I personally have not trained much with indian clubs and I do not know all the techniques and swings that can be done with them.  The more I have been doing and learning about them; the more I am liking them.

Probably the biggest problem I have with them is the cost.  They are very expensive and I just could not justify the cost to buy a pair.  So I made myself some!

I went to Wal-mart and looked through the kids toys section and found these small hard plastic bats that were covered in this spongy foam; but they seemed to be the perfect size I was looking for.  They were only $5.00 each and I figured what do I have to loose.  If they don’t work out, then my kids just got two new bats to play with.

What I did was; I drilled a semi-small hole in the end of the bat at the handle.  The hole was just big enough to sift sand down into the bat.  I filled the bat up with sand until I had about 1.5-2 inches until it would have been filled.  I the took “Great Stuff” gap/insulation filler and sprayed it into the end of the bat.  This stuff IS “great”.  It expands to fill in all the gaps; this way the sand will not be able to leave the bat through the hole and make a mess.  I let the stuff dry over night and the next day I was swinging.

The bats work great.  To be honest, better than I thought they would.  Now I have to learn more about all the different movements that are involved in training with them.  I feel great working with them; especially in my shoulders.

I would recommend making a pair of them for yourself and give them a try.  They may not be for everybody, but you should not knock it until you try it.  If you make a pair; let me know what you think of them.  So far for me they have been a positive addition to my training tools.

Hope that helps!

To your health,

Jerry