why do they make some volleyballs so hard?

Gand1

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Wait wait...this is the closet thing to a pic of mosh!!! I say post em in the pic member thread! :)
 

Fritzo

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I think you brused your left breast. Please post a pic so we can make sure.

:) Actually- the leather they make them out of softens with use. New balls are a b*tch to hit.
 

pontifex

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Originally posted by: Gand1
Wait wait...this is the closet thing to a pic of mosh!!! I say post em in the pic member thread! :)

I think you posted a pic of everything but your head once, right mosh? or was that someone else?

you know, if you keep this up, we might be able to compile a pic of you by your individual body parts, lol.
 

olds

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Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: Gand1
Wait wait...this is the closet thing to a pic of mosh!!! I say post em in the pic member thread! :)

I think you posted a pic of everything but your head once, right mosh? or was that someone else?

you know, if you keep this up, we might be able to compile a pic of you by your individual body parts, lol.

Her head.
 

0roo0roo

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i've always hated that sport.
hitting a hard ball with the softer part of your hand/arm always seemed stupid to me.
 

montypythizzle

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Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: Gand1
Wait wait...this is the closet thing to a pic of mosh!!! I say post em in the pic member thread! :)

I think you posted a pic of everything but your head once, right mosh? or was that someone else?

you know, if you keep this up, we might be able to compile a pic of you by your individual body parts, lol.

Her head.

Oh ok.
 

moshquerade

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Nov 1, 2001
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Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: Gand1
Wait wait...this is the closet thing to a pic of mosh!!! I say post em in the pic member thread! :)

I think you posted a pic of everything but your head once, right mosh? or was that someone else?

you know, if you keep this up, we might be able to compile a pic of you by your individual body parts, lol.
i think i've posted every part individually somewhere.
 

moshquerade

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Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
i've always hated that sport.
hitting a hard ball with the softer part of your hand/arm always seemed stupid to me.
oh i love it. i could play all day. not all the vballs are that toll taking on my arms. this one was exceptionally hard. towards the end i started wincing if i had to receive a serve. :(
 

DefDC

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Hehe.. I got into playing Wallyball before playing Volleyball. I about broke my hand trying to spike the first time in volleyball!

Wallyball is played with a spongy blue kickball-like ball. It's basically Volleyball in a raquetball court, where you can use the wall. It's fast and violent! :)

Comparatively speaking, Volleyballs are MUCH harder. I've had those bruises!
 

Uppsala9496

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I played a lot when I was in college (6/7 days a week for school) and never bruised like that. Were you playing indoor or sand?
What brand ball was it?
 

moshquerade

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Originally posted by: Uppsala9496
I played a lot when I was in college (6/7 days a week for school) and never bruised like that. Were you playing indoor or sand?
What brand ball was it?
outdoor. didn't catch the brand, but they had salvaged it from a HS girl's volleyball team so it was school approved.
 

hypn0tik

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I play volleyball and my arms have never bruised like that. You probably got stuck with an over inflated ball and those can get quite painful.

Make sure you don't hit with the bone, but rather the fleshy part. Bone hits = pain.
 

sdifox

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Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
i've always hated that sport.
hitting a hard ball with the softer part of your hand/arm always seemed stupid to me.

lol, if your arms/hand hurt the most after the game, you are not playing right.

Just so you know I played it for like 10 years. Worst times are the winter morning games (about 10C). I burst my veins on my thumb every time. No, the game does not stop because of that.
 

TallBill

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Apr 29, 2001
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Either crappy ball or you bruise easily. I've played highly competitive volleyball (college) and never been bruised like that.
 

DivideBYZero

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Originally posted by: TallBill
Either crappy ball or you bruise easily. I've played highly competitive volleyball (college) and never been bruised like that.

Well you clearly have more experience slapping balls.
 

olds

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Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Originally posted by: TallBill
Either crappy ball or you bruise easily. I've played highly competitive volleyball (college) and never been bruised like that.

Well you clearly have more experience slapping balls.
And having balls fly at his face.
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