shiny balls?

[Jmalins23]

do the balls that are kind of shiny throw differently then the ones that arent... cause when i fixed my stick it would throw amazingly with a shiny ball but when i broke out the not shiny ones it would throw a whole lot different so is it the balls or me?

[Orange]

Yeah. Shiny balls mean they lost all their grip so they would have less whip and a much smoother release.

[Jmalins23]

alright thanks... now i have to fix it all over again

[WSWDpole33]

yea shiny=lost grip; non-shiny= close to new balls, have their grip. Personally, i like grippy balls for more hold and control since i play d, and need to manuever around shortys for clearin, But i never really payed attention during the beginngin of the game if we used brand new balls

[ColtsLax]

shiny balls(squibs) are terrible, we had one that went straight up if you throw it.

[vesXattack2]

around here we call them slippery balls and like half of the balls that our team has are like them, its cuz when we go outside in the mud and stuff and they just loose their grip, but they can completely change the way that a stick throws you just have to deal with it

[Orange]

around here we call them slippery balls and like half of the balls that our team has are like them, its cuz when we go outside in the mud and stuff and they just loose their grip, but they can completely change the way that a stick throws you just have to deal with it
Actually, I had a bunch of Brine balls that I thought lost their grip after using it once cause they got all muddy but then I used one in the tub to use as a drain plug and it got cleaned off and all the grip was there again. So then I washed about all 18 of them and they all got their grip back. You just have to rub the dirt off them.

[Jmalins23]

yeah i figured that out... so do you think i should adjust my stickto new or "slippery" balls?

[i live 4 lax]

you can string it to both... i cant tell a difference whether im using a squib or a brand new ball anymore.

[Lax1228]

Haha...if you read this thread without knowing we were talking about lacrosse it would look kinda weird...

[Jmalins23]

alright... i guess ill try

[regulate34]

i know wat your talking about but i dont think it has anythig to do with how old it is i think its to do with the surface that your playing on
like in box the ball wont get slippery because wen it hits the pavement or concreet it gets scuffed up
but in feild were we play one mostly astrop turff and the odd grass feild the ball gets shined due to the surface not being ruff enuff to scuff the surface of the ball

[WSWDpole33]

one way to kinda put a grip on them is wash them with extremely hot water, or let them soak in water, it doesnt last long though

[EndlesFimbulvet]

We call them iced balls...dunnno why. I always power sanded mine though. :thumbsup:

[MoOnCoW]

lol

took a sander and blasted the layer off? wouldnt that make them kind of uneven?
or boxy seems it would be harder to throw

[regulate34]

We call them iced balls...dunnno why. I always power sanded mine though. :thumbsup:
i bet that makes them not so round
i have sad blasted them that F them up

[MainLax28]

I have a ball that is so old it regained its grip because it dry rotted. Kind of a bad idea when you think about it, but it feels like a new one

[EndlesFimbulvet]

Nah, just a quick sanding until the color lightens. No change in shape.

[Monzo]

For some reason, the grippy ones stick to the mesh in my Kannon, but the shiny ones don't...:-/. It's definitely not cool.

[rjattack19]

BOOO SHINY BALLS...we had to play a game with them and it was terrible...the ball slides out much easyer

[Jmalins23]

yeah i guess thats why my stick has so much whip with new balls now... since i was used to the shiny balls

[OutBurst]

I hate shiny balls dude, they suck. They are so slick that you can't feel it in your stick. I like feeling my balls in my stick.

[dragonlax]

i hate when my balls get all shiny...oooooooh lacrosse balls yeah i hate those too. when i go to shot with them i always hit pipe or miss also after stringin a stick and im forced to use one of them i always end up using to much whip in my stick.

[slinkyspine]

Pfft. A ball is shiny after a period on cement get ussed to it .

[laxgod1790]

Yeah like all of my balls are shiners. Its annoying. I get used to that then play a game with new balls and my throwing gets messed up.

[faceitoff]

I like my balls sticky. I hate when they slip out of your grasp.

[DQLAX22]

this thread sounds so gross lol but i cant really tell teh difference when throwing but i can feel the difference

[NuKoN]

I like my balls sticky. I hate when they slip out of your grasp.

Dude.. your "flamboyant" :nahya:

[EndlesFimbulvet]

Ive always wondered, what is your avatar?

[faceitoff]

Ive always wondered, what is your avatar?
Is that to me?