Homemade Light Weight Mace/Heavy Indian Club Part II
07. Aug, 2009 
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This is Part II of the video I posted recently in which I made an indian club with a plastic bat, sand, and gap filler. This piece of homemade equipment cost me almost nothing and has already been a useful and productive training tool. My shoulders have really been feeling good by using it. Check out the video as I show you a couple of exercises that I have been doing for a little over a week. If you have any questions or thoughts about this project please post me a comment. I am currently on the look out for a plastic set of bowling pins to make a few sets of light weight indian clubs using the same methods as in these videos.
Great idea! How many lbs of sand did you put in the bat?
MarkFu,
Thanks for the comment. I have not weighted the bat; But I am guessing the bat might weight between 8-10 lbs. I have been experimenting with it and some of the movements that are typically done with Indian clubs. I think the bat is a little heavy for some of the new movements that I am learning. I plan to make some lighter ones. I am looking for a plastic bowling ball and pin set. I think the plastic bowling pins will workout great. I am hoping to make 3 pairs at 1 lb, 2 lbs, and 3 lbs. I will let everyone know how they turn out.
Thank you, great stuff.
What brand is the gap filler?
Good luck on the bowling pins, let us know how it goes.
excellent advice, most items of kit cost a small fortune, and then you gotta add on the postage etc. most gyms do not even have kettlebells let alone indian clubs. perhaps they are seen as old school?
i will be making two of these, perhaps a visit to toys r us?
thank you kept up the good work
Thanks for the comment brother! The bat works great but just make sure that the bat is very hard plastic. There are two types of plastic bats that I have found. The lighter weight plastic ones will not hold up well over time.
Good effort, but its too heavy! You can’t do flexibility and Strength together. The Indian club can be deceptive. Lift it, looks easy. Start swinging it, you know!
Anil,
You are totally correct. As an indian club, this turned out to be a bit to heavy. It leans a little more towards a short light weight mace. I just recently made two light weight homemade indian clubs out of smaller bats. They weight no more than 2 pounds each and have been working much better. I do not have a lot of experience with indian clubs but I have been playing around and learning some of the swinging techniques. I am liking it more each time I use them. I might post a follow up video showing how I made the lighter ones. Thanks for the comment!