Putting a kevlar band on a hurley

Eamonnca1 · April 03, 2012, 04:25:54 AM

I always thought metal bands were more trouble than they were worth, always splitting the wood at their nails or staples, always having to borrow your man's hurley to tap them back in, metal coming loose from the wood and absorbing half the power from your strike etc.

A lad from the Fox River Hurling Club up in Wisconsin has developed a technique of using the tensile strength of kevlar to provide the same support without the problems above. Interesting bit of R&D there, they've posted a video showing how they do it:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150716858733048

theskull1 · April 03, 2012, 07:58:14 AM

it'll catch on when they start tying bundles of blocks with the stuff

Hardy · April 03, 2012, 11:03:57 AM

I hope that's Irish-made kevlar.

HiMucker · April 03, 2012, 11:08:40 AM

Well Hardy you will be glad to know that Kevlar is made in the Du Pont plant in Derry!

haranguerer · April 03, 2012, 11:16:35 AM

I'll beat a fair few of the board to the punch by saying 'No', then

Hardy · April 03, 2012, 11:21:40 AM

Quote from: HiMucker on April 03, 2012, 11:08:40 AM
Well Hardy you will be glad to know that Kevlar is made in the Du Pont plant in Derry!

Excellent.

Hardy · April 03, 2012, 11:21:58 AM

Quote from: haranguerer on April 03, 2012, 11:16:35 AM
I'll beat a fair few of the board to the punch by saying 'No', then

Excellent II.

Denn Forever · April 03, 2012, 11:32:55 AM

Has arrived too late.

It would have been perfect for the Celtic Tiger where an accessory would be more expensive than the basic item.

HiMucker · April 03, 2012, 11:51:03 AM

Quote from: haranguerer on April 03, 2012, 11:16:35 AM
I'll beat a fair few of the board to the punch by saying 'No', then

You racist bastard

mick999 · April 03, 2012, 12:20:43 PM

A different product but hurl related ..

Did anyone see Dragon's den on sunday night and the Hurley Sock grip ?

http://www.allaboutbusiness.ie/denlive/entrepreneurs/Simon_Born

He got a rough time from the dragons and seems to have changed the product now :

http://hurleysock.ie/ http://twitter.com/#!/HurleySock

mayogodhelpus@gmail.com · April 03, 2012, 12:43:51 PM

Quote from: Hardy on April 03, 2012, 11:21:58 AM
Quote from: haranguerer on April 03, 2012, 11:16:35 AM
I'll beat a fair few of the board to the punch by saying 'No', then

Excellent II.

Good man haranguerer, always important to have a sense of humour.

rosnarun · April 03, 2012, 02:30:44 PM

not a huge fan of endorsements but for a brand new product like this a littel would go a long way

Jinxy · April 03, 2012, 04:50:36 PM

Could you stop a bullet with one of those?