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milan
May-14-09, 03:37 PM
In many videos, ive seen people using something that looks like a swiss (gym) ball burried in sand at the beach. Is that a gym ball or something else?
alpha7158
May-14-09, 03:38 PM
It is a boy. As in one of those things that floats out at sea and that you can tie boats to.

spelled boi maybee?
Khaos
May-14-09, 03:43 PM
its not a buoy its a gym ball as in the exercise balls well thats what we use
KyleSkelly
May-14-09, 03:43 PM
It is a boy. As in one of those things that floats out at sea and that you can tie boats to.

spelled boi maybee?

Not always, some people burry an exercise ball(fitball) i believe.
Locke
May-14-09, 03:50 PM
Americans pronounce buoy so wierd, like "boo-ee" \o/
Birch
May-14-09, 04:53 PM
Americans pronounce buoy so wierd, like "boo-ee" \o/
That's how it is pronounced...
People here are still too lazy so they say 'boy'
GYM BALL FTW
Ryan Murray
May-14-09, 06:10 PM
The guys in Spain use a buoy. All other ones I've seen have been exercise balls as far as I know.
Megabuster
May-14-09, 06:24 PM
It is a boy. As in one of those things that floats out at sea and that you can tie boats to.

spelled boi maybee?

I seriously thought you meant boy as a joke. I guess buoy could seem like "boo-oy", but boy seems a bit wacky. :wink:

The actual pronunciation seems a bit French since the "oy" sounds like "oi" in "oi oi" (assuming I'm even spelling it right to begin with). English is just a weird language with all these random connections to other languages. As for the main topic, I've wondered this myself, but never bothered to check.
Churoflip
May-14-09, 09:22 PM
Its called swiss ball
tantau
May-15-09, 12:45 AM
no, it comes from the word buoyancy.
alpha7158
May-15-09, 01:01 AM
its not a buoy its a gym ball as in the exercise balls well thats what we use
The time we did it we used a buoy.
blueandviolet
May-15-09, 01:18 AM
isnt it a half of the gym ball? cuz in our gym we got a gym ball and also half of the gym ball.
Khaos
May-15-09, 02:16 AM
The time we did it we used a buoy.

really how did that work for you, you should use a fitness ball then write up a comparison =]
alpha7158
May-15-09, 02:28 AM
really how did that work for you, you should use a fitness ball then write up a comparison =]
It was cool. We all used it at devon 08. It feels heavy duty, I think if we used an exercise ball I'd be scared that it would pop.

I'm going to try it with a baby too!
Khaos
May-15-09, 02:34 AM
get some layex spray and coat the baby in it that way you dont slip on its silky smooth skin

hmmm next time i'm at the beach i will have to try getting a buoy, dont worry about fitness balls poppin if you get a good quality one they have no chance of doing so
alpha7158
May-15-09, 02:46 AM
get some layex spray and coat the baby in it that way you dont slip on its silky smooth skin

hmmm next time i'm at the beach i will have to try getting a buoy, dont worry about fitness balls poppin if you get a good quality one they have no chance of doing so
yeah I supposed that they are designed to take a persons weight.
Could you imaging doing it with one of those massive zorb balls! Or maybe a tennis ball!
Carl!
May-15-09, 02:58 AM
I so gotta try this!

How much are these excersise balls?
Khaos
May-15-09, 02:59 AM
like £3 or something they are dead cheap :smile:
Ryan Murray
May-15-09, 11:04 AM
isnt it a half of the gym ball? cuz in our gym we got a gym ball and also half of the gym ball.

Like a bosu ball?

http://www.getfitsource.com/images/BOSU_Ball_3.jpg

I've always wondered if that would work, but I think it would be hard to secure in sand. Maybe in some other environment?
Bozzy
May-15-09, 11:14 AM
It would move in the sand though if you dig the appropriate size hole on grass it would be amazing
Lloydy?!
May-15-09, 07:42 PM
we use this all the time. we use a fitball. costed $100. Greatest investment ever. we know it wont pop coz there is no way any of us could inflict 500 pounds of dynamic pressure to the ball. it doesnt move around in sand because when you dig the hole unlessthe dimensions of the hole are perfect there will be a slight air pocket. the sand will then form a seal around the ball level with the ground therefore creating a vacuum with that air pocket so it wont move. this also tends to make it rather difficult to remove from the sand afterwards tho
Birch
May-15-09, 07:45 PM
Like a bosu ball?

http://www.getfitsource.com/images/BOSU_Ball_3.jpg

I've always wondered if that would work, but I think it would be hard to secure in sand. Maybe in some other environment?
Bosu's would not work, they have a very small air release, so when you jump on them they go flat.
liam
May-15-09, 07:47 PM
In Melbourne, we use a $5 fitball.


Don't pay a hundred dollars, and for the love of your god, where the hell do you find a buoy?
DarKoren
May-16-09, 06:01 AM
Ya we have one of those its extremely fun XD
thats a fitness ball that we bury 3/4 of it in the sand..
Bozzy
May-16-09, 06:23 AM
In Melbourne, we use a $5 fitball.


Don't pay a hundred dollars, and for the love of your god, where the hell do you find a buoy?

Im pretty sure joe had one at his house, you could swim out or nick on from somewhere i guess haha