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Padang hybrid.

Posted by mynormas on November 27, 2014

Tajuk awal untuk posting ini adalah: “Adakah Padang Hybrid Punca Kekalahan Malaysia”. Ia tidak lagi relevan kerana Malaysia telah menang; tetapi posting ini hanyalah tentang padang itu sahaja, bukan tentang permainan tersebut atau mana mana permainan/pasukan pun. Ini laman web tentang rumput. Jika anda ingin berbincang tentang permainan; mungkin laman web lain lebih sesuai.

Adakah anda menonton perlawanan bola AFF di Singapore beberapa hari ini? Ia berlangsung di stadium Nasional baru Singapore. Stadium ini akan menggantikan stadium lama di Kallang.

Seperti yang di laporkan di akhbar Singapura, padang di stadium baru ini adalah di panggil padang hybrid. Apa yang di maksudkan dengan ‘hybrid’? Seperti kereta hybrid yang mempunyai dua sifat kuasa iaitu bateri dan petrol; padang ini juga akan mempunyai dua sifat iaitu rumput tulin dan juga fiber tiruan.

Ini adalah pandangan keratan rentas tanah untuk menunjukkan rumput tulin dan fiber tiruan dalam sistem Desso Grassmaster.

Ini adalah pandangan keratan rentas tanah untuk menunjukkan rumput tulin dan fiber tiruan dalam sistem Desso Grassmaster.

Mereka telah menggunakan sistem Desso Grassmaster yang di katakan akan menyatukan kebaikan rumput tulin dan juga fiber tiruan. Fiber rumput tiruan akan di tanam sedalam 20 cm (8 inci) ke dalam dan merangkumi 3% dari keluasan padang. Sementara itu, rumput asli juga akan di tanam dan akar rumput asli akan berselirat dengan fiber tiruan tadi. Pencipta nya mengatakan ini akan memberi kekuatan kepada akar rumput dan sistem saliran yang lebih baik. (Wikipedia)

Sistem ini agak popular dan telah di gunakan dari Singapura hinggalah ke Kazakhstan dan juga stadium terkenal, diantaranya seperti Stamford Bridge (Chelsea FC), Emirates (Arsenal) dan juga Wembley.

Kos pemasangan? Di Singapura, akhbar yang sama melaporkan kos pemasangangan sistem Desso Grassmaster ini ialah $860,000 atau RM2,064,000 (jika $1 = RM2.40). Tetapi laman web Desso meramalkan padang hybrid boleh menampung hampir tiga kali ganda permainan berbanding padang rumput biasa (iaitu 750 berbanding 250 permainan).

Adakah ia bagus? Pada pendapat saya ia suatu sistem yang amat bagus tetapi ada masalah nya tersendiri kerana ia masih lagi memerlukan rumput tulin yang hidup dan ini adalah weakpoint nya seperti yang saya bincang sebelum ini. Kita boleh nampak di padang sewaktu pertandingan berlangsung juga ia kelihatan kering. Tetapi ia masih lagi boleh di main dengan baik tanpa memberi risiko kecederaan. Ia tiada divot seperti di Bukit Jalil tempohari.

Saya pernah juga terbaca bagaimana di Piala Dunia Afrika Selatan pada 2010, kedua dua pemenang dan err… pekalah (?) iaitu Slovenia dan Algeria telah menyalahkan padang hybrid ekoran mutu permainan yang hambar. Salah seorang jurulatih telah menggelarnya sebagai ‘unusual conditions‘ (keadaan luarbiasa).

Adakah ‘keadaan luar biasa’ ini adalah punca kekalahan kemenangan Malaysia? Mungkin, tetapi dalam konteks AFF 2014, keadaan ini di lalui oleh semua pasukan, termasuk Singapura sendiri kerana padang lama mereka di Kallang adalah padang plastic (artificial) sepenuhnya. Jadi ia tidak wajar menjadi alasan utk pasukan yg gagal atau lambat menyesuaikan diri. Ter pulang kepada jurulatih dan pemain membuat ulasan dan saya akan menghormatinya.

