How to choose floor materials for indoor basketball halls?
Among all ball sports, basketball is a practical and highly confrontational sport. The floor affects both people and the ball and determines the rhythm of the sport. Therefore, the technical standards for wooden floors used in basketball halls are higher and the production process is more complicated.
When choosing sports wooden floors, basketball halls pay more attention to the sports performance of the floor, requiring the vibration absorption, friction, and resilience of the floor to meet the specified standards, reduce the impact force caused by confrontation during sports, and provide people with a more comfortable sports experience; the wooden floor materials selected by basketball halls are mostly maple, especially for venues that undertake professional and regional events.
The performance of maple panels is more prominent, mainly because of the following three advantages:
1. Material advantages
Maple belongs to the hard maple species. Hard maple materials have high density, high strength, and impact resistance. The hardness is 7%-12% higher than white oak and red oak. Due to the shorter growth period, the wood texture is finer and more crack-resistant. It is not easily affected by changes in temperature and humidity. It will appear brighter and smoother under repeated friction, can withstand strong impact, and is durable and wear-resistant. It has a good effect on all kinds of paints.
2. Performance advantages
The floor produced and processed by maple wood material has been strictly tested in various performances and meets the performance standards required by professional gymnasiums; the floor increases flexibility and elasticity, and the size is stable. Professional UV curing paint can greatly increase the anti-slip ability of the floor. In this way, under normal circumstances, the floor can generate great friction with the shoes to ensure that the players will not slip under high-speed movement.
With the installation of a suitable panel structure, the thick elastic pad greatly reduces the vibration force, achieves a light effect of soft landing, improves the safety, comfort and performance of athletes on the court, and absorbs about 60% of the energy impact of athletes to reduce wear, tear and general fatigue of the body, thereby reducing the risk of injury.
3. Appearance Advantages
Maple wood has fine and uniform texture, full texture, good polishing, and solid structure; the color presents a light wood tone, natural and elegant; the subtle bumps on its surface structure scatter light, which can bring athletes a more comfortable visual sense.
In addition to maple wood, birch has also become the mainstream panel material used in basketball halls; generally, there are more choices for training and non-large-scale competition venues. Considering all aspects of performance, the rigidity, toughness, wear resistance and nail holding force of birch are slightly inferior to maple wood floors, and the durability of the floor is not as good as maple wood materials. In the long run, maple wood has a higher cost-effectiveness.
When choosing wooden floors for basketball halls, the specific use needs of the venues should be considered first. If the investment budget is sufficient, more practical and suitable materials should be used as the standard to purchase satisfactory sports wooden floors.