"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:26:14 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

Wet and cold won't favor either team. Did you know the 'Hawks practice
with a wet football? They dunk it into a garbage can filled with water
before every practice snap. More accurately replicates the usual
playing conditions.

A lot of teams do that if the weather is going to be questionable.

People don't realise this, but the problem with throwing a wet weather
football isn't the grip - it's the weight. American footballs are
made with a special patented Chemical process called Grip-Tite and
grip is further enhanced by the special pebbling process used when the
leather is tanned and formed. Under certain conditions, an American
football can gain as much as 6 ounces of weight.

Which is not to say that wet, cold footballs don't have gripping
problems, but the main problem is the variable weight.


You guys should upsize those puny american footballs.
Our balls are bigger than yours!
Heck.. even our fields & end zones are bigger.