buyin alot of these is expensive, and was wondering if there is a cheaper way?

i have ALOT of tennis balls, can i fill these up?

what with?

i tried sand and dirt and it didnt work becoz it was about an 1/2 an ounce heavier than a regular baseball!

i woz lookn at 3-5 ounces heavier!

im also lookn at an even distribution of weight through out the ball!

any ideas???

If they'll ship to Australia, try http://www.wasupply.com They have the lowest prices I've found on weighted ball sets. It's virtually impossible to 'make' them at home _ I know because I tried, failed, then just spent the bucks on the real deal.

EDIT: never mind; I just checked and they do not ship internationally........

thanks for tryn!

i really wanna train wit weighted baseballs but over here they are like $15-20 per ball and thought about filln tennis ball and failed like you.

If you know of anyone travelling to the States this summer (sorry, winter), you could ask them to pick up a set for you...........????

make a little slit in the tennis ball and fill it with pennies. then glue or ducktape the ball so they wont fall out and it is a perfect weight.
cheap (only about a dollar and ten cents).
but be very careful with weighted balls, they should be used only for loosening your arm and not to throw long or hard with becuase you can hurt your arm very easily with it. but they are good for loosening your arm before throwing by just tossing.

it is up to you weather to take my advice or not.

nuh i would use them for longtoss!

pennies in a ball? i would have thought that would be bad for your arm because its not an even distribution of weight throughout the ball?

if you fill up the ball fully its even.
i have one and its fine for me

for me in the outfield throwing the ball far was important, so before games and during innings, i use a wiffle ball filled with pennies then duct taped. it makes the ball much lighter, try it

ive gotten tendenitis from that-how long is the right amount of tossing the weighted ball?

only 15-20 throws shood do it u dont wanna use it as a regular baseball

Use BB's or fishing weights in the tennis balls. I don't recommend long tossing them, lift with them and like it was said before use them to loosen the arm and stretch it.

Most times when you order a set of weighted baseballs from a company, it comes with the proper throwing program including distances and appropriate weights to use. These programs can be incredible for velocity gains and the injury prevention for your arm over the course of a season, but if you aren't careful or follow a strict program you will definitely cause more harm than good.

Like any other strength and conditioning program, common sense and caution need to be apply. Now, WB is an alternative to strength arm pitching muscles. *Some guidelines should be applied before throwing WB. Good mechanic, Wb, long toss and arm excercise with weight that mimic the pitching motion should be include to strength the arm. If it is not done correctly dont expect good result.

To throw hard you need good mechanic, arm strength, rotational strength and legs strength. None by itself would do much improvement because to pitch hard, arm strength, rotational strength and legs strength need to interact together.

By the way, what work for someone else probably won’t work for you. Find what work for you and stick with it.

* Its recommended an eight (8) week strength and conditioning program before throwing WB. So if you begin throwing WB right away its wrong. You get hurt not because the WB it’s because you don’t follow the guidelines.

Please stay away from using weighted balls. Rotator cuff surgery is not cheap. I know first hand cause I'm paying big time for my mistake!

Top_Prospect,

Don't discourage people from getting better just because of your misfortunes. Weighted baseballs are not responsible for hurting your arm, maybe you not following the program could be though.

try getting a ball waterlogged by just soaking it in water...this makes it a lot heavier

Under no circumstances should you use weighted baseballs. They are too light to make a physiological difference. If you have poor mechanics (and you do) the weighted baseballs will only hasten the destruction of your arm.

While I'm very hesitant to using the weighted balls, there have been several research studies done on the issue and it appears that they may aid in increasing velocity. I'm afraid of injury and possibly a negative effect on mechanics but the studies do show that they improve velocity. However, I would make sure you arm is in good throwing shape and that you warm up well before attempting to use them.


Mike Griffin
No Excuses Baseball

Use heavier and lighter balls for the greatest gains in velocity. You can order them in sets or individually.

www.ballsonline.com

Like any other training device, use common sense and follow the instructions. They will increase your speed.

R.

If weighted balls worked they'd be a lot more popular in the Majors (WB have been around for over 30 years... I don't think they've caught on yet)

Use them if you don't want to be in the College or Pro ranks someday.
Hey Mike do you know where those studies are? I'm curious to look at em

Edited: And I'm not being mean or anything, but to those who say they increase velocity, how do you know it just wasn't you (or your kid, friend, w/e) was just growing and that naturally added some MPH and not the weighted balls? And.. could you explain exactely how weighted balls increase someone's velocity? I don't think anyone has ever told me