Spinning Basketball

[jesus]

I have seen cheap kids smooth bouncy balls that look like basketballs before but cant find any right now.
Is there anyone making spinning balls that look like Basketballs?
I need one ASAP.
Thanks y'all

[Lee Nelson]

why dont you use a basketball???

sure its a bit harder but they do the same thing!

[jesus]

If I have to I will.
I am going to be spinning it on the handle end of a sword down my throat and would rather go as lite as possible, just for comforts sake.

[Stephon]

Cool sounding bit.

[Frisbee]

if you can not find one, get an orange light ball and either paint the black lines like a basketball, or use black tape or a thick sharpie.

[jesus]

Duh

Unfortunately I was born without the ability to see the obvious.
I just happen to have a sharpie and I should be able to come up with an orange ball to go with it.
I will probably have to touch it up once in a while but now that I am clued in, I think I am up to the task.
Thanks

[jesus]

No Orange ball here abouts.

I couldn't find an orange ball, only "Cars", Power Rangers" etc.
So I bought a B-Ball:
BAD- its a bit heavy which is hard on the throat as I am letting the weight of the ball push the sword down my throat.
GOOD- its a bit heavy which makes it spin a long time.
All and all its just fine and i can do the trick 7 times out of 10 so far, but I have one question.
Its seems that since a basket ball is so heavy/thick it needs to be quite flat to sit well on top of the sword/dowel making it look quite flat. Is this just due to may lack of ball spinning expertise or are basket balls a bit of a bad choice?
Thanks.

(Edit: The reason I am using a Basket Ball is that it is for Basket ball intermision work.)

[Frisbee]

personally I do not like basketballs...same reasons you described, too heavy.

also the bumps and lines cause not an accurate spin.

[Richard]

Jesus,

You're saying you have to let air out of the ball to get it to spin correctly? Inflate it. You can do it! It'll spin longer when inflated. Less friction. Un-inflated balls are only good for learning. Plus you'll be able to actually dribble the ball before/after the trick for affect.

[Frisbee]

http://www.ssww.com/store/browse/grp=SPF/sbgrp=BAL/ln=PGD/?cm_mmc=Paid%20Search-_-Google-_-Playground%20Balls-_-playground%20ball%20P&cid=787&aid=GOG

Here is a link to some inflatable playground balls.

These should be lighter, come in a variety of colors, including orange and you can go back to the marker idea of making it look like a b-ball.

[Frisbee]

this one is a bit big, but it is a basketball design and visually everyone would see it.

http://www.ssww.com/store/product/sku=W8143/cmc=BRWSSPFBALPGD/grp=SPF/sbgrp=BAL/ln=PGD/p=2/

[jesus]

Hey Frisbee,
Thanks for the links. I like the big one and may give it a shot.
Sorry for being slow to thank, I was away.