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Originally posted by Mark Dexter
How do you control the throw of the flag? Try as I might, I could not get the proper aim when practicing tonight.
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Here's my suggestion: most flags I have seen come with a wimpy little washer as a weight, sewn in a pouch. On both m flags (orange for Canadian, yeller for American) I have opened up the pouch and filled 'em with SAND. Then I stitch 'em back up again. When I put 'em in the pocket, I fold across diagonally to create a triangle, and then do that again, so I have a smallish triangle with the center now the end. I then fold the ends over to make a longish rectangle of folds. Sucker flies like a bat outta hell. Modelled it after a 20-year vet who calls his flag "the frequent flyer." I can almost always get the spot within a step or two from a reasonable distance. (Often running four man crews, means you gotta cover a lot of ground)