Static electricity shocks! Help!

[clarnibass]

Hello

I am looking to buy a basketball and I have a problem which I thought maybe someone also experienced and found some solution.

I remembered that a few times when we played with certain balls I got shocks from static electricity. That was never a problem in the last few years and the balls we used were usually regular ones from Spalding (most likely synthetic leather).

I went to a store a couple of days ago to buy a ball, tried one from Spalding. After a few dribbles I touched someone and we both got a huge shock. I tried a different ball for a few dribbles, and again got a huge shock. At that point I didn't want to try any more balls.

Is it possible that the type of ball causes this? The floor there might be also a reason, plus the weather, and that I get these more than others. I think a sythetic ball would cause it much more than leather, but real leather balls are A LOT more expensive.

Any advice on this?

Thanks!

P.S. Forgive my English, it is not my first language.

go fly away.

far far away, and dont get in contact with any balls.
You could cause some serious damage!

[loot]

Originally Posted by clarnibass

I went to a store a couple of days ago to buy a ball, tried one from Spalding. After a few dribbles I touched someone and we both got a huge shock. I tried a different ball for a few dribbles, and again got a huge shock. At that point I didn't want to try any more balls.

Well, when I came home from school my head started to get really hot. So I drank some cold water, but it didn't do nothing. So I laid in the bathtub for a while, but then I realized that it was my hair that was making my head hot. So I went into my kitchen and I shaved it all off. I don't want anyone to see.