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doctadiabetes
hey i was just wondering if it would be a okay to use soft ground shoes on astroturf? i have used my FG mania's on astroturf but i have heard that it is better to wear SG on astroturf over FG shoes. Which one would be better to use?
robocop
i hope your kidding.
pspdudeman
as do i...
Predator 23
FGs bud. Wearing soft ground on turf is an injury waiting to happen.
pspdudeman
which is better though, fg or hg?
striker22
QUOTE(pspdudeman @ Aug 31 2008, 10:38 PM) *
which is better though, fg or hg?


Between HG & FG, HG is a better choice. The shorter the studs and the more studs there are, the more suitable it will be for astroground.

Also, to the original poster, wearing SG on astroturfs will not only reduce the life of your boots but more detrimentally, can cause irreversible injury to ankles and knees.
xinzhitan14
sure if you want to roll your ankle when you find out your SG studs dont dig into the turf at all.
aydrichsfc
shrug03.gif soft ground boots are for soft ground, astro is not soft.
juniorsheva17
And in addition the sg studs can completely mess up the field because the studs break the frame for the field thats under the turf.
Anton-The-Bulgarian
not sure what you call astroturf but if it artificial grass it really depends what exactly it is.Because I recently played on artificial grass which was soft not like a thin carpet and for example on this Bulgarian stadium,there are only 2 of this kind in the world as far as I know - 7th generation artificial turf UEFA approved official matches and UEFA matches can be played:
http://www.clubs.bul-foot.org/html/stadium...azur-Burgas.htm
So don't lie the guy with your bullsh!!!t.There's a big difference from art. turf to art. turf
doctadiabetes
well the stuff i would be playing on would be the newer fields with those little black rubber things on the field, so i thought it might be okay to wear SG's on it then. would that be okay?
robocop
^ why would you wear sg's on a turf field? seriously, theres just no need too.
Genesis_Y3k
Mods please close this.....
-Mikuu
No , do not wear SG boots on a turf field , artificial field or whatever field that's not soft natural grass field .

I really can't understand , what could you benefit from that ?

El_Rare is right .
Genesis_Y3k
Your risking you ankle being rolled off like this thread will very soon lol
Ayresome
Just look at what professionals wear. Beckham wears HG boots on turf in the MLS. Some wear turf boots. SG studs would not stick in well. I know exactly the type of turf you mean because I play on it regularly. The bottom is weaved material with grass-like strands sticking up from it and there is rubber crumbs on top. SG studs don't penetrate the weaved material so you could roll your ankle. FG and HG blades are meant to grip the weaved material rather than penetrate it like SG does.

I swear, if Shane comes in here and takes the piss of the word "penetrate" I will end him.
Genesis_Y3k
No worries I will take the piss on msn instead laugh.gif
     
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