My Bag is Dead!

[SpYdeR]

My brand new Joshua Ray bag is falling apart! I have only had it a month or two, and it has holes all over the bag. I fixed a few but this one is to big to fix with glue. I dont get it? I had my Abshire for over a year before it got any holes....and I break my bags in right, I dont do any toe pickups or anything, and I wash my bags when they get dirty. I dont know if I should order another one, I loved the bag it got broken in super quick, and played awsome, but if its gonna get holes this quick I dont think I wanna spend $32 on a new one. I still have my Fearless 55 but its not fully broken in yet, and is alot harder to stall then my Joshua Raye bag.

[Psilocybe]

A year without holes....thats really really amazing.

My bags only last a month or two without a hole, and then afterwards theres an exponential development of holes.

I'm afraid you're in the norm.

[ObArA'BaRs]

I use get holes in my bags after about 3 weeks or so. I shredded a shit load back then though.

Josh raye bags are really, really heavy so the holes do form pretty quickly while abshires are so incredibly light.

That might be the explaination your looking for.

[SpYdeR]

I guess since I got my Joshua Raye bag I have played almost everyday, and I didnt play as much when I had my abshire.....This could be why, but I still thought bags would last a litttle longer than this.

[zeroman13]

They normally do. But it all depends on certain things. Like where you play, what you play on, how hard you play and if you accidentally step hard on the bag when you miss a trick and what not. If your bag is dirty, the dirt rubs against the panels and produces holes. Cleaning your bag will help against that. There's alot of variables to how long a bag might last.

[shredzilla]

Yeah, I had a bag that I made last me around a year. And I even retired it BEFORE it got it's first hole, however I could tell it was super close. Some bags don't last as long because of the color choice of fabric really. Either way, it's just the way it is man. Sometimes bags last a long time, sometimes they don't. Do your best to minimize the damage, and face the fact that you have to spring for new equipment once in a while.

[Muffinman]

Yeah it must have to do with the average weight of bags today, 'cause a handful of years ago my 32s would last me YEEEAAARRS and that's why I never had to buy a bag until recently. I am also disappointed that bags don't seem to last long at all nowadays. I've had really good experience with my PegLeg so far. I haven't played too many bags, but hers seem to be really durable. That's the biggest reason that I've started stitching too, is because bags are EXPENSIVE, especially for only lasting a few weeks, or a few sessions... it just seems dumb... so I'll just make my own, and who cares if they die -- I'll make another :p

Try medical tape on your holes.

[Chim-Chim]

if u play everyday on tennis courts or parking lots u'll get holes pretty quick - Most any bag will last around a year if you only play indoors.

Try investing in some barge cement, and just put a thin layer over the entire panel that's forming a hole. If you can patch a hole just as it's forming [with barge cement] it will add a lot length to its "lifespan"

[Moxie]

Post a pic.

[ObArA'BaRs]

how heavy is this bag.

[RipWalker]

Any feedback on bringing an exercise mat to shred on? I have seen some thinner, rubberized exercise mats where I work and was thinking of getting one from Dicks or WalMart to play on. They're not so thick that you'd lose spring and they'd protect against bag wear as the rubber won't wear the bag at all, as opposed to cement. They're also reasonably sized, but small enough to help train form so you're not running all over the place when you're shredding.

Just something I thought would kill a few birds with one stone. (Also helps for those with shin splints like myself.)