mackd
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Post by mackd on Aug 31, 2018 11:29:20 GMT -6
I’m hoping to get some people to respond with a title like this.
What kind of balls do you guys use for the Jugs machine? I inherited one from a past coach and they just said don’t use your game balls.
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Post by bluboy on Aug 31, 2018 12:24:38 GMT -6
That is true... The jugs machine really scuffs good balls. When we first got our jugs machine we used decent balls. After one day, the balls looked as if they had been dragged up and down concrete. We now use rubber balls from the P.E. classes.
I would also suggest that ANY TIME your guys are catching balls from jugs machine make sure the players are wearing a helmet so that their noses don't get re-arranged.
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Post by Chris Clement on Sept 10, 2018 9:23:54 GMT -6
We use the rubber ones and they wear out but who cares. I’ve hear that I you use old leather ones they don’t wear as fast but I’ve never tried it. Obviously don’t use new leather balls.
Helmets are a non-negotiable. Don’t let coaches dink around in front of it either. And nobody crosses the firing line while the machine is running. It’s a great tool but it can be a a downright dangerous machine if you’re not careful.
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Post by bobgoodman on Sept 11, 2018 19:18:44 GMT -6
This thread's a winner for the subject line.
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Post by bartimus58 on Sept 20, 2018 21:42:18 GMT -6
We use the rubber ones and they wear out but who cares. I’ve hear that I you use old leather ones they don’t wear as fast but I’ve never tried it. Obviously don’t use new leather balls. Helmets are a non-negotiable. Don’t let coaches dink around in front of it either. And nobody crosses the firing line while the machine is running. It’s a great tool but it can be a a downright dangerous machine if you’re not careful. Also helpful to note, the person operating the machine should pay attention to the balls being thrown back. Our WR coach took one to the face when our idiot player “thought” he was looking. |
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Post by Chris Clement on Sept 20, 2018 22:21:49 GMT -6
Ideally you have a gunner, a loader, and the rest are running the balls back. If you have a decent-sized group and enough balls you can be firing 20 balls a minute indefinitely. It’s particularly good for offseason work or for downtime like during special teams when you have just a partial group. In just a few minutes you can throw as many balls as a QB could manage in a whole day before wearing out his arm.
And don’t indulge your players when they start getting stupid. They’ll want to turn it up to ridiculous speeds and get dangerously close. I had to get a bit snippy when they were trying to catch balls on their way out of the machine. Good way to permanently mangle a finger and no training value.
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