INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Measuring Your Field
We recommend that you mark and measure your outfield prior to actual
installation of SportPanel
®
.
Once you have determined the position of home plate and
the distance to the outfield fence (generally: 200ft – 32 panels /
250ft – 40 panels / 350ft – 56 panels) we suggest that you mark
the end of the foul line where it will intersect with the outfield
fence.
We also suggest that you mark the outfield fence distance
directly in centerfield (in front of home plate)
(see diagram 1)
.
The SportPanel fencing panels will be positioned in an arc from
foul line to foul line, around the centerfield marking
(see
diagram 1)
.
We suggest you begin with the fence panels in centerfield and work towards each foul line.
Installing a SportPanel Field
Rotate SportPanel’s TechnoTip folding elbow joints so that the panel’s feet are facing outside of
the field of play (i.e. away from home plate).
Position each fence and place 2 anchoring wickets or sand bags on the protruding feet. The
wickets will prevent panels from tipping forward and will provide
additional stability to fence sections on windy days.
To ensure proper deployment of the TechnoTip safety feature,
place the anchoring wickets towards the end of the foot (i.e. away
from the elbow joint)
(see picture 1).
Insert flexible foam connector pieces into the top rail of each section, between two
adjacent panels. This will keep panels in line, yet allow sections to disengage and fall
flat on impact.
To lock panels from falling down and to turn off the breakaway system, insert a
screw or pin into the pre-drilled hole in the folding TechnoTip elbow
(see picture
2)
. This will prevent panels from disengaging and provide additional stability on
windy days.
Black-Out Centerfield Panels & Foul Poles
If you ordered black-out centerfield panels to aid in ball visibility, position these panels in
the center of the outfield, directly across from home plate and behind the pitchers mound
(see diagram 1)
.
Picture 1
anchoring
wicket
Diagram 1
Picture 2
