Half a croissant, on a plate, with a sign in front of it saying '50c'

h a l f b a k e r y
Extruded? Are you sure?

idea: add, search, annotate, link, view, overview, recent, by name, best, random

meta: news, help, about, links, report a problem

account: Browse anonymously, or get an account and write.

User:
Pass:
Login
Create account.


           

Putty Gloves
Stop costly rebounds.
  (+5, -3)
(+5, -3)
  [vote for,
against]


I would like a goalkeeping glove that has a sealed compartment of putty or other soft, malleable material sandwiched inside the foam padding. When the ball hits the glove, instead of bouncing out, the energy will be transferred along the surface of the glove, causing the ball to drop in it's place. Throw a golf ball at a pillow; this is what I'm getting at.

Cuit_au_Four, Dec 05 2005

[link]






       I'm sure Kevin Pietersen used these in the recent Ashes series - eight catches and each one of them hit the ground not a meter from him...

ConsulFlaminicus, Dec 05 2005
  

       [conflam]Get the opposition to bowl with a putty ball?

Dub, Dec 05 2005
  

       try hitting a putty ball for 6?

stestagg, Dec 07 2005
  

       What about inserting lengths of silly putty in the fingers (of the gloves). Would this aid the stopping power you desire?

Yosarian, Dec 07 2005
  
      
[annotate]
  


 
back: main index
 business 
 car 
 computer 
 culture 
 fashion 
 food 
 halfbakery 
 home 
 other 
 product 
 public 
 science 
 sport