31-01-2004 15:53

Damian Manda

Re: pic: 1028 practicing a little ruff

We have had this happen to three balls already, and peopel have only practiced a little. Has any one else noticed them popping very easily? Also, the ones that have popped are the new, thicker balls, not the old, thin one. If it really is pretty easy to pop the balls, then I have a feeling there will be alot of popped balls at the competitions. Maybe it is just too cold here.

31-01-2004 16:43

Solace

Re: pic: 1028 practicing a little ruff

we popped one when trying to fill it. the needle went right into the air hole, all the way through, and out the other side of the ball.

31-01-2004 18:32

Joe Ross

Re: pic: 1028 practicing a little ruff

Remember, popped balls take much less space in the goal, so you can fit more of them in there. You just have to get good enough to pop them on the goal and have them still fall in.

31-01-2004 18:38

Greg Needel

Re: pic: 1028 practicing a little ruff

funny as it is joe we popped our ball also while filling.....i wonder how many balls will pop on the feild....just like the bins breaking last year

31-01-2004 18:47

Mike M.

Re: pic: 1028 practicing a little ruff

i imagine quite a few will pop from sharp edges and being squeezed between bots

31-01-2004 19:30

RobotRobotRobot

Re: pic: 1028 practicing a little ruff

Yes we have had i think 4 balls that have gone wacko on us after we practiced with them.

31-01-2004 20:34

Greg Needel

Re: pic: 1028 practicing a little ruff

in an simalar topic has anyone who has the real balls incountered any mis-shaping of the balls after use kinda like 2001?

31-01-2004 20:40

KenWittlief

Re: pic: 1028 practicing a little ruff

we lost a 13" ball today when someone was shooting goals, and the center of the field wasnt done yet - hit a 1/2" bolts sticking out and blew into 4 pieces, like popping a ballon!

31-01-2004 20:43

kjohnson

Re: pic: 1028 practicing a little ruff

We haven't had any troubles with the balls popping yet, but maybe its because they are over-inflated? We made a frame to measure the balls with, and pumped them to exactly 13 inches. When pumped to 13 inches, the balls are very hard and rigid - one person stood on one and it didn't pop...but the ball that came with the kit is really light, and bounces less...

31-01-2004 21:44

Mike M.

Re: pic: 1028 practicing a little ruff

we have not noticed any deformation of the balls they seem to be able to retain their shape.
but we have poped a few balls since then we've moved all of the sharp things away from the field or atleast all the stuff thats not part of the field or a bot.

31-01-2004 22:36

Austin

Re: pic: 1028 practicing a little ruff

ditto

31-01-2004 22:46

Tytus Gerrish

Re: pic: 1028 practicing a little ruff

we also poped one on a sharp edge of lexan on an old robot

31-01-2004 22:50

Allison K

Re: pic: 1028 practicing a little ruff

None of ours have popped, but I was back working with 226 and all of the balls roll like eggs because they're not all spherical

01-02-2004 00:06

computhief263

Re: pic: 1028 practicing a little ruff

Really, and i thought i was the only one who did that....

Yep!....i did that same exact thing.....quite interesting to watch advisors heads spin off when they find out the ball has a pinhole leak only after about 10seconds of being out of the crate

The sad thing is not even a ducttape bandaid could fix the airleak

03-02-2004 21:29

Wetzel

Re: pic: 1028 practicing a little ruff

This was common in past years with the yellow balls.

I think they makes us overinflate them on purpose to make it harder. :-/

Wetzel