Clegg Hammer
Clegg Hammer Groundcare Equipment & Tools - Impact Soil Tester Type With Fitted GPS
3651.62 GBP
@media screen and (max-width: 640px) { .mobile-fix { float: none!important; margin: 0 auto 1rem auto!important; display: block; } } Clegg Impact Hammer Soil Tester Type With GPS for Winter Sports, Cricket and Equestrian - 2.25 kg Uses <p>A Clegg Impact Hammer assists with the preparation of quality and consistent playing surfaces in many sports. It can be used to aid decisions relating to playing surface quality and safety as well as turfgrass health. The Clegg Impact Hammer soil tester is simple to use and produces straightforward and unbiased results. </p> <p> <br> <br> </p> <p>In cricket the Clegg Impact Hammer soil test is a good predictor of both bounce and pace. This makes it a useful addition for an unbiased determination of playing surface quality. </p> <p>Winter sports which have a risk of injury due to hard ground can similarly take advantage of the unbiased results provided by the Clegg Impact Hammer to aid decisions relating to safety. The results have been demonstrated to correlate closely with head injury severity indexes. In addition, the test can be used to indicate shock absorption and ball rebound qualities of the playing surface. <br> <br> <br> <br> </p> <p> Use of Clegg Impact Hammer soil test on different sports surfaces <sup>+ </sup> </p> Surface Drop Height (mm) Target Reading (G*) Source Cricket Pitch 450 360 ECB Winter Sports 450 70 - 90 UEFA <p> <br> </p> <p> <sup>+ </sup> The Clegg Impact Hammer can also be used on other types of surface (e.g. tennis courts, bowling green, equestrian surfaces etc.) <br>*Deceleration due to gravity. </p> <p> <br> </p> <p>The Clegg Impact Hammer can also be used to assess surface consistency throughout the year and across different areas of a surface. This requires multiple measurements to be made across the surface of the pitch to calculate the degree of variation between measurements. The Clegg Impact Hammer with fitted GPS will enable measurements to be linked to location enabling greater ability to identify areas which require treatment and ensuring that assessments of surface hardness over time are taken in the same locations to increase the reproducibility and robustness of results. </p> <p> Suggested number of measurements to test for consistency </p> Surface Number of Locations Cricket Pitch 20+ Winter Sports 20 - 70 Operation <p> Operating Principle:- The Tester consists of a 2.25 kg compaction hammer operating within a vertical guide tube. The Hammer falls through the tube when released and</p>
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