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Football Pop Up Dummy: You Won’t Believe this NFL Alternative
Stand up tackling dummies have long been a staple on the football field. Some of the biggest brands (Fisher, Gilman, Rae Crowther) can be pretty pricey. Even youth and used models aren’t cheap – sometimes priced as high as $500.
Pop Up Dummy Uses
Often the dummy gets used for tackling drills, or placing it behind an o-lineman to simulate a quarterback. Perhaps the most entertaining drill to watch is 1 on 1s with a tackling dummy as the goal.
Using a stationary dummy for blocking drills does a poor job of simulating lineman blocks, mainly because a blocker or rusher is never stationary.
Introducing The Krausko Colt
High Schools, D1 colleges and NFL teams are now using The Colt. The Colts excels as a piece of training equipment because it’s built on the premises that your opponent on the football field is never stationary.
On Peace Treaties and Practicing Hard
The reality of straight 1 on 1 drills is your kids rarely want to replicate the violence of real football. You line them up against each other and they will go through the motions, but they (understandably) don’t want the bruised forearms and wear-and-tear of a real matchup.
The Colt Blocking Pad with Arms allows a player to strike non-stationary arms, teaching them to keep the opponents' hands off them at real-time speed. Muscle memory doesn’t train at walkthrough speeds.
Cheaper than Used Pop Up Dummies vs. Looking Pretty vs. Better Players
The Colt was developed and sold by real football coaches. Programs like Notre Dame and Missouri have substantial budgets to work with. Most high school and smaller colleges are worried about the money. Many of these programs are willing to spend $20,000 or more on uniforms because looking good is more important than player development or winning football games. Right?