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Originally Posted by GBBob
Jocks will tell you hitting Poly/Rubber is much harder than dirt. There is no bounce and you just stick. Seems like it would be the other way around, but it isn't
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That matches that it's designed to prevent the uncontrolled "slide" of the hoof when meeting the track that contributes to injury.
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