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Post by dhooper on Sept 9, 2014 9:28:33 GMT -6
What can I do to help my QB in handling a wet football? Is there something we can do to the leather balls to make them not so slippery? Thanks
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Post by coachfloyd on Sept 9, 2014 16:04:23 GMT -6
we use ball dry during each series whenever we can get a new ball in. Other than that its about impossible if its soaked.
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Post by ccox16 on Sept 10, 2014 7:41:25 GMT -6
Go get some of the spray "New skin" and give a light coat on the balls. Ne skin is the stuff they are supposed to spray on the players before they put on the pre wrap.
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Post by coachfowler on Sept 10, 2014 7:49:08 GMT -6
We use Whites boot rub, thinks thats the name, It will make the football "tacky" when it gets wet
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Post by coachgtiller on Sept 10, 2014 8:19:59 GMT -6
I wanna piggy back off of this question, is there anything you can do to save a football after it has become completely soaked? We had a monsoon hit us during practice last week and soaked all of our footballs, ruining quite a few of them. Is there a conditioner anybody's used that they've had good luck with in trying to recondition a ball. We use Wilson GST.
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Post by tribepride on Sept 10, 2014 12:16:26 GMT -6
We use "saddle soap" that we buy at a farm supply type of store. It basically a leather cleaner and conditioner applied like wax. It keeps the balls from drying out from the water and does provided some tackiness when they are wet.
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Post by dhooper on Sept 15, 2014 10:51:38 GMT -6
Thanks
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Post by oldindian on Sept 16, 2014 18:04:18 GMT -6
We bought a dozen rubber balls to practice with when it rains. Saves leather balls from getting ruined at practice. Have even used them in games.
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Post by pvogel on Sept 21, 2014 16:02:56 GMT -6
Haven't heard of the shoe polish. Definitely makes sense. Definitely going to use that.
You can coat the balls with a little but of pine tar as a protectant. You don't want too much or it becomes wierd to throw.
We store our game balls in kitty litter. Soaks up the moisture when they are wet. Works great.
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Post by olinedude on Oct 23, 2014 16:15:39 GMT -6
Ive been at places that use saddle soap on balls after they get wet, and usually once a week or so to keep them good to go. Our OC did it so I'm not sure how often he did. Another thing we did a couple weeks ago that I thought was good was soak some old QB balls and throw soaked balls on Thursday. We knew there was a good chance of rain that Friday so we wanted to get them ready. Physically handling the ball I don't know what it did, but mentally it got them ready to be prepared to throw and catch a wet ball.
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