Can we at least all agree . . .

[Wind Gypsy]

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The turbo made a kid feel like he could sling like Elway. WTH is an Itza? Must have been a bit before my time.

Turbo is definitely the best. Vortex if i recall correctly was a dart and a hang glider in one package.

 

[SwaggyD]

I remember playing catch in the streets at night with the whistle nerf ones. Absolutely awesome. You would try to throw it above the street lights so you buddy couldn't see it and it would whistle straight at his head. ha ha. Great times.

 

[VikingsGuy]

I remember playing catch in the streets at night with the whistle nerf ones. Absolutely awesome. You would try to throw it above the street lights so you buddy couldn't see it and it would whistle straight at his head. ha ha. Great times.

Several of these posts have alluded to our childhoods' as having a strong "lord of the flies" vibe - to which I concur.

 

[Nameless Range]

That back in the 70s and 80s the "Itzaball" footballs were far superior to Nerf footballs. There can be no serious debate.

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These precede me, sir.

 

[VikingsGuy]

These precede me, sir.

Then you must defer to my "seasoned wisdom"

 

[mtmuley]

Which one has the better BC? mtmuley

 

[SwaggyD]

Which one has the better BC? mtmuley

The whistling nerf rocket missile

 

[Brad]

That back in the 70s and 80s the "Itzaball" footballs were far superior to Nerf footballs. There can be no serious debate.

I grew up in the 60's/70's - never heard of a "Itzaball" until this thread. Really.

 

[VikingsGuy]

I grew up in the 60's/70's - never heard of a "Itzaball" until this thread. Really.

Not sure when they started - I had one from 1976-1984 or so. Maybe they were regional and it was a Midwest thing?

 

[Treeshark]

We wore out a lot of Nurf turbos back in the day. They made many kids feel like pro QBs, receivers too. Myself and my sister included.

Then one cold Christmas morning, Santa brought me a real deal NFL regulation football. We were out playing catch in the snow, and my dad uncorked a bomb to my little sister- used to the Nerf, she had no fear- until that heavy, frozen ball blew through her outstretched hands and drilled her in the forehead. Memories…

 

[madtom]

Never heard of Itzaball in southern Iowa in the 90s. Nerf country.

 

[VikingsGuy]

Never heard of Itzaball in southern Iowa in the 90s. Nerf country.

Nerf football - invented by a famous MN Viking player.

 

[madtom]

Nerf football - invented by a famous MN Viking player.

It’s pretty cool when you’re 6 and convinced your dad can throw like Joe Montana.

 

[longbow51]

I got a Wilson "The Duke" for a perfect season in HS. My daughter never made varsity lol but knew how to catch a real football. YMMV.

 

[CRJR45]

This was the Cats Meow when I was a youngster . We played baseball with them , I got plastered right in the nose on the pitchers mounds .

 

[ismith]

When I was a kid, the overwhelming sadness & disappointment during Christmases when people would give me sportsballs as gifts is the exact same feeling as I have when I open this thread.

This is the longest, shortest, dumbest and smartest sentence I have ever read in my life, pretty sure maybe.

 

[ismith]

Which one has the better BC? mtmuley

Dicksville notch..............

 

[noharleyyet]

Which one has the better BC? mtmuley

Spaulding J5V…

 

[Djfan]

Come on @VikingsGuy this website can't agree on anything!

We can all agree on that

 

[ismith]

We can all agree on that