hi gang - my first post and will be my first year setting up the backyard rink. By way of background, I am north of Boston near the coast, which has a weather impact, but my neighbor got a good 25 days in last winter (bascially Jan/Feb), which I think is pretty good in these parts.
I am starting out with a 64 x 40 surface and am using framed out ply-wood for my boards, 2' tall along the sides and 4' tall on the ends, no curved corners. Rough estimate is 4" in high end and 9-10" in low end.
so to my question....while the kids will likely dominate the weekend daytime hours, my buddies and I will skate evenings whenever possible. I plan to use 6 500 watt work lights for illumination, and wondering what heigh you all set your lights at to maximize coverage? I plan to do 2 T-bars on one side with 4 lights and 1 T-Bar on the opposite side. I want to avoid lights from either end as I am a goalie and that never works well......
So any advice on setup for best illumination would be appreciated.
And more than anything.....just getting really excited!