I wanted to make my baize pitch resistant to creasing - did a bit of research and there is a chemical which is used to treat fabrics to make them crease resistant. Bit more research and it is a component of Johnsons multi surface floor wax....SO......
Washed pitch in cool water
When it had dried to a 'damp' condition I sprayed it with a 1part dilution of floor wax in 10 parts water (sprayed onto the playing side), left it to dry out completely.
It is a stiffer pitch, fewer creases, when mounted on top of old astropitch (so it has worked - yay!). BUT it also has made a noticeable increase in straight line accuracy and distance with no decrease in curling ability (using flats here).
I think I will call the process 'Falconisation' - would love it if someone, somewhere was obsessed enough to confirm that this is true!
Baize Pitch Experiment
Baize Pitch Experiment
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Re: Baize Pitch Experiment
I think you've basically done what people do when they polish their bases, except this time you've polished the pitch lol 
Re: Baize Pitch Experiment
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claretpete0128
Re: Baize Pitch Experiment
sounds a bit dodgy to me Steve specially prepared pitch eh ? mmm 
Ralph
Ralph
Re: Baize Pitch Experiment
LOL! I promise you it was the incidental result of an otherwise perfectly innocent experiment m'lud 
TBH It makes playing a bit more difficult, especially with a 16mm ball - light touch is absolutely vital with it, as it doesn't hold the ball up like a plastic pitch, all well worth it for the hours of messing about though! And on the plus side I am getting good at taking throw ins
How's the old arm btw???
TBH It makes playing a bit more difficult, especially with a 16mm ball - light touch is absolutely vital with it, as it doesn't hold the ball up like a plastic pitch, all well worth it for the hours of messing about though! And on the plus side I am getting good at taking throw ins
How's the old arm btw???
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Re: Baize Pitch Experiment
Am away for a couple of weeks in part of former USSR playing with Gas Pipelines - but still contactable.
Training eh - I assume not with tracksuited players!!
Training eh - I assume not with tracksuited players!!
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Re: Baize Pitch Experiment
I should post a warning regarding the curly free kick!
Strangely enough I have been looking at some international line ups and in some cases the tracksuited teams are nicer than the kit underneath, so I might put together a tracksuited flat figure - but of course it will be playable!
Strangely enough I have been looking at some international line ups and in some cases the tracksuited teams are nicer than the kit underneath, so I might put together a tracksuited flat figure - but of course it will be playable!
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Michael Mann