do you need to break in sand bags?and how do you break in...

violaguy5 · Post by **violaguy5** » 30 Aug 2005 14:44

crotched bags faster than just kicking it?

I bought the crotched bag to bring to school so people don't rip up my bags

quadgun · Post by **quadgun** » 30 Aug 2005 14:46

violaguy5 wrote:crotched bags faster than just kicking it?

Hit it with a hammer ... run it over with a car ... peg it at a wall ... toss it under random cars to run over it

footjoe · Post by **footjoe** » 30 Aug 2005 14:51

you forgot one , put it in the microwave for like 10 minutes

Paul Agostinelli · Post by **Paul Agostinelli** » 30 Aug 2005 15:18

to answer your first question, it is the general opinion of footbaggers that sandbags "dont" need to be broken in. I, however believe that they do before they are perfect.

When you first buy them, the material hasnt been streched at all, and though the bags are perfectly shreddable, they are still rolly compared to one thats been played with for a couple of days. sandbags break in to perfection within a week for me, and ive NEVER gotten a hole in a sandbag, and thats with toe pickups (rolling it with one foot onto the other toe). Toe scrapes on the other hand (pulling it back while its on the ground and scooping forward with the same toe) can and likely will cause holes.

the reason sandbags dont get holes during normal use is because of the filler. sand is harmless inside the bag when the bag hits the ground. pellets, aquarium rocks, bbs, et cetera, wear away the bag when it hits the ground, and toe pickups will definately hurt the bag.

a sandbag will last you as long as you can hold onto it. the only problem you may have with it is losing sand at the glue-spot, or on a seam (glue is what daryl uses to close the bags, you can find the spot by feeling where the panels all intersect.)

also make sure you wash your sandbags every couple of weeks, or when they get nasty dirty. trying to play with a stiff (due to dirt) sandbag is awful, and extremely frustrating.

~NEL~

violaguy5 · Post by **violaguy5** » 30 Aug 2005 15:57

ok thanks guys, but are you serious about the microwaving?

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » 30 Aug 2005 19:38

If we microwaved our bags, we would have a lot of broken bags that may have been worth more than $30 a piece. Please don't microwave your bags.

Skippy! · Post by **Skippy!** » 31 Aug 2005 06:12

To add to this I was just curious how one would go about washing a Mr. Sandbag. Mine is nicely broken in, and it works perfectly. However, it's dirty and gross looking. It doesn't look as snazzy as it did at first. Advice?

Commodore · Post by **Commodore** » 31 Aug 2005 06:15

A bag brokes if it hits the ground alot? I can't learn anything new then

mosher · Post by **mosher** » 31 Aug 2005 06:24

To wash a Mr Sandbag put it in the pocket of your pants and run it through the wash.

Skippy! · Post by **Skippy!** » 31 Aug 2005 07:43

Ahh! Good call. I'll do it tonight..

EDIT: I just washed it. It feels a little bit better, but it didn't restore the natural fuzziness. Ah well.

Paul Agostinelli · Post by **Paul Agostinelli** » 31 Aug 2005 10:13

the fuzziness is gone forever, it didnt get hidden, breaking it in gets rid of it.

~NEL~

Skippy! · Post by **Skippy!** » 31 Aug 2005 10:20

Oh the humanity!!!

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » 01 Sep 2005 20:03

Don't worry, at least the bag will do you good when you manage to pull off that move you have in mind perfectly.

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