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Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee
I always carried an air-pressure gauge. Used it too. Got nailed too many times by running teams over-inflating the ball and slow-down teams taking the air out of it. We had coaches that were noted for doing this. Old, old trick.
Note that I know how to spell "gauge" correctly too.
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Hey, gauge this.
I do also have a gauge in my bag, but I usually don't bring it out on the floor with me because I do the "bounce" test. I have replaced balls that were either under- or over-inflated many times. I also have a needle in my jacket pocket in case we need to take some air out, because it seems as though over-inflation is more of an issue than under-inflation.
But I've never had the gauge or needle with me during the game to check for consistancy. That, to me, would fall under the same category as measuring the width of numbers on a jersey.