
Artificial synthetic sport fields have become very popular in the last few years. Artificial synthetic turf has been used in stadiums around the world for decades now and fake grass has evolved considerably in the last ten years. There are many professional sport teams and stadiums where people praised their artificial grass fields. Fake turf offers the same advantages than natural sod, but without the fertilizing, mowing, watering and other maintenance needed in a regular basis. Here are the advantages of artificial synthetic sport fields:
- Availability: artificial synthetic sport fields are available to be used all year round, any time, any day. Even right after raining, since fake grass is installed with a drainage system that gets rid of all the water excess that otherwise could turn into puddles on and under the fake grass sport field.
- Cost-effective: fake sod is a low-maintenance product, therefore, it doesn't require the following: aeration, chemicals, fertilizing, mowing, trimming, watering, weeding out and other maintenance activities, resulting in cutting down maintenance costs to the minimum possible, and therefore, saving a lot of money over the years starting on the first day right after the installation is completed.
- Drainage: Prior to laying down the artificial turf, a base that will provide drainage to the artificial synthetic sport field must be installed. This drainage system will ensure the fake sport field will be usable for as long as it exists without having to worry about accumulation of water on and under the artificial synthetic sport field.
- Durable: fake turf is a long lasting product manufactured to last for a period of 20 years. It has UV ray protection and resist extreme weather and continuos use by multiple players. Artificial synthetic sport fields truly enjoy this benefit for a very long time.
- Eco-friendly: artificial synthetic sport fields encourages people to go green in different ways. This type of surfaces cut down the need of watering the grass since water is not longer needed to keep this fake grass green, and therefore, it helps to ration our precious water for the future generations. Fake turf is a recyclable product; and the crumb rubber applied is made of recycled tires, which contributes to giving a second use to used tires and reduces the big piles of waste in junk yards. Artificial synthetic sod in athletic fields don't need chemicals or fertilizers, which eliminates the risk of poisoning the soil, water sources and will no longer represent a health treat to household pets, wild animals and people, especially kids. Also, fake turf can be used for erosion control, for surfaces damaged for the excess of natural agents such as heat, rain, sunlight and wind. And last, no more hedge trimmers, lawn mowers, weed whackers and other gas operated equipment that release smoke and contaminates the air will be used anymore for maintenance.
- Non-abrasive: artificial synthetic sport field surfaces are non-abrasive, which means fake turf reduces considerably injuries or irritation to the players, making fake turf safe to play on sport field surfaces.
- Non-flammable: artificial synthetic sport fields are 100 % non-flammable. In the event of being exposed to fire, the blades in the fake grass will melt but will not catch on fire. Also, if a portion of the artificial synthetic athletic field receives damage by fire, the damaged area can easily be cut off and replaced, by applying a seaming process to join together the existing grass with the new one.
- Non-toxic: artificial synthetic sport fields are non-toxic, and the materials used to manufacture the fake turf don't contain toxic particles that could pose a health treat to the environment, the animals or human beings. To ensure this, the manufacturer constantly run lab test on all the products. All the fake sod products carried by Better Than Real Artificial Grass meets or exceeds the quality control and safety standards established by the organizations that regulate them.
- Popularity: Artificial synthetic fields are installed for both amateur and professional players to play on. Sports currently played around the world on fake turf surfaces include baseball, football, golf, lacrosse, rugby, field hockey, soccer & softball. There are well known teams and stadiums worldwide where professional players are already enjoying the benefits of artificial synthetic sport fields.
- Recyclable: the artificial synthetic sport field surface itself is recyclable, it could be broken down to be re-used in different products. Also, the crumb rubber applied on top of the fake sport field is made of recycled tires, which are taken from junkyards to eliminate tons of accumulated waste.
- Recognition: Artificial synthetic fields are widely recognized by major sport organizations such as FIFA. With soccer being the most played sport worldwide and having FIFA recognizing the use of artificial synthetic fields, really shows the importance of fake grass in sport fields.
- Resistant: artificial synthetic sport field surfaces are resistant, engineered to resist extreme continuous use by multiple players at once. Also, it has resistance against extreme weather, such as heavy rain, snow and hot summer days. Its UV ray stability resists the damaging effects of the sunlight for so many years.
- Safe: an artificial synthetic sport fields is one of the safest environments for children and adults to lie down, play, relax, run and walk on. Fake grass is a neat product very easy to clean after, if there is any mess on it. Rain alone takes care of washing it for you. The cushion, non-abrasiveness and softness of these artificial athletic fields considerably reduce the fall impact and therefore reduce the injuries in players. The surface is graded and there are no risks of stepping on erosion areas, holes, muddy spots, rough surfaces or water puddles.
- Softness: artificial synthetic sport field surfaces feel like real grass. Its softness protects considerably the players from injuries and also reduces fall impact. Especially for children of all ages, fake turf is a very safe surface to play on.
- Water saver: artificial synthetic sport fields totally eliminate the need of watering the grass. The sport field surfaces will be lush and green all year long.



