~25 samples/acre produces exceptional insight
Fairway array
A random staggered grid down the corridor picks up the moisture and other variable patterns that make one section behave differently from others.
Applications
Every surface has a pattern that works.
Two to four samples per 1,000 ft² is the statistical answer. Where those samples go is the practical one — and it changes with the shape of the surface and the way it is played. These are the arrays we use to build a picture you can trust.
Why the pattern matters. A poor pattern with an adequate number of samples produces a false analysis, and so does a proper pattern with too few samples. Both are important to understand your turf’s true conditions and trends. The statistics behind it.
Golf
Greens, tees, approaches, and fairways.
Playability with no guesswork — greens dialed in for speed, firmness, trueness and resiliency, fairways managed for consistency across a corridor that rarely behaves the same way twice.
Putting greens
Low cut, high stakes surfaces most prone to the influences of stressors require 2 to 4 samples for every 1,000 ft² (93 m²), covering the green randomly but completely. This allows TOMi™ to lead to insight otherwise not seen, catching stresses long before symptoms arise.
Tees and approaches
These high wear areas require routine turfgrass regeneration and establishment, requiring timely insight to representative agronomic parameters that make or break satisfaction. Employ a similar pattern to greens monitoring for best insight.
Sports pitches
Safe, consistent surfaces — match after match.
Concentrated wear is not always predictable. See the stressors long before the symptoms, no matter what game you play.
Football & rugby
Full pitch coverage allows stressors to be identified early while maintaining line to line consistent playability.
American football
Resist the urge to only measure the obvious stress spots (between the hashmarks). TOMi™ gives insight to understanding pre-conditioning efforts leading to game day success.
Cricket
Measuring the field consistently to meet a minimum sampling rate of ~24 samples across the field gives great insight to conditioning efforts, game day predictability and overall turf performance health.
Baseball
Baseball requires focused attention on outfield versus infield versus skin versus foul areas. TOMi’s flexibility to create areas and sub-areas allows this focus to better predict and manage game day conditioning, every day.
Racing
Going, consistency and safety.
Two patterns allow for exceptional insight to track fastness, performance and safety, and both result in a representative sampling, evenly throughout the track to see the impacts of one area over another while tying in short and long term conditioning efforts.
Following a zig-zag or even 2x2 pace across the track with ~60 samples per track gives exceptional insight otherwise not realized, going far beyond the traditional walking stick methods.
Zig-zag option
2 x 2 grid option
Recreational & municipal array
Despite irregularly shaped areas, remaining consistent and meeting a minimal representative sample pattern gives great insight to better irrigation and cultural practice activities designed to improve public appeal and satisfaction.
Municipal & recreational
Public grounds, public budgets, public accountability.
Parks and community pitches carry heavy use with the least resource. Measurement is how a small team justifies where the resources go — all while proving grounds safeness and enjoyment.
Trends of turf and ambient conditions allow for informed decision-making otherwise not available, giving great insight to the turf’s true health and sustainability for the community. From the governing body decision-makers to the staff making on-the-ground decisions, PURE Insight™ gives power through knowledge and understanding, allowing the entire staff to operate from a comprehensive educated viewpoint.
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