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[[Category:Games]]
Capball is the general term for any organized sport that uses the flicking (or 'finger-slinging') of plastic caps as a major component. These sports can take a number of different forms, usually depending on the type of cap and field of play available, as well as the number of participants.
Capball is usually played with [http://gero.hiho.jp/caps8/cap734.jpg orange Gatorade] or [http://www.cornerstonebranding.com/site/portfolio/portifoliopics/CCC-Powerade-On-the-Field.jpg black Powerade] caps, which fit well to the hand. Smaller plastic caps are nearly impossible to flick, and larger ones do not fly as far. The infamous [http://www.nesquik.com/images/nes_rtd_logo.jpg blue NesQuik cap] can be finger-slung, but with reduced arc, speed, and distance.
In Capball's first year at Williams ([http://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php/Sage_Hall [Sage Hall]] basement-style Capball), the sport often took on a hybrid baseball form, in which [http://www.fordogtrainer.com/pics/agitation-stick/bamboo-agitation-stick/bamboo-agitation-stick-schutzhund-stick-bamboo-agitation.jpg bamboo ], [http://common.weblogsinc.com/common/images/4585937625971248.JPG?0.296969483558135 broken crutch,] and [http://www.trincoll.edu/~kclark2/images/Jill's%20Monkey%20Face.jpg massive, erect penises] were swung at the projectile cap. [http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/pic?id=2356 Pocius '06] tended to swivel--that is, swing --and miss a lot.
[http://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php/Mission Mission Park]-style Capball, or Extreme EliminationE[http://www.williams.edu/Religion/ limin]ation, involved stopping projectivle projectile caps with one's hands, and thus encouraged the use of Fischler '06's celebrated "Scooby Gloves." Gloves of [http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/01-Feb-2003/532-coldweather_glove.jpg this type] allow for maximum comfort and control. In the specific case of Fischler's gloves (which have never been photographed), coolness of apparel played a signficant role in the game itself. O'Hanlon '06, in particular, found himself fearful of the Scooby emblem emblazoned on their backs, sometimes retreating to his room in response to the gloves' [http://www.virgin.net/lifestyle/celebrity/galleries/chipofftheoldblock/pix/06_main.jpg overwhelming sheen].
== Rules of the Game ==
Jon O'Hanlon '06 introduced a variation on this method, with a '''modified sidearm approach'''. To accomplish greater velocity with decent accuracy, sling the cap from the side of your waist, taking care to keep the cap reasonably level. '''Remember that once in the air, a cap moves much like a frisbee. (For instance: if tilted down to its right, the cap will dive in that direction.) Long-distance flicks should be attempted with the cap's flat top parallel to the ground. '''
A revolution in capball technique happened with the entrance of Ali Moiz '06 into the game during the [[Winter Study ]] of 2003. In his first game of capball, Moiz rejected the outward flick technique, instead pioneering the now-popular '''Moiz sidearm motion''', or "[http://www.fherrgen.de/Down/Klima/kl-asien/Karachi.GIF Karachi Kurve]." Gripping the cap in the crook of his index finger, Moiz fired off a high velocity, forward-tumbling sidearm that rolled off the top of his finger and whizzed by batter [[Colin Yee '06]]. Yee would later report that he had never seen a cap move that fast before, attempting to excuse his poor [http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAmoselZ.JPG batting average] for the night. The 'Moiz sidearm' is more of a toss than a flick and as such is considerably [http://chemrightlabs.com/Prec-Inaccurate.jpg less accurate] than the traditional flick. However, that deficiency is often more than made up for by sheer velocity, making a skilled Moiz sidearmer a highly valuable capball commodity.
Some capballers have experimented with variations on the traditional flick, including the highly unorthodox "upside-down cap" method. Sources report that the method has met with some success, imparting a devastating twisting motion onto the cap. If fully parallel but upside-down, the cap should sink.
