How to make your own medicine ball

Step 4 Add some grip, and you're done!

I found out quickly that duct tape became very slippery after only a few throws,
or a few exercise repetitions.
To solve the problem, I bought a 3 pack of cloth hockey tape from a sporting goods store.
Following the same method of taping that I used with the duct tape in the previous step,
I covered the ball in 3 layers of hockey tape.
The layers go in opposing directions so that even if the tape does start to peel,
only the top layer can peel.
Once you've got your cloth tape on, you're done!

Your very own medicine ball, for a small fraction of the cost of buying one!
The heavier you go with the ball, the more money you essentially saved.
Heavy medicine balls can be upwards of $80 depending on where you buy.
And good luck even finding some of the medicine balls above 12 lbs or so.

Comments

[kelsium]

Thanks for the great instructable. I have been looking for a cheap medicine ball and this is perfect.