What size hurl do you use?

wanabe

Hey guys!
Was just chatting wit d boys in training this morning and the subject of hurley sizes came up!
I hav used everything from 36" to 32" myself since turned senior.

Currently playing center forward.
I'm 5ft 11"
Using 33" hurl

Whats every body else playing with?
Please incudle playing position and height for comparisons.
cheers,
J.P

happygoose

Quite short, ya know King Henry uses a 37", but he's 6'3".

Corner back, 5'10" use a 35".

nice_guy80

corner back. 5ft 10. 34". reduced it from a 35" and has improved striking and touch due to lighter hurley

rower2K8

full back 6 1 and useing a 35

happygoose

Do ya play for The Rower? Paul Flood still playin down there?

portumna

5'10" Full Back use a 36" hurl,

ontheditch

centre/full forward, 6ft 2". size 35".

See attached link on study doen on hurley sizes
http://www.dublincamogie.ie/Hurley_Size/Default.296.html

entropi

5'9" left corner forward using a 34" hurley. Bit heavier than i'd prefer but once i connect it flies like a bullet:) Works out good if i have to pull hard on the corner back too;)

Jugs82

Full Back 6ft - 34"

An Citeog

Wing/corner back, 6'1" and normally use a 35" but the one I'm using at the moment is a 36". It's a nice weight though so I don't mind it.

dewsbury

Hannah (aged 10 & a half) uses a 26" ! Tiny even for her age.

Good little player tho! Best on the team ??

Coach always recommended that the kids could control the smaller hurl better and would become better players as a result.

jordainius

Bench warmer:( 36" 5ft10"

JamieK

Corner/Wing Forward. Extremely light 33" as I like to run with the ball!

And I'm 5ft10"...very light also! :P

siobhanmcgg

I'm a 5foot 5 corner forward playing with a 34",I was playing with a 35" up until this year! Far too big for a little one like myself!

teddy ked

wanabe wrote: »

Hey guys!
Was just chatting wit d boys in training this morning and the subject of hurley sizes came up!
I hav used everything from 36" to 32" myself since turned senior.

Currently playing center forward.
I'm 5ft 11"
Using 33" hurl

Whats every body else playing with?
Please incudle playing position and height for comparisons.
cheers,
J.P

i use a 36in . 1m 6ft 1in and play full forward

yahoo_moe

I'm 5'9", playing corner-forward and I use a 35".

Been wondering for a while about dropping down to 34" though (I didn't play from age 15 till I came back aged 24 last year, so it seemed to make sense to take a bigger size than I had back then) so some good food for thought here...

cson

Based on my recent glorious return to hurling here in Chicago on the J1;

6'2" using a 35

Thinking bout getting a longer one sent over, I'm finding hard to get to the bottom of the ball striking on the ground. Probably just me though not having hurling a good few years.

Gaelic Park is unreal too btw, a must for anyone visiting Chicago who plays GAA.

waterford1988

Play on goal im 6ft and use a 35". Couldn't imagine using a bigger one.

suitcasepink

5ft 6 back, very light 31"
oh btw im not that much of a dwarf im only a teen

grenache

I'm 5'9, of slim build and very good looking I play left half back. As for what size hurley, i used to carry a 36'' but found it to be very heavy and cumbersum, its an O'Connor hurley so its got a big boss. The 34'' i found a bit too short so i've been using a 35'' for a while now.

*I also wear a Mycro helmet with a guard to protect my boyish good looks

Deise Tom

Never had the chance to play the game i would have loved to.

morcheen k

what is the excact measuring point? is it to under the top of the stop?

suitcasepink

grenache wrote: »

I'm 5'9, of slim build and very good looking

*I also wear a Mycro helmet with a guard to protect my boyish good looks

Lol

sinabhfuil

The measuring point I was told about when i was younger was the length of the hurley to the hip bone. Heard Paudie Butler saying that you should line hurley up along leg and however far down your hand reaches that should be the handle of the hurley. Does that make sense?

Wing/corner back 5 10 34/35. would use 34 if in the corner to make it harder to get blocked/hooked. Have to bend the knees a little more when striking on the ground though. Would use 35 on wing to launch balls and to have a pop at the posts from distance.

Deise Tom

I was told by someone before that it should be you inside leg plus one or two inches, depending if you like a shorter hurley or not.

morcheen k

sinabhfuil wrote: »

The measuring point I was told about when i was younger was the length of the hurley to the hip bone. Heard Paudie Butler saying that you should line hurley up along leg and however far down your hand reaches that should be the handle of the hurley. Does that make sense?

my old man used to say the same thing about the hip bone,i have one of his old hurleys from the mid 70's and it measures *37" and he was only 5'7" tall. so seems long compared to what people use these days.the game was brutal in those days round london !!

tuliphead

5'9'' and use a 34'' hurl, but noticed a falconer i bought that was marked as a 34'' is actually a 33' and find it very comfortable so!!!!! feels "tidier" when i play wit it!

rebel girl 15

the method for measuring hurleys for young children is from where their hand goes down.

When I'm checking measurement, I ask the kids to stand like soldiers, straight with their hands down by their sides. The top of the handle (where the hurley grip normally starts, not the nobby bit) should fit into their hand, shouldn't be longer than that. Thats for length, then for weight, they should be able to hold the hurley out for 30 seconds holding it comfortably. Don't do it by the hip, because when you are swinging to play the ball, especially on the ground, the elbow is nearly straight, and if the hurley is too long (by measuring it at the hip) the child will hit the ground and not the ball, and then slide their hands down the handle to hit the ball, and the top of the handle of the hurley will jab into their stomachs. The smaller the hurley, the better it is for getting the skills right, especially when they are young.

For older players, the hurley should be measured the same way, but can go longer - not too long though! Forwards generally prefer a smaller, lighter hurley to get the shots away without being hooked, backs prefer a slightly longer one, to be able to hook forwards. At older levels, it is a matter of preference, but I know a camogie team that changed their hurleys from 33's & 34's to 32's and 33's and won their first ever county, because the skill were sharper with the smaller hurley. I've seen the difference at younger level of the correct size hurley, does wonders for children.

soccymonster

33" . Not great with heights but im around 5'8-ish.

Power-surge

5'9 33" hurl, wing forward

HHH

5'11" height, 35" hurley, wing back/centre back

shiv_182

5'3, full back. I used a 36 o'Connor hurl for years till just a few months ago, but now I use a 34 Star and it's way better.

09828

I SOMETIMES USE 34"

enda1

6'1" and use 35" hurley.