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Old Wed Sep 15, 2010, 08:31am
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And if they are not heavy enough what is the reason these flags are made?

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I don't know why but Honig's regular ball flags (not long toss) are all too light. I bought a plain yellow one this season in hopes that it would be heavier and it wasn't. Any bit of wind will catch the flag and carry it around.

I took Rich's suggestion and taped it up with black electrical tape and now the weight is just right.

Rich, any suggestions for applying the tape? It was nice and taught at first but has started to loosen up some.
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Old Wed Sep 15, 2010, 08:38am
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I don't know why but Honig's regular ball flags (not long toss) are all too light. I bought a plain yellow one this season in hopes that it would be heavier and it wasn't. Any bit of wind will catch the flag and carry it around.

I took Rich's suggestion and taped it up with black electrical tape and now the weight is just right.

Rich, any suggestions for applying the tape? It was nice and taught at first but has started to loosen up some.
Layers. And once it starts coming off, reapply it from scratch. I think I tried using long pieces of tape and just went around the ball end as many times as I could before cutting the tape.

I must've gotten lucky, because I applied the last layer around Week 8 of the season last year and I've used that flag for about 10 games this season so far and it's still in great shape.

I agree with Honig's flags -- even their long toss flag is inadequate, IMO. And I'm mainly a white hat, who rarely has to launch one.
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Thanks, I'll keep tinkering with it until I get it right. I do like the weight of it though.

For those of you scoring at home, it also blends in well with the black shorts but that's not why I did it.

The long toss works well for me though it took some getting used to as I was constantly over throwing the spot of the foul when I first started using it.
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I actually like the black tip flags with knickers as well. With the black belt it blends well and also does not look as dirty after being thrown like the white tip flags did.
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It was nice and taught at first but has started to loosen up some.
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Whoops.
This seems to work well...

That is not what I wrote.

[3 paragraphs later]

Whoops.
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I don't know why but Honig's regular ball flags (not long toss) are all too light. I bought a plain yellow one this season in hopes that it would be heavier and it wasn't. Any bit of wind will catch the flag and carry it around.

I took Rich's suggestion and taped it up with black electrical tape and now the weight is just right.

Rich, any suggestions for applying the tape? It was nice and taught at first but has started to loosen up some.
Why not find some yellow tape to cover the flag if what color the flag is does not matter?

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Old Wed Sep 15, 2010, 10:15am
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Well I didn't have yellow electrical tape in my garage. I did have black. I'm cheap.
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Old Wed Sep 15, 2010, 10:17am
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Well I didn't have yellow electrical tape in my garage. I did have black. I'm cheap.
I get it, but I am just saying. BTW, do they make yellow electric tape?

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Old Wed Sep 15, 2010, 10:18am
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I hear you. I figured black was OK because it is a color found on flags now. Now silver duct tape. Not so much.

It wouldn't surprise me if they made yellow electrical tape but I can't recall seeing it off hand.

Edit: Just searched on Google and they do in fact make it.
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Old Wed Sep 15, 2010, 10:29am
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Amazon.com: JVCC E-Tape Colored Electrical Tape: 3/4 in. x 22 yds. (Yellow): Home Improvement

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Maybe I'll get some in traffic vest yellow just to really make that flag show.
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Old Wed Sep 15, 2010, 11:39am
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I get it, but I am just saying. BTW, do they make yellow electric tape?

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If I had tape that matched my flag exactly, I'd use it. Since I don't and black and white are colors on us that I *do* have, I use those.

If my flag was weighted enough without the tape, I'd not bother with the tape at all.
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