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Post by thurman on Feb 21, 2006 22:00:48 GMT -6
Have any of you ever seen these? I am very interested in making some.. Just wonder what the advantage is over regular sleds.. other than hand blocking..  |
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Post by tog on Feb 22, 2006 5:58:34 GMT -6
forget the sled
I would rather have one of those big samoan dudes like in the pic
Seriously, I don't know why people would prefer wood sleds over traditional sleds, other than for price. But I am not a real big sled guy in the first place
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Post by coachjd on Feb 22, 2006 6:43:46 GMT -6
they are used for conditioning in the off-season. This is a pic of the Minnesota Vikings during their off-season workouts. Curtis Schultz was the strength coach and had them pushing these sleds to the point of puking.
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Post by thurman on Feb 22, 2006 9:25:30 GMT -6
Brad Lawing also uses one in a video of UNC D-line training..
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Post by coachjd on Feb 22, 2006 9:53:29 GMT -6
somewhere on the net I saw you could purchase blueprints to build these sleds. I cannot find it on my computer. Sorry.
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Post by homeoftheo on Feb 22, 2006 9:55:52 GMT -6
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Post by thurman on Feb 22, 2006 11:18:54 GMT -6
Man.. he is doing about a 600% mark-up.. I can make that for well under $100..
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Post by runtheball86 on Feb 22, 2006 11:23:13 GMT -6
Our tech ed department is making some for us. Not the same as the model you show but close enough.
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Post by homeoftheo on Feb 22, 2006 11:34:55 GMT -6
I didnt claim it was the cheapest but I think you get some harness stuff with it..I am not for sure...them sleds you see in the picture above are his sleds.
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Post by thurman on Feb 22, 2006 11:49:34 GMT -6
I guess when you are selling to the NFL and big time colleges money is not an issue.. But I know I would prefer to make my own.. Also, who needs his plans when the pictures show all you need?
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Post by homeoftheo on Feb 22, 2006 15:22:06 GMT -6
I guess it depends on how durable you want to make it. Yes you are right when your dealing with the big time money is not an issue. I know we have the sled at our school and that has basically replaced the 5 man sled.
The Bear sled is a great idea with the harness accessory. Not to make any excuses on the cost of the sled (because I don't know) but you have to figure in materials and labor and I am pretty sure the cost includes shipping.
I was looking at one time in taking this company over from him and I still may at some time, but I know if I do I will have to lower the prices. HaaHaaHaa
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Post by sls on Feb 25, 2006 7:01:29 GMT -6
At one of my old schools we had one that we used in our field house, worked great in there on our indoor track. The main reason we had it was for indoor use.
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