100 inch scale size board breakthrough

[WEIRDWOLF]

From a post by Jerry Mcghee
When I built my big field, I used 1/2" for 1 yard as I am 6' tall personally and just like the ones you have pictured above, I struggled with the scale to use. I originally figured the 1-1/4" figure you came up with, but instead, elected to round down to 1" = 6' which got me to the 1/2" = 1 yard. My big board rounds out nicely at 60" long end line to end line at the 1/2" = 1 yard scale. If I had used the 1-1/4" factor to a true scale, the yard equivelant would have equaled .683" = 1 yard, the board would have been a LOT bigger almost 80" end line to end line. And it was just a little bit more manageable to round down to 1" = 6' translating to 1 yard = 1/2" as it was easier to build and for those who've played on it...it's big enough.

I ran this scale argument in my head back and forth sideways and front, taking into account the average size of all current NFL quarterbacks (which averaged out to about 6'-2" or 6'-3" {I've lost my notes on it}) and then after racking my brain, I just decided to go with the height with the bases to come up with 1" = 6'. It made for rounder numbers and a nice scale to play the game on.

I don't know if this helps you or not, but that's what I came up with 10 years ago when I started designing my board.

[Anthony D Burgess]

Originally Posted by WEIRDWOLF

From a post by Jerry Mcghee
When I built my big field, I used 1/2" for 1 yard as I am 6' tall personally and just like the ones you have pictured above, I struggled with the scale to use. I originally figured the 1-1/4" figure you came up with, but instead, elected to round down to 1" = 6' which got me to the 1/2" = 1 yard. My big board rounds out nicely at 60" long end line to end line at the 1/2" = 1 yard scale. If I had used the 1-1/4" factor to a true scale, the yard equivelant would have equaled .683" = 1 yard, the board would have been a LOT bigger almost 80" end line to end line. And it was just a little bit more manageable to round down to 1" = 6' translating to 1 yard = 1/2" as it was easier to build and for those who've played on it...it's big enough.

I ran this scale argument in my head back and forth sideways and front, taking into account the average size of all current NFL quarterbacks (which averaged out to about 6'-2" or 6'-3" {I've lost my notes on it}) and then after racking my brain, I just decided to go with the height with the bases to come up with 1" = 6'. It made for rounder numbers and a nice scale to play the game on.

I don't know if this helps you or not, but that's what I came up with 10 years ago when I started designing my board.

GENTLMEN

I have read all of the comments on the size of the boaed for the MPFL system. I asked a family frien who is an artist and has scale for measuring. I gave him the measrments for the players, bases, boaed size from the 620 on up to the Jerry Mcghee size field and hear is what he stated.

That for the size figures, and field in relation to the actual measurments of the NFL size field the the Mcghee size field, and or a field cover that is 61X271/2 is the actual true scale to be on. Any thing that is under or over is NOT scale.

I'm sure that some may not like the fact, however the facts do not lie.