Field hockey - quick question

[Squark]

Why do they soak the pitch with sprinklers?

 

[mp3duck]

Why do they soak the pitch with sprinklers?

I assume it makes the ball go faster

 

[R0B75]

Its to make to game quicker by making the ball run faster and straighter.

 

[mp3duck]

I was half way there then

 

[Bennie-Mac]

Also protects the AstroTurf. Less grippy so less prone to tears.

 

[R0B75]

And less chance of friction burns to players. I read up about it when I asked myself the same question the other day

 

[elmuzzy66.]

And less chance of friction burns to players. I read up about it when I asked myself the same question the other day

1st thing that i thought off when i read this was. Dutch female team.

 

[Skeeter]

Oh, its deliberately made wet? I just thought it had rained before any of the footage I have seen

 

[Squark]

Thanks. That makes sense