Flags For Tracking Training

[MolassesLass]

I need some flags for training and I've seen some corner flags (for soccer) online that would do the job but they are around $70 for 4. Where did you buy flags or how did you make your own?

[wylie]

Much easier to make your own.

Dowel lengths in 10 -12 inch peices.

Bright material cut into triangles. Use a staple gun to attach to the dowel

Long nails for the bottom of the dowels. You will need an angle grinder tho to take off the head once they have been hammered in.

All set to go then

[Gamby]

Hi Molassaslass

How big do you want the flags?

Small ones can be Scewers with coloured ribbons tied to the top or Yellow plastic Tent Pegs from any camping store or KMart

Electric fence poles.

Garden Bamboo stakes

Plastic poles with something stuck in the end so they can be pushed into the ground.

If you are just starting out then the scewers or yellow tent pegs will do so long as you tie some coloured ribbon, builders tape (from bunnings) on the top of them so they stand out on the ground.

The coloured ribbons or Flags made out of some bright material canb e added to the electric fence poles or Garden bamboo stakes.

Maybe the Garden stakes are not the right things in this terrible drought season, they work well when the ground is soft.

The dowel with a nail in one end is very good also.

Personal choice situation.

Happy Tracking

[weisnjac]

I use wire rod, Bend the top to make a loop and tie on some bright ribbon or material. East to get in the ground and cheap too

[MolassesLass]

Thanks peeps. Making them sounds so easy I'm embarassed I had to ask, I guess I was hoping for the lazy, buy them, solution.

I'm not a fan of bending over and don't own an angle grinder so I've bought some 1.2m dowel and big nails. I'm drilling holes then glueing the nails into the dowel. Will fence paint to preserve the wood and thumb-tack a flag on top.

Will try and remember to post pictures when I'm done.