@ByronYork @jasoninthehouse @James3940 Everything you need to know about the "K" ball: http://www.chargers.com/news/article-1/K-ball-provides-equal-footing-/9c71ddb9-5e65-47ce-8651-e0689f6236b9 …
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@TimDroogsma Thanks. So why are K balls protected like the nuclear codes and other balls not? Article says kickers just adapt... -
@ByronYork More important to have standardized for kicking. Here's more info from kickers. http://kickology.blogspot.com/2009/12/dreaded-k-ball.html …
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@ByronYork@jasoninthehouse@James3940 3) in college while flopping in NFL when forced to use regular game NFL footballs.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Same ball, the game balls are conditioned by the teams, the kicking balls by the refs for uniformity
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@ByronYork@jasoninthehouse@James3940 Quarterback football gets roughed up and dirtied for better grip. Kicker ball sleek surface#NFLThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@ByronYork@jasoninthehouse@James3940 given the score, how in earth is this an issue and I'm a jet fanThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@ByronYork@jasoninthehouse@James3940 2) to "inflated" field goal records. Russell Erxleben of Saints was notable example. Kicked 67 yrd FGThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@ByronYork@jasoninthehouse@James3940 1) Don't think that's true. Years ago college kickers often used their own special footballs leadingThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@ByronYork Think Equip. issues are only a problem in NFL? Imagine the PGA? "Shhhh..McElroy has a new Driver"?#DeflateGateThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Game balls are handled by team employees for at least 2 hrs before kickoff and through entire game.
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once K-ball Coordinator has them, only he gets them on the field during the game.
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Refs take about 30 min and scuff up the balls, inflate and checked over,
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@ByronYork Kicking footballs are brand-new-straight-from-the-manufactuer footballs. They are stiffer and therefore harder to kick.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@ByronYork@jasoninthehouse@James3940 Apperently kicker's ball is not rubbed down as much, much more slippery.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Kicking balls new and unconditioned, they are in posession of an NFL employee the entire game
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game balls are checked pregame by refs and returned to teams 2 hrs before kickoff
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@ByronYork@jasoninthehouse@James3940 Another query. How much pressure did the footballs the Colts used have?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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