The future is square.

Baseball and Softball stadium padding has evolved and improved over the past 10-15 years. Some great advancements have been made with regards to design and composition. Notably; dugout rail padding. If you've seen many of the major collegiate and pro stadiums lately, you'll notice a significantly different look at the dugouts. With the introduction of the new square style wood-backed rail padding, the "lean" rails that players and coaches sit and stand behind are much more stream-lined and sharp looking.

Traditionally, #dugout rails and sideline rails in ballparks were padded with the typical round guard rail padding, which was a soft core bendable / flexible foam pad encapsulated in vinyl cover with grommets. The pads were typically attached using zip ties or lacing cord around the rails. Bends and turns in the rails typically caused the cover to to have un-sightly wrinkles.

The new design of the wood-backed rail pads changes things up a bit. Since the new square style padding is built like a traditional wall pad, it has a wood back, and rigid foam with vinyl wrapped and stapled to the backer board. This design provides a much cleaner look, as the bends and corners are supported by the rigid backing, giving way to sharp corners, and straight lines. Combine these new pads with Netting Pros #PRO-16 #Dyneema rail netting, and you have the best rail system in #sports.

Additionally, the square rail padding provides much better surface area for things like digital print. With a square 9" face, it provides a great canvas for teams to display their social media hashtags, handles, and other slogans and even logos. This opens up a whole new realm of marketing and branding possibilities for stadiums. Netting Pros even offers Velcro Skin Wraps for adding custom graphics for a specific tournament or short event, that can then be removed later.

Finally, beyond the improved look, these square style dugout rails also provide an invaluable surface for coaches and players to utilize. The top of these new style pads can serve as a convenient shelf, allowing placement of drinks, equipment, note pads, tablets, and more.

For more information about square style wood backed dugout rail padding, stadium padding, or other stadium accessories like backstop netting and rail netting for #baseball and #softball, contact our sales team below or visit our website:

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