Awesome thanks man I cant wait to get them
Orange Canadian hockey balls!!!
they dont get soft, they have a great weight, they stay round...
coming soon, website pretty much set up, just waiting on price and first shipment of stock.....will post the web address as soon as it's good to go .
do you have a time frame? not trying to be pushy
I was thinking about trying to get them for Midwest's here in LEX (the 2nd weekend in Nov.) ??
Got the account set up with D-Gel, Website page is just about ready, just waiting for my first order to get in, and should be good to go. Just have to figure out how much shipping will be. Looks like I'll be able to sell them cheaper than I've found them anywhere else too (without pissing off D-Gel) so looks like pretty soon here. I'm not sure how fast they are with shipping out orders, but I'll keep you guys posted, and I'll have a link up for an order page very soon.
OK, I officially have stock now. My site is basically ready, just have to check on shipping charges and then I'll post a link that you can order from. I'll have it up by Monday. Will be paypal. Also I'm going to SF for the halloween tourney, so if anyone that's gonna be there wants some let me know, and I'll bring them in person and save you shipping charges. (Joker I already got you covered!!)
this rules. thank you.
Right on Justin. I will be happy to order from you as our major source for these same balls is no longer carrying them (perhaps just a seasonal change of stock).
OK everyone here you go. You can order the good polo balls direct here: http://www.mercurymessenger.org/poloballs.html
The good news is I can sell them for $2 a piece and most places I've seen them sell them for $3 - $4 each. The bad news is after shipping it'll cost you around $3 a ball anyway....but hey if you catch me at a tourney I'm attending I'll bring them free of charge!!
International shipping available? shall I just PM you and work it out from there.
Ya I only figured out shipping for North America so far, but If you let me know where you want them shipped I'm sure I can figure something out.
north america includes mexico? as it should be, or is it just the us. and canada?
Ya I can send them to mexico too. Sent a few to New Zealand, so I'm sure Mexico won't be a problem.
Hotshot to Edmonton?
I go there enough, I'll deliver to you for free.
same go for rva?
come to turducken
by any means is the anthem
yes Turduckin I will grab a bunch off of you there
As much as I'd love to go to Turduckin, that's not going to happen. Aside from the fact that it's 4000km away from me, It's also my daughter's birthday that day...Only tournaments I'm planning on in the near future are: San Fran this weekend, and possible the one in Victoria that's coming up. After christmas I'll start planning out my 2011 season. Probably starting with something in Florida or somewhere warm for an early spring tourney. (not that it was warm in Pensacola last spring!! Ryan I blame you for that. )
you didn't bring enough to the DPIII it appears...
thank you Justin!!
putting in my order now
Hey Justin I forgot to mention in email that we would love to give the balls a try in SF. No need to bring a big shipment though.
This seems like a fluke. We used these a lot at NAHBPC, it was 32 degrees C every day, and they did fine, didn't hear about any breaking.
32 C / 90 F.
well we get lots of cold weather up here and I don't think we've had too many break, although I'll admit since we found that particular ball this summer most of our playing with them has been in warmer temps. I was excited about them cause they were the best warm weather balls I've found...once it gets colder out you can play with pretty much any ball....so we usually use the cheapo soft ones that are useless in summer.
"it seems like they break at relatively warm temps" had me confused.
anyway, we've been playing with both one of these and the franklin reds at temps as low as 0 C and they rarely break. the reds are scary as hell tho if you're playing goal, i think the orange ones are a tad lighter. can we get one of our upstanding community drug dealers to weigh these out? mainly out of curiosity.
At JHBPC, we use red mylec in over 35C/95F. balls became soft a little due to the heat.
Seems they make 2 different hardness balls - no temperature range mentioned.
according to this link they sell 4 hardnesses? are you selling the 330 or 350 model? i got a couple blue balls to try. thanks.
#330 "Proball", thanks for the question.
ever try the #350?
No I haven't tryed them.
Whilst they're not advertised on this site, Harvey in the UK does a really good cold weather ball specifically for polo: http://www.bikepoloballs.co.uk/
or drop him an email - harvey@bikepoloballs.co.uk
Whats the estimated shipping time to the USA on these bad boys? We ordered some a while ago and are waiting.
I think its about 10 days....are you still waiting? I know the guy that ordered from New Zealand got his already and they were sent out at about the same time. Canada Post's tracking sucks, so it doesn't really tell me much, but if you don't see them soon let me know.
Hey Justin I wanna say thanks for letting me scoop up a bunch of those orange canadians after madison this year. Brought 'em back to nyc and have been carrying them to most tourneys, spreading the word when I can. Have not broken one yet. Sold on 'em.
