Sports netting guides
How to specify netting without guessing: heights, rules, materials and measurements, written from published sources with every figure attributed. For raw reference tables, see the reference data section.
How high should ball stop netting be? The published figures
The FA's official 4.5 m and 3 m, what Sport England actually publishes (no number), golf ranges from 40 to 65 ft, and what sellers really sell, every figure attributed.
Read the guideGarden golf nets and planning permission in England
The actual GPDO height limits (2 m, 2.5 m, 3 m, 4 m), the Warrington net-cage appeal decision, and how the nets sold in the UK measure up against each threshold.
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How we source: process, proof and limits
The six steps from requirement to documented quote, what stands behind the word verified (written specs, factory samples, on-site visit, SGS assessment), and what we refuse to sell.
Read the guideCompare sports netting quotes: RFQ checklist and free matrix
A free editable worksheet for comparing two suppliers on the same specification, with a worked example and a printable seven-field RFQ checklist.
Read the guideNetting MOQ explained: technical, viable and commercial minimums
Why a 1 m2 listed MOQ and a bulk business are both true, what drives the economically viable quantity, and the published levers for ordering sensibly against it.
Read the guideKnotted vs knotless netting: what changes and when to specify it
Why a knot centre figure is larger than the clear opening the ball meets, what the ECB and UK sellers publish for each construction, what nobody publishes, and the four cases where the construction is worth naming.
Read the guideNetting materials outdoors: what the specifications state, and what they do not
The twelve documented references in our range all state the same five-year lifespan whatever the material. What that tells you about stated lifespans, what actually shortens an outdoor net's life, and how to specify material honestly.
Read the guideBatting cage twine gauge by level: what sellers publish, and where they disagree
The level recommendations two US sellers actually publish, side by side with their sources, why the same gauge carries 220 lb in HDPE and 375 lb in nylon, and how to specify twine so two quotes become comparable.
Read the guideHow netting mesh size is measured: bar, stretched mesh or opening
Why the same net is legitimately a 20 mm and a 40 mm mesh, why its clear opening is smaller than both, what ISO 1107, FAO and the ECB actually say, and how to write mesh so a factory cannot misread it.
Read the guideNetting twine sizes: what #21, 210D/60, tex and millimetres actually mean
Nylon #21 is listed as 210/60, not 210D/21, which is about a #7 or #8. How the US number, denier and ply, tex and Rtex and the diameter relate, where they stop converting, and what a break strength figure refers to.
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