newbie, big ball or small ball

flugel

Hello there,

trying to learn how to throw the pigskin properly, got my hands on a mini football, wondering is it easier to learn how to throw with a miniture sized ball or with a full size ball?

tallaghtoutlaws

flugel wrote: »

Hello there,

trying to learn how to throw the pigskin properly, got my hands on a mini football, wondering is it easier to learn how to throw with a miniture sized ball or with a full size ball?

Full size if you are an adult.

jdivision

You can't get touch or feel right with a mini ball, unlikely to get spiral right either. Get the big one. Big difference between college and NFL balls too.

flugel

sounds like i need a full size so

http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=30001&catalogId=1500001801&langId=-1&searchTerms=AMERICAN+FOOTBALL

something like this be adequate? gone into a few sports shops in town (galway) cant find one anywhere. would e-bay be my best bet?

tallaghtoutlaws

flugel wrote: »

sounds like i need a full size so

http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=30001&catalogId=1500001801&langId=-1&searchTerms=AMERICAN+FOOTBALL

something like this be adequate? gone into a few sports shops in town (galway) cant find one anywhere. would e-bay be my best bet?

Yup Ebay would be. Get a College football first as they are easier for most to learn to throw with.

Lothaar

Learn how to throw with the real thing, otherwise you'll get used to a little ball and will have to learn it all over again when you move on to the full-size ball.

How old are you? Be aware that as you grow, you need to change your grip to account for bigger hands. So, if you suddenly can't throw a spiral to save your life, it could be time to move your hand closer to the centre of the ball.

flugel

i'm 22 so fully grown by now i reckon!

got espn recently for footy & ufc but have found myself watchin a bit of college ball, so went to elverys to pick up a ball and all they had was a mini one, was cheap enough so i got it. have been out throwing it a few times, still findin it tough to get the spiral when throwin a longer distance so began to wonder would it be easier for me to throw a mini or a full sized ball. looks like i'll have to invest in the later, and thats looking like it'll have to be got online. i only want it for messing about, so was hoping to pick somethin up in a shop for €15 or so, dunno will i invest if it'd be costing €30 or more online considering how often i'll get out to throw in, especially with winter setting in

jdivision

http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=30001&catalogId=1500001801&langId=-1&searchTerms=American+football
Can get this one from Argos, not sure how good it is though.