How To: How the World Cup Ball is made
This video demonstrates the production process of the Jabulani ball that will make its debut at the World Cup this year.
This video demonstrates the production process of the Jabulani ball that will make its debut at the World Cup this year.
Kris Radlinski, full-back for the Wigan Warriors and Great Britain shows you how to catch a high ball.
This video illustrates an example of using the 30 degree rule and the path the cue ball will take. It shows the anticipated path when the ball is hit with medium speed, and it demonstrates the curve effect when the ball is hit hard. Use the 30 degree rule to determine cue ball direction.
What to do with the canisters of tennis balls gathering dust in your garage? If playing tennis is no longer your passion and you don't have any dogs to play catch with, don't give away your tennis balls just yet—tennis balls happen to have many practical, non-sport uses that can help with your laundry, gardening, back massage needs and more.
You will need to have the correct grip on the baseball to have accurate and consistent pitching abilities. Arrange your fingers in proper positioning and throw at a consistent speed when warming up and practicing pitching.
In the game of baseball, what the umpire says, goes. He determines if you're safe or out, if a ball's a strike or a ball. But there's more to being an umpire than just calling the shots. Take a look at this instructional video and learn field umpire mechanics. Learn field umpire mechanics.
This video crocheting tutorial follows a pattern to make a small ball. It not only illustrates how to follow pattern directions, but it also shows how to use stitch markers, right vs. wrong side, stuffing, and binding off. Learn how to crochet in the Japanese amigurumi style by watching this instructional video. Crochet a Japanese amigurumi ball.
Practice your footwork by learning these 4 basic methods of getting a soccer ball off the ground. Lift a soccer ball using only your feet.
Learn how to turn cotton balls into smokeless gunpowder with high school chemistry teacher Chris Schrempp. Turn cotton balls into smokeless gunpowder.
Get the ball under control so you can shoot, pass or dribble. These easy techniques will help you practice. Control a bouncing soccer ball.
These tasty little popcorn treats resembling brains are easy to make and lots of fun. Impress the little ones with your food humor. Taste this Marshmallow and Popcorn Brain Balls recipe. Make marshmallow and popcorn brain balls.
In this example the left English is used to create an angled kick pool shot. In other words, the cue ball is hit off center in order to cause the object ball to deflect off the rail at a wider than normal angle to hit a blocked ball. Create an angled kick shot in pool using English.
A Yummy cheese balls recipe for all occasions served either hot or cold. Preparation time is 40 minutes, cooking time is 25 minutes. Make cheese balls.
Baron Brunton and VideoJug demonstrate how to make a Blue Balls cocktail -- a delicious and refreshing cocktail for any occasion. A mixture of light rum, blue curacao, and a strong helping of raspberry syrup. First, crush ice and add to blender, then add the rum and raspberry syrup. Then blend on low and garnish. Make a Blue Balls cocktail.
This video will teach you how to strike a soccer ball so that it will curve. This technique is particularly useful for corner kicks and may also be known as an inswinger. Strike a soccer ball so that it will curve.
Trish Horrington shows how to make a ball of flowers with an oasis. Tools and equipment subtitled are helpful in arranging these carnations. Cutting the stems at an angle allows for best water absorption. Make a ball of flowers with an oasis.
Rickard Strongert explains that to hit a golf ball between your legs, the club you should use is an iron. You should also keep a narrow stance and lift your left leg at the start of the down swing. Start off slowly, but in time you will be impressing all of your golfing buddies. Hit a golf ball between your legs.
Rickard Strongert explains that to slice the golf ball, you must move your left hand under the club, so that your grip will be weak. You also should aim off-target and protect the right hand side. Slice the golf ball.
This video demonstrates a shot from the film "Pool Hall Junkies" and involves hitting the cue ball off center with a medium stroke. The object ball then banks off the rail into other balls, deflects off those and goes into the pocket. Make a double bank shot.
Eating fire is a guaranteed method of not only impressing an entire room, but also instantly settling any questions as to whether or not you're a complete and total stone cold BAD ASS. When you can casually whip this trick out in a bar, you're not only going to get your drinks bought for you for the rest of the night, but at least three phone numbers scrawled on the backs of napkins.
I guess it takes the designer to explain, but it's the altitude that's affecting the unpredictable movement on the ball, not the ball itself. Defending himself, he says the ball's been around since December and no one's complained until now. I know it's a problem in Jo'Burg and Nelspruit (highest venue in WC history). But Cape Town's at sea level, does anyone know if the problem exists there?
In this sports video tutorial, Adrian Heath, Head Coach of Austin Aztex explains how to defend a soccer corner kick. Corner is awarded to the opponent when the ball goes over the goal line after touching a defender. If the ball is close to the goal post, the goal keeper catches the ball. In case the ball is kicked wide of the goal post and lands in the penalty area, a defender kicks the ball out over the side line or passes to another member of the defending team. If the ball is directed slig...
