Lance Hoch

Athletic playing surface professional. 🎥 ✍️ Creator

[Lance Hoch @LanceProSurface]

@jimkryjer @DGTnathan 🤜 💥 🤛

[Lance Hoch @LanceProSurface]

I took a huge risk this week.
I proposed an idea to improve the experience for spectators, pilots, and their airplanes during the National STOL Series event. My idea? A repurposed artificial turf runway.

There was no blueprint, no prior example to lean on. Just trust, calculations, and a belief that it could work. Naturally, there was skepticism. Every question raised—I had already asked myself. The answers were in the numbers and in my experience in the turf industry. Still, my experience as a pilot and understanding (on a surface level) that if this failed, it would be public and potentially catastrophic.

But it didn’t fail.
The turf performed without flaw. Planes landed, stopped, and took off without issue.

[Lance Hoch @LanceProSurface]

An end of an era it feels like. I’m going to miss the day to day at Desert Green Turf.

[Lance Hoch @LanceProSurface]

@YahooSports I need an explanation, how is this not targeting?

[Lance Hoch @LanceProSurface]

@golfsuper1992 Two pairs of pliers. 🤷‍♂️

[Lance Hoch @LanceProSurface]

@levineturf Beautiful

[Lance Hoch @LanceProSurface]

Wenatchee Valley College is a wrap minus batters boxes, pitching lane, and minor touch ups on Monday.

[Lance Hoch @LanceProSurface]

Laying down some crumb rubber. Tomorrow we set bases and build the mound. @DGTnathan @STECEquip @FieldExperts

[Lance Hoch @LanceProSurface]

Nearing completion at Paul Thomas Sr. stadium, home of the Wenatchee Valley College Knights & the Apple Sox. This renovation is complete with new irrigation and synthetic aprons and batters boxes.
#proplayingsurfaces #fieldrenovation #sodinstallation #turfgrass #artificalturf

[Lance Hoch @LanceProSurface]

@_Tim_Wilson_ I can feel to cool air

[Lance Hoch @LanceProSurface]

@AWick5 Beauty full

[Lance Hoch @LanceProSurface]

@levineturf @FSUFootball That’s badass. I was thrilled when I was given a football with my name on it. Hangs on my wall now. Good work man.

[Lance Hoch @LanceProSurface]

BC Place is a wrap. It was a great experience rubbing elbows with our friends up North 🇨🇦. #proplayingsurfaces #bcplace #football #sportsturf

[Lance Hoch @LanceProSurface]

I was excited when I got the call. For the second year in a row I was asked to paint the State Championship logo in center field in Othello, Wa. #proplayingsurfaces

[Lance Hoch @LanceProSurface]

@StephenCCrocket @ShawnMurnin That’s the kinda guy you are! Good man

[Lance Hoch @LanceProSurface]

@captain_comand I love it

[Lance Hoch @LanceProSurface]

@cliffwstewart @DGTnathan @FIFAWorldCup @TPITurfTalk @STECEquip @GKBmachines @BCSTEC9 @life_turf @johnwwhite7 @fieldandfairway @SC_STMA @GreenValleyTurf @TuckahoeTurf @CarolinaGreenCo Tractor included right?

[Cliff Stewart @cliffwstewart]

The Beast is loaded & headed West toward @DGTnathan & @LanceProSurface for precision layers of topdressing using GPS. @FIFAWorldCup is going to major undertaking for all the @TPITurfTalk growers! Having the right equipment is the first step to success!! @STECEquip @GKBmachines