Excellent for training a strong over the ball body position, grabbing and ball security strength when competing for those all important turnovers.
Weighted soft shell medicine ball perfect for strengthening core, wrist and arm strength specific to grabbing the ball at the breakdown.
Place the ball in at the end of a Half Tackle Bag to complete breakdown contact drills with ball grabbing.
Pick and go drills using the weighted ball will greatly improve as the weight forces lower stronger pick up, go forward body position and ball security.
Line out lifters use these balls to develop lifting speed, the texture has good grip and is easy to handle.
6kg ball suits 12-14 yrs
9kg ball suits youth and lower grade adult rugby.
12kg ball suits high level.
(Note this ball is also known as the XLR8 Dead Ball/Slam Ball)