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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Does anyone know why the pitch in hockey is wet?
Never played the game so no idea "
The hockey ball is dimpled. Watering the pitch reduces friction and enables faster passing and shooting. It also reduces friction burns for the players.
There you go. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Better by far than that rubber "gravel" they have on five a side pitches 
That bloody stuff gets everywhere 
A skid on dry astronaut is far worse than carpet burn too  |
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By *mojeeCouple
over a year ago
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Pretty much same as most have said it aids the ball moving and less painful when falling on it but it also protects the fibres on the pitch. If they are dry then they be ripped out too easy and you'd be left with bald patches |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Have you ever fallen on dry AstroTurf? It Really fucking hurts!!"
This. I once took off the skin on my elbow thanks to an agressive centre. Hockey Bitch. We won the game though  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Better by far than that rubber "gravel" they have on five a side pitches
That bloody stuff gets everywhere
A skid on dry astronaut is far worse than carpet burn too "
You play gol?
How does that gravel get up there?!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Better by far than that rubber "gravel" they have on five a side pitches
That bloody stuff gets everywhere
A skid on dry astronaut is far worse than carpet burn too "
It took me ages to work out where the little black rubber balls had come from that were covering the floor in my house...tracked it down to son in football socks |
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" The hockey ball is dimpled. Watering the pitch reduces friction and enables faster passing and shooting. It also reduces friction burns for the players.
There you go."
My balls are dimpled, well my scrotum is. I find moisture on the 'playing surface' prevents friction and helps my shooting.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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" The hockey ball is dimpled. Watering the pitch reduces friction and enables faster passing and shooting. It also reduces friction burns for the players.
There you go.
My balls are dimpled, well my scrotum is. I find moisture on the 'playing surface' prevents friction and helps my shooting. "
For goodness sake don't have a meet with a hockey player' |
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By (user no longer on site)
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There are two main types of pitch used for hockey, water based and sand based.
Water based is a bouncy pitch which is harder to play on, like going back to the days of grass. Meaning you can't just play with a flat stick as the ball doesn't always run flat. Most international and high level hockey is played on this.
Sand based is a harder surface allowing the ball to run flat, and the sand slows the ball down. This one is generally cheaper to lay, and is more multi sports like football, tennis etc. Sand based hurts like buggery if you fall over. I've spent many hours removing sand from grazes. |
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" My balls are dimpled, well my scrotum is. I find moisture on the 'playing surface' prevents friction and helps my shooting.
For goodness sake don't have a meet with a hockey player' "
If I am up against any who look like those athletic, short skirted beauties who are playing on TV right now I am pretty sure that I won't be able to keep a clean sheet...  |
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