Crafted by hurling expert brands such as Karakal, ONeills and McKeever, you can rely on the high level of quality seen throughout our sliotar section.

A hook is a defensive tactic where a player attempts to block a full revolution of a hurl swing with their hurl from behind the other player. These hurling balls have premium quality stuff made up of faux leather, specially designed for daily hurling practice and training games. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. A 65 is awarded when a defending player hits the ball out of their own end line, the ball is brought back up the field to the 65 metre line parallel to the position where the ball was out of play. The etymology is uncertain, with some connecting it to sliabh ("mountain") and thar ("across"), after Cúchulainn's story of hitting a silver ball across a mountain.

A hand pass is when a player throws the sliotar slightly up in the air and slaps it forward with their hand.

In the USA, baseball fields and American football fields are often used for gameplay, so you’ll see 7-a-side tournaments popping up to adjust to this new pitch environment. The ball can be played on the ground or lifted in the air bringing possession of the ball up the field through a combination of passing and striking. Please allow an additional 2-5 days for personalised and customised products (this includes all club and education items). Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Camogie is an Irish stick sport played by women that’s similar to hurling, with slight differences in the rules and equipment.A hurling match begins with a throw-in where two sets of two players from either team compete shoulder-to-shoulder for the sliotar which is thrown in at ground level by the referee at the halfway mark. Defensive players may prefer heavier and longer hurls, so they can hit the ball farther with a strike. An official Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) sliotar, as used in top level hurling competitions such as the National Hurling League or the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championships is subject to strict regulations as regards its size, mass and composition.

The FORZA Hurling Balls are ideal for encouraging youth development and introducing players into a more inclusive, enjoyable playing environment. The objective of the hurling is to progress the ball up the field to score one of two ways through an H-shaped goal post: through the upright posts for 1 point, or in the net for 1 goal, which is worth 3 points.However, some clubs don’t have enough players to field an intermediate team, so it’s not always an option to play at this level. A player can hold the sliotar in their hand for up to two sets of 4 steps each before they must release it from their possession. He was selected to play in a match between South Galway and North Tipperary in February 1886 in Dublin. Wide range of hurling balls available for training and matches including wall balls, from Go Games sliotars to Senior hurling. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License and the GFDL; additional terms may apply.