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Taping up weight end of flag
I've heard you're supposed to tape up the weighted end of your flag with white athletic tape, so the crowd doesn't see the yellow part sticking out of your pants. What's the best way to do that? And why don't the manufacturers just make that ball part white?
I tried taping up the weight on my flag last week right before a game and I thought it looked really sloppy. |
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Just bought a couple of black end flags at Honigs - takes care of that problem.
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You need to work several layers over the flag to get it smoothed out. Honigs and other companies sell white ball flags but I find them to be too lightweight.
I just use a Honig's long toss flag and leave it alone. Everybody knows we have flags. |
Taping a flag to hide it is, well, stupid.
Taping a flag's ball with black electrical tape to give it more weight and a better controlled throw (especially long distance) is a better reason to do it. |
There's no reason to tape a flag, ever. If its torn, get another one -- they're cheap. (I do have old flags for weather games, but they are still in one piece.) If you insist on non-yellow showing, there are ones with both white and black ball ends. If you need something heavier, there are heavy weighted flags.
A trip to Honig's website solves all these issues. |
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I've taped mine for 2 years now, but only because I like the weighting better. I haven't found a weighted flag with the right balance until I took an old flag and some electrical tape and experimented a bit. |
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http://www.honigs.com/images/detail/F71W.jpg Honig's Whistle Stop - F71W - WHITE BALL NYLON PENALTY FLAG |
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So I got on Honig's this weekend and ordered a white tipped flag and a black tipped flag...so I'll see which one looks better. Thanks for your input guys.
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Black is historically a slimming color so white would be heavier!:D
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I have black-ended for our pants and white-ended for our knickers, but keeping the white ended ones white is a battle of fruition. I do like the fact that it does get hidden a little bit. I'm with Rich on this...If I pull it...it's almost certainly going down. However...Anyone who tells you they've never reached and then backed off of a flag throw is either lying or is in their first year.
I do like the fact that the flags can be hidden to a certain degree. If you're wearing flags, bags, a Ready-Ref timer and a towel...you start to look like you're wearing Bat Man's utility belt out there. |
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I used black cause it's heavier and you don't need to wrap it as much to get the same weight. I tried athletic tape and I just didn't like it. If someone will send me flag-colored electrical tape, I'll use that. |
I don't get why reaching for a flag and not throwing it is a bad thing. It tells everyone that you thought about it and didn't make some knee-jerk reaction. When I see an official grab at but not throw a flag, at least I know his head is in the game. He's taking 2 seconds to think about what happened and make sure he's making the right call. Anyone who questions whether you should have thrown a flag just because you grabbed for it is just looking for a reason - any reason - to question you.
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Tape it up. Sandwich wrap the ball. Tape it on. Stays clean. |
Someone needs to explain to me what is the reason they make these flags with with and black tops. Because they did not make the black flags until they started selling the black pants. And if they are not heavy enough what is the reason these flags are made? :)
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To the poster a few posts above: It's not great to reach for the flag and pass on it -- it shows indecision and will make both sidelines unhappy. Same for the basketball official that starts raising his hand to call a foul and then thinks better of it and brings his hand down. I can talk my way out of such a situation, but it's better to have a bit slower timing and not reach in the first place. And the poster above is right -- everyone will do it in their careers and I don't see how that changes if the flag is black or yellow -- you still see the hand reaching for the belt. |
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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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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. |
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. |
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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That is not what I wrote. [3 paragraphs later] :p Whoops. :o |
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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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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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Maybe I'll get some in traffic vest yellow just to really make that flag show. :D
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"We can do this all day baby! I like this kind of party!" - Mike Singletary
IDENTI-TAPE - Decorative Glitter (Sparkle) Tape http://www.identi-tape.com/photos/rGRM1fy_sm.jpg |
Somehow I knew this was going to take off. :D
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If my flag was weighted enough without the tape, I'd not bother with the tape at all. |
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Even better...
Amazon.com: Powerflex 2" Stretch Athletic Tape: Sports & Outdoors http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...oL._AA300_.jpg I got a feeling your supervisor of officials will be stepping in pretty soon!:D |
I've reloaded mine with salt water fishing sinkers so I had to tape them back together anyway. The tape cushions them up some with the extra weight I've added.
Originally I just used the white athletic tape that was laying around but since we are going to black pants this season, I decided to gussy one up with black electrical tape. |
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Do you always speak for Rich? |
I think with all these wild coloured tapes, this thread has unwittingly found a concept for a new MTV show..........
wait for it........... "Pimp my Flag" :eek: |
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Could probably use either, you're right....or just go yellow. I can't handle any more verbal fist-fighting on here. :^) |
When I first started we had a engineer on our crew who had all these eletrical tape colors & we all taped out game flags white. Sure everyone knows we have flags but life is about perception. When you come out there double barrelled first time you throw a flag for anything they are going to think "oh look at this guy". Not seeing them gives a better perception. If you don't think so, do it your way. I like the white electrical tape & I put the black tape on my lower level flag 6 years ago & now with the black pants Honigs come out with the black tipped flag. Do what you want, you always will, but there is a science to the madness
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Just got a black one today from a supply house....
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/e...01103-1501.jpg |
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I've not had a distance issue since my flag "broke in". One of my games this year as a LJ, I threw the flag for a holding after my U had turned to follow the play and it went right past his ear and landed past middle field. There was a little tail wind but not more than 10 mph. BTW, I did over-throw the spot.
On a still day, I can get about 25 yards on a good throw. If had the weighted one, I could maybe call fouls on my HL's side of the field like coaches want me to! :) |
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Check your messages in a bit. |
Is it more or less conspicuous than the white capped flag? I need a new flag and am curious. I also never had a problem with the weight in any of my flags.
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http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/e...ics/aayfl1.jpg For everyone's entertainment and "research purposes", at some point in the next day or two, I will weigh each of my flags on our digital scale here at work and post the results......I should probably get back to work. |
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I like the grey collar...:D I bet that shirt still has some life as a foul weather shirt though. |
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Oh good grief
This might be the silliest conversation on here since the A11 debates. The Honig's long toss flag (F71L) is my flag of choice as it is very heavy- easy to throw 20+ yards as necessary for those spot fouls.
Tape, don't tape, hide, don't hide, let's get back to some more helpful sharing of information!:( |
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And some sharing you've done. 23 posts in 9 years. Don't strain yourself. |
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Stay tuned for my new installment next week on beanbags...long and skinny, short and wide, blue or white. |
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