is between 2 and 10 and preferably 6 the tuft gauge distance between rows is between u00bd u2033 and 1 16 u2033 and typical u215c u2033 or 3 16 u2033 or u215b u2033 the stitch rate of the tufting is between 8 10 cm and 30 10 cm and preferably 12 10 cm in accordance with preferred embodiments of the invention and as shown in fig2 the bounded layer of fibers 20 may have a height h 3 of about 3 mm to about 15 mm and more preferably about 8 mm the fill yarn 23 may extend from the upper surface of the bounded layer of fibers 20 for a height h 2 of about 1 mm to about 20 mm and more preferably of about 10 mm the pile yarns 41 may extend from the fill yarn 23 for about 1 mm to about 20 mm and more preferably 10 mm height h 1 the total height h 4 of the artificial turf 10 may be about 10 mm to about 60 mm and more preferably about 28 mm the backing 30 is applied to the bounded layer of fibers 20 as a last finishing step to enhance the anchoring of the tufts to the bounded layer of fibers 20 in accordance with preferred embodiments of the present invention the backing 30 can be a coated backing such as for example a polyethylene pe backing that is applied by means of powder or hot melt coating the backing 30 can further be a calander backing.