Breaking in a new football

[RichUT]

Any tips here? I bought a new one for the first time in years, but it's a hard son of a *****. Got any good tips for softening it up a bit?

 

[UTeric32]

use it...

 

[pulque]

Fall on it often....

 

[Hanging Chad]

Let out a little air and put it in a dryer on fluff. I've never done this, but it sounds good.

 

[Beef]

A lot of depends on what type of football you have. Get a little water on a towel and go over the ball. Make sure that you do not use a lot of water as the whole less is more applies here. Then take a soft brush and rub the ball down. You do not want to rub to hard to rub the "bumps" off of the ball, but you want to rough it up a bit. Take it into a shower (like at a gym) and kick it up against the walls. The next step is to start playing with it to help with the break in process.

 

[biggie]

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[Holden]

No offense, but your man card should be revoked...

Ask the 6 year old next door.

 

[AuburnTexas]

I'd hit it.

 

[Bookman]

Sleep with it at night and whisper soft nothings into its ear.

 

[nashhorn]

Let a little air out for crying out loud. Then just toss it around till you can catch it with some regularity.
Hookem

 

[Beef]

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[RoundRobin]

Well one thing is certain, you know how to play with balls in the shower.

 

[biggie]

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[BrûléeOrange]

I've heard the dryer suggestion before. I think NFL kickers do/did that.

 

[pulque]

Biggie...Take a deep breath and count to ten dude!