many pitches are covered with sand

so it's not set in stone what you'll land on

however if you land on soil, that should take the full force of your weight

all depends on the make up of what you're landing on really

Posted By: 1 5CC on September 8th 2011 at 13:53:45

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looks like another washout today (Other Sports) - 1 5CC, Sep 8, 12:49:33
- bugger. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Sep 8, 13:04:22
- Oh (n/m) (Other Sports) - pants, Sep 8, 12:57:24
- Oh (n/m) (Other Sports) - CB41, Sep 8, 12:56:42
  - chin up mate (n/m) (Other Sports) - 1 5CC, Sep 8, 12:58:50
    - Maybe they should re-name "Flushing Meadows" (n/m) (Other Sports) - CB41, Sep 8, 13:00:02
      - Is this the beginning of a joke? (Other Sports) - norway, Sep 8, 13:02:48
        
        I'm chuckling already (n/m) (Other Sports) - pants, Sep 8, 13:05:06
        
        I've not heard it yet, pray tell (n/m) (Other Sports) - CB41, Sep 8, 13:05:53
        
        FFS! (n/m) (Other Sports) - norway, Sep 8, 13:07:04
        
        Nope, not funny at all (n/m) (Other Sports) - CB41, Sep 8, 13:07:56
- US Opens a joke (n/m) (Other Sports) - Only1Doherty, Sep 8, 12:50:25
  - they should just get a really big roll of clingfilm (Other Sports) - 1 5CC, Sep 8, 12:51:55
    - The relentless sound of bird death might be offputting (n/m) (Other Sports) - norway, Sep 8, 13:01:57
    - What was Nadal saying about the organisers yesterday? I missed it (n/m) (Other Sports) - Only1Doherty, Sep 8, 12:59:59
      - he was a bit upset at being 3-0 down (n/m) (Other Sports) - pants, Sep 8, 13:10:19
      - letting rip about lack of respect for players (Other Sports) - 1 5CC, Sep 8, 13:03:44
        
        put at risk? (Other Sports) - Tombs, Sep 8, 13:10:41
        
        slippy lines and back of court as it was still raining (Other Sports) - 1 5CC, Sep 8, 13:11:38
        
        sounds awfully dangerous (Other Sports) - Tombs, Sep 8, 13:27:56
        
        it's concrete you mug (n/m) (Other Sports) - 1 5CC, Sep 8, 13:28:58
        
        Actually it's DecoTurf, no relation I'm afraid (n/m) (Other Sports) - Astroturf, Sep 8, 13:35:07
        
        yes i know what decoturf is (Other Sports) - 1 5CC, Sep 8, 13:41:29
        
        ... (Other Sports) - 1 5CC, Sep 8, 13:42:31
        
        so when a footballer goes down they are falling on sand then (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Sep 8, 13:49:46
        
        many pitches are covered with sand (Other Sports) - 1 5CC, Sep 8, 13:53:45
        
        the rubber, acrylic is merely a cushion on the concrete (Other Sports) - 1 5CC, Sep 8, 13:56:19
        
        top effort (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Sep 8, 13:55:11
        
        cheers mate (n/m) (Other Sports) - 1 5CC, Sep 8, 13:56:57
        
        so if nadal fell over he'd be falling on concrete would he? (Other Sports) - Tombs, Sep 8, 13:46:48
        
        a concrete, acrylic, rubber and silica mix (Other Sports) - 1 5CC, Sep 8, 13:51:26
        
        it's like reasoning with a four year old (Other Sports) - Tombs, Sep 8, 14:14:22
        
        canoe man? (n/m) (Other Sports) - 1 5CC, Sep 8, 14:22:34
        
        dont be a fucking prat all your life (Other Sports) - Tombs, Sep 8, 13:31:24
        
        LOL (n/m) (Other Sports) - 1 5CC, Sep 8, 13:33:07
        
        Charlie Wyett was saying the organisers are proper amateurs (Other Sports) - norway, Sep 8, 13:06:12
        
        yeah the times journo was having a go before all this (Other Sports) - 1 5CC, Sep 8, 13:08:57
        
        Good I'm glad he isn't holding back (n/m) (Other Sports) - Only1Doherty, Sep 8, 13:05:53
        
        They couldn't even give him a safe chair to sit on the other day. (n/m) (Other Sports) - norway, Sep 8, 13:07:32
      - I suspect the vast majority of the worlds population missed it. (Other Sports) - CB41, Sep 8, 13:01:08

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