Glad to hear it!! I'll let you know next time I'm headed to NYC for polo or messenger stuff and I can bring you more and save you the shipping!! Not sure when that will be, but I think I'm due for a NY visit!!
Thx Justin....10 days for me. We like'm alot. 40 degrees is cold for us. So we can play these year round. Very lively and do sting a bit when hit. Havent broken one yet , we'll see about the Az summer.
We got some of these and played with one tonight. They are a little more bouncy then the reds and they definitely get up in the air more. Are they bigger? They look a little bigger me.. Also they still hurt plenty when you get hit with one. On a cold night like tonight you really can't tell much difference from one of these and a Franklin orange. Bottom line, nobody in Tulsa had any issues with how these balls played.
Sir, thanks for doing this.
we broke two of these last sunday in Tallahassee, but it was pretty cold that night and we also broke a few other balls.
Looking at the broken canadian ones, the insides weren't a uniform thickness at all - they have folds and lumps I'm not used to seeing in mylecs or franklins - maybe those were defects?
The one that I broke looked the same inside. Again though, those might be the defective ones.
Justin, any chance at sending some more Vancouver way? Hit me up pleeeeeeese.
These are really great balls. Okay it's winter and I don't know what they play like in the summer but for right now they're awesome. They have a distinct light and quick feel and even sound.
Hi guys, we are in France in Grenoble (in the alps) and often playing at 5° ou 10° Celcius... do you think these ball will break ?
On the D-gel site, which one could be better ?
Thanks for your help !
In my experience, these balls should only be used in warm temps.
If its above 15C/59F these balls work pretty well.
Below that and the are hard as rocks and lift off the ground too much because of that.
Out practicing yesterday with a brand new one of these @ 57F. I hit the ball three times.
Oh well. Sucks to be strong I guess.
played with, in Rome, in an hot day...just PERFECT!
Thank you!
Ayone tried these out in temps over 100F?
They will get a little soft but not enough to be an issue,they still hit really well.
ordered some 3 weeks ago but no sign of them. tracking just says they were notified of a shipment. i know you guys were busy w/NA's. do you think it is possible you forgot to send out the order?
I was working out of town for a couple weeks before NA's, and then NA's was a bit busy, so they got sent out right after NA's. Sorry for the delay. I thought I sent you an email to let you know, but it is quite possible I missed you (had a few orders that week). You should see them very soon, if you don't have them already.
We got our today. Thanks.
took delivery of ours in dallas. gave 'em try yesterday for a few games in denton (temp said 103F) and they didnt really stay firm. felt about the same as the franklin reds at that temp, maybe a little softer after a couple minutes, but i think they'll work nicely once it cools down a bit.
red mylec seems to be the hardest at high temps, but it sucks because the court surface is the exact same color as a game-worn ball.
i know it's an old thread, but any word on a colder weather ball? broke one at about 40 F and plan to play through winter as we have a lighted, covered renegade location. i checked d-gels site, am i using the "proball"? (from merc messenger) I'd be into the next softer than whatever I have. just ordered another 6 anyway, but looking for options. thanks.
the non-liquid filled Franklins I'm assuming? Just got a couple of D-gel's Brr Balls. maybe see how they go this wednesday, been in the 30s, seem real soft so far, not liking the blue color, seems a bit dark. got a d-gel "practice" ball too. might firm up at 20F but even softer.
yellow franklins. we've had em down to 10 degrees before.. but anything above 40F and they feel way too soft/light. (temps approximate)
When you coming down to SF? I've got a couple franklin yellows, be happy to dump 'em.
we've been trying out whacking different balls in various temperatures lately.
above 45: any manufacturer's orange ball
between 30-45: mylec yellow
franklin yellows are too squishy. period. maybe they perform well below freezing, but it rarely freezes here. mylec balls always seem to be a bit harder than their franklin counterparts, so the mylec yellow performs great during the winter time here in seattle. above 40, people here prefer either franklin oranges or the unmarked orange balls that we get from our friends in vancouver (i can't remember the hardware store where they get them).
this website talks about an interesting test to determine which ball should be played. not sure how well it translates to bike polo, though.
also, liquid filled is so 2007.
those blue D-gels worked well last nite at about 30F. no welts and none out of the park, but still lively. the dark blue wouldn't be my first choice. i'll pass the liquid info on to my retro ball carrying comrade.
joel - i'll trade you for a blue d-gel next time i'm down if you're in. thanks
I've been talking with D-Gel, the company that manufactures them, and they have told me that if I want to set up an online store they will sell direct to me, so I am working on this. Hopefully will have it set up soon, and then everyone will be able to order good polo balls online and have them delivered anywhere for a reasonable price. Giver me a bit more time, and I'll let you know what's happening as I get more details.