Training idea with chainmail bags

NotHisRealName · Post by **NotHisRealName** » 11 Apr 2005 05:26

Has anyone ever tried shreding with a chainmail bag... in a pool?

Just thought the water would compensate for the weight of the bag and might make for a stronger player.

I could be wrong, but anyone with a chainmail bag and a pool, give it a try and let me know.

Thanks.

ebo · Post by **ebo** » 11 Apr 2005 05:55

I have a chainmail bag (one from Brian Goldner), and it's not much heavier
than a standard 32panel bag. It wouldn't do it really, the bag would
have to be REALLY heavy. Besides, your shoes would have to dry
after every session. What Lon does is pretty good, I think, underwater
shred but without a bag. I need to start with this too to get my knee
back going.

peanutbuterboy · Post by **peanutbuterboy** » 11 Apr 2005 11:55

underwater you will have more time to dex. That would help alot just to get the feel.

FootbagginBum · Post by **FootbagginBum** » 24 Apr 2005 20:36

I started training in the pool the second day I ever played shred session. I wanted to be ableto do anything on both sides like the computer, so I did it in the water and have always done it since. No bag I've tried works well though. Rocks don't work either. I've thought about usuing the chainmail, but I think it would rust pretty quick. I can do a few guiltless contacts with one, and it is a bit heavier, but I don't think the limited underwater usability would be worth your ruined chainmail bag.

Peace,
Bum

Zeke · Post by **Zeke** » 15 May 2005 09:26

I wrote:...some shit that had nothing to do with this...

EDIT
whoa... I could have sworn I clicked the right thread. Anyway I posted in the right place eventually. Sorry for the confusion ya'll.

MegaFighter_X · Post by **MegaFighter_X** » 15 May 2005 10:23

I had a chainmail bag. I had the maker fill it with chains inside as well. I think the big thing about it would be oil. That way the links don't stick together. In the water, all the oil may come off and rust the bag... and have a nice oily mess.

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » 15 May 2005 10:24

ebo wrote:I have a chainmail bag (one from Brian Goldner), and it's not much heavier
than a standard 32panel bag. It wouldn't do it really, the bag would
have to be REALLY heavy. Besides, your shoes would have to dry
after every session. What Lon does is pretty good, I think, underwater
shred but without a bag. I need to start with this too to get my knee
back going.

I don't really understand Zeke's bump at all, however I just wanted to comment that I think a chainmail bag could work - provided you dried it after every session. Weight is not really an issue - what's more important is density - and luckily metal is usually more dense than water - and hence should sink. I really don't know if you'd get any benefit from it or not - but it would be nice to hit a septa round the world.

JoshMan01 · Post by **JoshMan01** » 15 May 2005 11:07

When you move your leg around the bag in the water the bag will probably move too

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 15 May 2005 17:08

what dose lon do ?

gimbi · Post by **gimbi** » 20 May 2005 11:23

i have done this with a bag full of some stones and sandles. after a while it just seems pointless. i can hit some 3 adds and one or two 4s, but underwater i can hit like an 8. it is good to practice dex speed though

ShredOnLawn · Post by **ShredOnLawn** » 21 May 2005 00:07

It's impossible to shred any object underwater. Even a solid gold ball could not be thrown high enough up into the water off the foot.