Soft, squishy medicine balls

[Miss Lee]

Hi everybody,

I recently ordered several SPRI Xerballs to use with the new TLT DVD's. They arrived yesterday and just out of curiosity I decided to weigh them. I used a digital food scale.

I got a pair of 2 pounders to give to my FIL for his at home physical therapy so I weighed both of those. One came in at 2 lbs 1/4oz, the other weighed 2 lbs 2 3/4 oz. Has anyone else ever checked their weights for accuracy?

Michele

 

[rjroubi]

>Hi everybody,
>
>I recently ordered several SPRI Xerballs to use with the new
>TLT DVD's. They arrived yesterday and just out of curiosity I
>decided to weigh them. I used a digital food scale.
>
>I got a pair of 2 pounders to give to my FIL for his at home
>physical therapy so I weighed both of those. One came in at 2
>lbs 1/4oz, the other weighed 2 lbs 2 3/4 oz. Has anyone else
>ever checked their weights for accuracy?
>

Michele,
Hey, what's up with that?....hmmm....are you going to write them or send them back?

I just have one set of squishy balls I bought by Karen Voight eons ago ...they are supposed to be 3 lbs each and they are exactly (I checked). Now, I would be very leary to buy them from SPRI Xerballs if I were ever to buy the TLT DVDs....Interesting.

Robin

 

[Miss Lee]

Hi Robin and thanks for checking the weight on your Karen Voight med balls.

I would definitely be interested in the opinions of others here on the forum. The one that's just off by 1/4 oz didn't alarm me but I was a little miffed by the 2 3/4 oz difference. I actually think that's a pretty big difference. Think about plate mates that people use when they want to bump it up a little bit.

I think I'll give them a call.

Michele

 

[scm]

Michelle, I actually have randomly checked my weights to make sure they are what weight they are supposed to be. I have not checked my new SPRI ball though. You're right about the Plate mates. You pay a lot for that little extra weight.
Susan C.M.
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[Miss Lee]

Thanks Susan. If you happen to weigh your squishy ball please let me know if the weight is accurate.

Yes, you do pay alot for platemates, but a little bit of extra weight can make a big difference. Also, my FIL will be using the balls simultaneously so he will not be getting an even workout IMO.

Michele

 

[Miss Lee]

I called Spri and they said it's not unusual for there to be some slight variations in the weights. They are willing to refund my money so now I just need to decide if I want to return them or not. Oh crap---I hate decisions like this--LOL!!

Michele

 

[scm]

Would you have to pay to have them shipped back?
Maybe you could use a marker and indicate the actual weight, so he could alternate balls for each set.

Susan C.M.
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[Miss Lee]

You know, that thought just occurred to me as well. I'll just tell him to switch them around after each set.

The more I think about it, I guess it's not such a big deal. I just expected the weights to be accurate. It's like finding out your 10# plate actually weighs 10.5 lbs. I think Spri should amend their descriptions to read "Approximate weight". Just my 2 cents.

Michele