If you are looking for a different exercise to work the back muscles, try the med ball pullover. The largest muscle in the back is scientifically known as the latissimus dorsi. You might see it referred to as the "lats" or "wings." The lats are used any time you pull something. For example, when you open a fridge or a car door, you are primarily using your lat muscles.
Looking up too early. There is a common misconception among golfers that looking up too early leads to topping the ball. Videojug golf ace Rickard Strongert explains why this idea exists, and the real causes of topping the ball. Stop topping the ball in golf.
This how to is to teach your dog to hold it's ball in it's mouth for a short time Step 1: Ball/Treats
In this video software tutorial, we learn how to create a bouncing golf ball, basketball and ball filled partly with water within Blender 2.5. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular 3D modeling program or a seasoned graphic artist just interested in better acquainting yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this free video tutorial. For more information, including detailed instructions, take a look. Animate three different types of balls in Blender 2.5.
Duplex Poo Drop: Cut a hole in an upper level floor. Cover the hole in saran wrap, staple the saran wrap around the edge, cover the hole with an area rug, walk someone into the hole, don't worry about injury, put a teaming pile of crap below to break the fall.
Forearm stands are one of the toughest poses to do since it requires both strength and balance. When you lean you belly on an exercise ball, it supports your weight so you can get the feeling of what it's like to be balancing on your forearms. Watch this yoga how to video tutorial to learn how to use a medicine ball to help you perfect the forearm stand. Use a medicine ball for a yoga forearm stand.
Yoga offers great exercises that help stretch your entire body. One particular pose that is especially helpful for stretching your back is the camel pose. If it is too extreme for your back try using a medicine ball. This yoga how-to video tutorial demonstrates how to use an exercise ball to stretch your back with this extreme version of a yoga camel pose. Practice the yoga camel pose on a medicine ball.
These instructional animated slides teach you how to easily fold a paper glove and ball for baseball. Learn how to use the Japanese art of origami to make your own ball and glove. Use the start, stop, forward and back buttons to easily follow along. You can also speed up the instructional origami video if it is going too slow. Very cool Japanese origami how-to video! Origami a Japanese paper ball and glove for baseball.
Creative Cow Leader Jeff Bellune demonstrates how to use the tools available in particleIllusion and After Effects to get a particle emitter source to track an element in a video clip. Part One details how to animate the Layer Offset in particleIllusion to eliminate motion in the clip that is caused by movement of the camera that filmed the scene. Part Two concerns the animation of the emitter itself so that it accurately tracks the video element. art Three shows how to mask the emitter layer...
Buddy Mason demonstrates how to grip the ball to bowl offspin for the game cricket. The seam turns from horizontal to vertical in the grip and the middle joints of the index, middle, and third fingers should be spread across the seam. You rotate the ball from your forefinger to your third finger. A good spinner can be the difference maker in your team, and offspin is the most popular spin type. Grip the ball to bowl offspin.
This video is a demonstration of how to perform the Cup and Balls trick by Christian Lee. You will need: 3 cups, a napkin and of course...magic. This age old magic trick has befuddled pub crawlers for years. The trick revolves around a hidden ball. Find out more in this informative and entertaining video! Perform the cup and balls magic trick.
I'm somewhat of a skeptic when it comes to the "advantages" (the quotation marks should indicate the tone I'm taking) of a new ball. What's wrong with having a man made ball with slight imperfections and differences? So much of the game depends on the moment (of truth or shame) and everything leading up to it anyways, that to bring technology into different areas of the sport seems like tiny steps into that ever looming 5th referee and instant replays that will take the human factor out of th...
The ball weave is great for the core. This exercise looks flashy, but in reality, your abs are in a static position the whole time. There is very little movement in the midsection. The ball weave is easy perform, but it does require some coordination.
This video demonstrates how to pocket the object ball (in this case, the 8 ball), by letting the cue ball deflect off two rails. It is necessary for the cue ball to follow the imaginary parallel lines leading from these rails to the object ball. This shot is useful for when traditional shot lines are blocked. Make a kick shot using the 2 rail parallel line method.
Throw a giant bob for apples challenge in a pool. Tie everyone's arms to their sides and dress them up like mermaids, tails, bikinis and all. Give them a giant scuba flipper.
To start with I added 3 blind folded guys inside a place where they cant escape, Their gonna get hit with balloons filled with pee. The rule of the game is who ever gets to hit them 10 times is the winner, all the fun without the danger.
In the 1970s, Dutch legend Johan Cruyff invented a soccer trick called the Cruyuff turn, which tricks the defender into thinking you're about to pass or cross the ball. Instead of doing either, you drag the ball behind you to keep dribbling towards your destination. Successful football skills are all about how you can trick your opponent with footwork and body gestures, so get moving with this effective soccer trick!
Because soccer players strike the ball into the goal with quick speed, the goalkeepers have to be even faster in order to prevent a score. With such agile goalkeepers, however, how do soccer stars manage to get a goal in at all?