I hear this regularly said that astro turf causes injuries, from all levels from my amateur football team to hearing professional football pundits mentioning it when a pitch is 3G or whatever. I have never heard a reason for why this might be and I know a lot of these sports myths get propogated, I am wondering if its true and if so, why?
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What’s underneath the surface of your lawn? Dirt
What’s underneath the carpet of even the top grade of astroturf? Concrete.
One surface has more inherent “give” than the other. One surface will absorb more impact energy than the other. Therefore, one will cause fewer injuries to manifest than the other.
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