Tolong jangan tanya saya tentang kesesuaian ia di tempat kita. Untuk pengetahuan kita, stadium nasional Singapura juga mempunyai masalah. Biarlah kita tunggu dan lihat dulu sebelum membuat apa apa kesimpulan. Setiap benda akan ada pro dan kontra nya. Begitu juga padang hybrid baru di Stadium Nasional Singapura.

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matrella rumput stadium?

Posted by mynormas on November 6, 2014

For the record, some guy from Bernama called me while I was having lunch on Tuesday. It was rather noisy.

Dia kata to rectify current Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil problem, PSM/the management tak tahu either nak tukar rumput to Cowgrass or nak pecah bumbung (coz not enough sunlight), I said there is a 3rd option, which is to use grow light like in Europe. But to choose which is best option, will be about costs, so “kena tanya accountant lah ha ha ha”. Dia pun gelak. I sambung;
“By the way, bukan sahaja Cowgrass, Zoysia matrella pun shade tolerant jugak”. He asked for the spelling, I told him and that was that. I did not mean to suggest Zoysia matrella per se.

From the beginning I insisted that I cannot comment on the specifics of the stadium field’s problems but only in general; maintenance and turf issues. Because I wasn’t involved and don’t know the details.

Yet, I will admit that the facts are right, it is also sometimes known as Manila grass, it has lower maintenance needs in some aspects, and when pressed by the reporter, I did say I would choose option 1 – to change the grass.

Why, because I believe that if it is a different grass, we can then use the field for multiple events and not just football. I know, I’m going against popular opinion but let me assure you that if the field is used ONLY for football 1. The stadium will be a waste of space and 2. You will wear the same places out faster (penalty box, kickoff spot, and linesman’s rut) as compared to spreading the wear and tear over many other places if it is used for other activities. 3. Bear in mind that whether we use the stadium or not, we still have to cut the grass, fertilise it etc. Its not like the stadium building where we can switch off the lights and leave it till the next event. 4. Most importantly, the field is designed to bear the weight of one person at any point on its surface. So, whether its 22 people or 22,000, if each person only occupies his/her personal space, the field can take it.

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A friend in need…

Posted by mynormas on February 4, 2014

Managing a golf club is difficult and expensive. Maintaining a golf course or field is challenging. I’ve been there, done that and would like to share my experiences: hence this website, a couple of books that I’m working on and a consultancy.

Its a pity some clubs practice the saying “a consultant is someone called in at the last minute to share the blame” to the extreme, because though my charges are considered expensive by Malaysian standards, getting it wrong is an even more expensive and embarrassing.  And boy, have I seen some major lessons.

From bad choice of grass (I wouldn’t call it ‘wrong grass’, just ‘bad choice’) to expensive selection of machinery to dead grass, I’ve seen them all.

I don’t do cheap and I rarely give discounts. What I do give, is free service. Yes.  Free. But only one time. Not even transport cost if you are in the Klang Valley or in the general area of where I will be if outside the Klang Valley. One day or one inspection round (I don’t play  during work).

Some days what you or your people need is just a second opinion, or even a third one when there is conflict. I can do that.

Why am I making this offer? Well, a friend faced a major problem today and we communicated. I could feel the relief he felt being able to discuss with someone sincere and

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not trying to sell him anything.  Did I solve his problem? He did it himself, I just facilitated his reasoning with stuff that he already has in his store.

What’s in it for me? It felt good. It felt good because I helped a friend. It felt good because I had a hand in making one golf course better. It felt good because I learnt a new thing or two.

So go ahead. Give me a call. Or email me. Or if you are embarrassed, get a temporary Yahoo or Gmail email under a fake name and write a question on this website so others can benefit or even contribute. If you email me under a fake name, I may take my time to reply and chances are, I will put it up on this website anyway.

My email for Q&A is mynormasATconsultant.com (replacing the AT with @) and my Malaysian office number is o3 5131 oo66. Do let it ring, we do a lot of field work and the call will be transferred to a mobile phone if no one picks up.

Oh… if you have any special requests for a topic to discuss or write about (because you want to show it to someone) that can work too. Maybe. It depends on the relevance and my time.

So good luck and Happy New Year!

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