THIS WEEK’S FIELD THOUGHTS

Hitting and pitching mats are another tool in the groundskeeper’s tool box for maintaining the mound and home plate wear areas. They provide two major benefits to the playing surface. First, they eliminate the wear that would normally occur in the batter’s boxes or the front of the mound when any kind of practice is occurring. And secondly, the mat helps to manage the moisture in the clay areas beneath the mat during practice since normally in the past those two clay areas would have sat out in the open, susceptible to the evaporative forces of sun, wind and low humidities. These are the culprits that can rapidly steal valuable moisture from these high-wear areas…

Pro-Model Hitting Mat with Flocked Home Plate  SAVE $20-$30

Typically ships within 3-5 business days. Protect your batters box and home plate area. 5mm thick turf mat with reinforced urethane foam back and permanent white lines and a white flocked home plate always conveniently there when you need. Available in green or clay. Baseball mats (6 x 12) or softball mats (7 x 12). (Discount applied automatically)

Pro-Model Hitting Mat without flocked home plate  SAVE $6 and get a FREE Throw Down Home Plate!

Typically ships within 3-5 business days. You can flip it around to save wear. The same 5mm thick turf mat with reinforced urethane foam back and permanent white lines, but no flocked home plate. But for a limited time you’ll get a FREE Thrown Down Home Plate to use with it. That means you can flip the hitting mat around to wear both sides evenly. Available in green or clay. Baseball mats (6 x 12) or softball mats (7 x 12). (Discount applied automatically)

OPEN BOX ITEM OF THE WEEK

OPEN BOX Item — Hollywood Kwik Release Base Set  — SAVE $75!  – Will compress and then disengage from base upon impact, if necessary. Set of 3 bases. Like-new condition. NOW ONLY $290 (Reg. $365)

By Groundskeepers, For Groundskeepers.

The time and effort necessary to train new staff each year can become overwhelming, and that’s exactly why we developed Groundskeeper U. GU is the perfect online tool for teaching new staff, summer help, and volunteers. Through videos, photos, audio, and written material your staff will learn the right way with the tried and true practices taught by Paul Zwaska.
Enjoy this by-groundskeepers-for-groundskeepers resource and, when you find a lesson or technique you know others will benefit from, be sure to share it on social media and with your colleagues!

Find what you need, it’s all here.

If you there’s something your field needs, you’ll find it in our catalog. Request your copy of The Ultimate Ballfield Resource. Our 2018 catalog features a complete listing of products to keep you rolling with everything you need all season long. This is your go-to must-have resource.

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