Differences between fibrillated and monofilament turf

Artificial turf is installed in most padel facilities these days and within this there is a great variety of offer. Basically, when it comes to artificial turf for padel courts, we’re talking about fibrillated and monofilament turf.

The main difference between these two types of padel grass, explained in a simple way, is in its manufacture, because the monofilament grass is created with independent stitches giving rise to one fiber after another, while fibrillated grass has different piles coming out of the same fiber.

But we’re going to explain more clearly the advantages and disadvantages of using each type of turf. The monofilament vs fibrillated duel is as follows seen from the point of view of the players as well as from the public or private sports facilities:

It could be said that fibrillated turf has less durability than monofilament, and that’s because its fibers are thinner than monofilament fibers so they wear out faster. Also, in this type of grass can form compaction due to lack of maintenance, so this type of grass on padel courts can lead to slippery grass with a high degree of rigidity over time and with insufficient maintenance.

• As for the monofilament grass, its main advantage over the fibrillated is its greater durability, although it requires minimal care because the sand is more loose and it is necessary to redistribute it regularly so that the padel ball bounce is homogeneous.

Nowadays, artificial grass manufacturers have a wide range of sports turf, and, for example, Mondo, in addition to quality, offers us a huge variety of colors. And among monofilament grass, we can find models such as: