no mo' SloMo. So?

In the recent topic about the commonly used 18" spinning ball being
discontinued, no one explained what was so necessary about using that
particular brand anyway. Having learned to spin ball to spin a
basketball, I never tried even the recommended kick balls that are
8.5" with an embossed cross-hatch pattern, since they seemed much too
light and super bouncy and the roughness would defeat a spin for
balance. The other commonly available play balls were even lighter,
and that to me made them impossible even for a second ball balance,
although people have said they do use them that way.

Today, I happened on two 18" playground balls, and wonder if they are
what a SloMo would be. The sales blurb at PalosSports stressed how
light and flexible they were, so that the "slow motion" was from
simple air resistance with no mass for momentum when kicked. These
are made by "Ball, Bounce & Sport, Inc" which turns out to be
Hedstrom, the makers previously of the "precious DuraGlo 12" that
David Cain treasures. I was going to try to find some specs at the
website, but the catalog link requires either a 46.6 Mb pdf download,
or a Flash system of 76 pages that never did download, so I gave up.

SO: could someone finally explain some practical details about
spinning balls of the larger sort? The ones I now have are
wonderfully rubbery, and will, much to my surprise, indeed carry a
spin, though not as long as my usual ball. The spin, however, is very
wobbly. The big ones weigh 6 oz., while a 8.5" kick ball weighs 12
oz., and the one I use is 15 oz. I have deflated a big one enough to
squeeze enough for a grip, but not yet so much as David does, since
his make a pit on his balance finger by the weight of the ball
itself.

Were SloMo's so light-weight, were they rubbery, did everyone want a
pit in them when balancing? Any info you will share will be
appreciated, thank you.

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