Good 8-9cm diameter Footbag/Hackey Sack Recommendations

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Xanthos
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Good 8-9cm diameter Footbag/Hackey Sack Recommendations

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Hi Guys,

A couple years ago I bought bunch of sand filled suede hackey sacks that were made by Nike in promoting the world cup I believe at the time. They were all yellow and blue with I think 12 panels. Anyway I loved them, although I found they leaked sand a little quicker than I'd like. Prior to them I had only ever used the typical hippie cotton hackey sacks which were ok but I totally fell in love with the suede/sand ones immediately.

Anyway getting down to it, I recently purchased some new footbags off of Ebay to replace them, little did I realize that the sack I had grown used to is actually much bigger than the ones I bought. After measure them out I realized the ones I got off Ebay are about 4-5.5cm in diameter while my Nike one is about 8-9cm in diameter. I know the small ones are heavy and will be great for stalling and tricks, but what i really want is a larger hackey sack to kick because I'm more of a kicker than a staller if that makes any sense.

I was wondering what suede pellet or sand filled sacks you guys recommend in the 8-9cm size range that are of good quality/and or are good value ie. They last long or are relatively in-expensive. Also wondering if anyone knows of the Nike world cup hackey sacks I'm talking about and what would be similar but of better quality.


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Post by mc »

sup!

I like "sandmasters" for big kicky bags. they cost about $10-$15, they are good for stalling, and nice and big for kicking. Also, there should be plenty of stitchers willing to make you a large 32 panel bag, if you want to spend ~$30. Post in the for sale section - "Want to buy - Large custom 32".

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Post by Xanthos »

Thanks, I was actually just reading something about the sandmasters being the sort of bag that I'm looking for. I'll check out the buy/sell forum though and see what I can find.

I was wondering are "dirtbag"'s also pretty big?
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Post by Wasabi »

They're okay.

Jaq Saqs (sp?) are bigger than Dirtbags, but I've had a lot of good memories with the Sandmaster. Big, heavy, floppy and filled with smooth sand. They were great to kick with back then, and I bet I would love to kick one even today.

There aren't many 12-panel sandbags out on the market from what I can tell, but World Footbag does have the Hall of Fame sandbag in stock, and they play just as well as the Sandmaster, if not better because of the more spherical design. It's not much of a looker, but at $7 it's a good steal and they're pretty big from what I can remember.

Also, if you can find a person named Louis Rinowski, he makes some awesome sand bags as well. And sure enough, he has an ebay store that sells 4 & 8 paneled sand bags in a variety of sizes.

Oh, and to make a little plug: I can make 12 and 14-paneled sandbags. However, I don't make them as big as the Nike bag or Sandmaster, but with some experimentation on a new template, I can make a mean footbag at an affordable price. :wink:
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Post by akalazou »

http://www.kolosport.com/en/produits.php?prod=aki

plenty of bags oflla kinds ... you will get what you want right there
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