We have 2 high school fields here with the "tire fill" turf. The "rug" itself is layed over a sand/dirt mix to facillitate drainage. One field was put into use 2 seasons ago. it was a bit rushed into action, thus the rubber was not compacted enough, crap flew all over the place and the ball picked it up big time when wet. The other one opened mid-season last year. I worked first game on it and a big difference with the rubber compaction, hardly any got into shoes or flew around.
The turf is VERY comfortable on the feet, markings are accurate as both fields had them lasered in. Initial costs are over 500k, but I believe they have a 10 year warranty and living in a water crazy area, seems to be cost effective.
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