety was again the focus in the August issue , but this time as it related to safe surfaces for turfgrass horse racing tracks . “ Though these thousand-pound competitors may look sturdy , they have vulnerable stress points , particularly in the legs . The horse requires some degree of give in the surface both to help absorb some of the stress and to provide a stable base from which to push off with the movement of the fetlock ( the ankle of a horse ) that leads into the next stride .”
The article went on to detail soil
requirements , moisture characteristics and turf selection .
October 1995 took a look at subsurface heating systems , mid-season sodding , erosion control , turf
disease prevention and winter prep ; and November / December 1995 wrapped up the year with an industry “ report card ” of several new or renovated fields , including Coors Field , Jacobs Field , Joe Robbie Stadium and Kauffman Stadium . SFM
All content for this section is pulled from the SportsTurf / SportsField Management archives , an ongoing cooperative project of EPG Media , SFMA and the Michigan State University Libraries . Public access to the archive from 1985 to the present ( less two months ) is available at https :// sturf . lib . msu . edu / index . html . sportsfieldmanagementonline . com October 2024 | SportsField Management
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