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Slinging in the gym - need ammo
Nov 20^th, 2005 at 9:43am

Hey guys,

Recently I have not had time to do much slinging, but I am really feeling the itch now. I would like to sling down in the basketball courts at the gym, but I don't have anything good to throw. I am considering getting a tennis ball or maybe one of those smaller tennis balls that they sell as chew toys for dogs and filling it with some sort of heavy-ish foam. I want it to be about 150 grams or so. Any ideas how to do this, and what sort of filling I need?

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Douglas_The_Black Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Hakkaa päälle! Posts: 3491 Salineville Ohio Gender:	Re: Slinging in the gym - need ammo Reply #1 - Nov 20^th, 2005 at 9:47am they will let you do this in they gym? i like those high bounce rubber balls.
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Castle7 Senior Member Offline I'm on fire today!! Posts: 453 GR, Michigan Gender:	Re: Slinging in the gym - need ammo Reply #2 - Nov 20^th, 2005 at 3:00pm Yeah, if you've got enough room and plenty of patience I would say go with the bouncy balls. Those, imho, would be a blast. But tennis balls would be lot of fun too!
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vaquero Tiro Offline Posts: 24	Re: Slinging in the gym - need ammo Reply #3 - Nov 20^th, 2005 at 4:11pm What about raquet balls?
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Gun Interfector Viris Spurii Past Moderator Offline Slinging Viking Posts: 1089 The Ozarks of Ark & Mo Gender:	Re: Slinging in the gym - need ammo Reply #4 - Nov 20^th, 2005 at 7:44pm They would all work, i would think it would hard to find a place to let you do it then finding ammo.
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Castle7 Senior Member Offline I'm on fire today!! Posts: 453 GR, Michigan Gender:	Re: Slinging in the gym - need ammo Reply #5 - Nov 20^th, 2005 at 9:06pm That's the reason I said patience
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lobohunter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline where be a rock and a string there be a sling Posts: 1945 Cottage Grove or Gender:	Re: Slinging in the gym - need ammo Reply #6 - Nov 20^th, 2005 at 9:32pm add some weight to a hacky sack. no bounce
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Smudge Senior Member Offline Sticks and stones WILL brake your bones. Posts: 334 everywhere Gender:	Re: Slinging in the gym - need ammo Reply #7 - Nov 20^th, 2005 at 9:58pm Fill the toe of a sock with rice and sew it off, it works like a big bean bag.
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bigkahuna past-moderator Offline Posts: 3894 Delaware, USA Gender:	Re: Slinging in the gym - need ammo Reply #8 - Nov 20^th, 2005 at 10:21pm Go to a tennis court and you and your partner sling tennis balls at each other. Nothing like a moving target
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Re: Slinging in the gym - need ammo
Reply #9 - Nov 20^th, 2005 at 11:11pm

I have played a game before with my friend where we run around a tennis court with tennis balls everywhere and we try to throw them at each other.

I hadn't thought about using a bouncy balls before. I'd actually like something that will bounce back, but won't *bounce* like a bouncy ball. I don't want it soaring across the gym, just coming back to me.

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Re: Slinging in the gym - need ammo
Reply #10 - Nov 21^st, 2005 at 2:02pm

Inject your tennis balls full of water with an 18 gauge needle and 20 or 30 ml syringe available at vet supply store. Put the needle in tangentially for a long obluque needle track for best sealing.

This brings them right to 150 gm, still a little bouncy but not wildly so.

Watch out slinging superballs, they really come back at you fast!

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Naiyor Descens Offline My sling-a-ling, My sling-a-ling, I want you to.. Posts: 137 Canada Gender:	Re: Slinging in the gym - need ammo Reply #11 - Nov 22^nd, 2005 at 12:02pm You might want to try lacrosse balls. they are heavy and pretty solid. Be careful...that can come back pretty fast if you sling them against a hard surface.
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Reply #12 - Nov 24^th, 2005 at 1:08pm

right, that's the problem. I used to play lacrosse, so I know how they bounce and how much they hurt when they hit you. I had to take a 90mph shot to my knee once 8)

I may try that water-in-tennis ball idea, but I am worried that if I bust the thing, I will make a big mess in the gym. Does anyone know of a type of foam that is heavy and helps absorb shock that I could stuff into a tennis ball? I think something like that would be heavy enough but would not bounce back like crazy

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Re: Slinging in the gym - need ammo
Reply #13 - Nov 25^th, 2005 at 5:48pm

I would be very impressed if you broke open a tennis ball. The Addition of water into the tennis ball is going to all of the dynamics I have decided that I must try these out my self I must find a good way to get the water in. I am thinking imersion might be the trick. insert a ball needle. and emerse the tennis ball in water until all the airs is out and the water in.
I plan to do this tonight. I will report back soon

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lobohunter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline where be a rock and a string there be a sling Posts: 1945 Cottage Grove or Gender:	Re: Slinging in the gym - need ammo Reply #14 - Nov 27^th, 2005 at 10:18pm I did the water tennis ball it worked but i was not impressed. I took another tennis ball made a small slice stuffed in about three ounces of lead now this i like. the bounce was killed the weight was nice. makes good park ammo
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