THE CHI BALL REVOLUTION
Play Chi Ball was started by us, Mike and Bradley. We're two buddies from the Pacific Northwest that believe that friends, fun and play in the great outdoors are recipes for living a good life.
Play Chi Ball started as a way to pass the time while hanging out or waiting for friends to show up, but has grown into a local movement of Chi Ballers who are passionate about moving, playing and creating community — anywhere we are!
Chi Ball is a vehicle for finding the flow state and getting lost in the moment. This little handwoven ball is also a symbol for friendship, connection, collaboration and enjoying the heck out of life with friends; new and old.
Need a reason to play everyday? Welcome to the Chi Ball Revolution!
What's up with the ball?
What's up with the ball?
Each Chi Ball is hand woven out of sustainably grown and harvested natural materials.
Chi Balls are lightweight, durable, and minimalist at heart—no plastic, bulky accessories, or breakable parts here.
And when you're done with your Chi Ball, pass it along to your friends or place it in the compost bin where it will return to the soil from which it came.
Chi Ball can be played anytime, anywhere and all you need is a ball and another person.
The origins of Chi Ball began in the late 70’s on Maui with an amazing wizard named Phil and a Tai Chi master who use to play, originally using a tennis ball. They called it ‘frapping’.
The game slowly spread from one Chi-Baller to the next until, eventually, Bradley learned it from two hippies in the middle of the Arizona desert at a hot spring retreat.
He instantly fell in love with the game (as do most people who play for the first time) and then serendipitously found a Chi Ball under his house not long after (and there are no coincidences). So from that day forward, he has been sharing Chi Ball with anyone and everyone he met, as well as creating the Chi Ballers Code and rules for competitive play.
Mike was one of those Chi Ballers who fell in love with the game. We teamed up to share this fun, playful sport with as many Chi Ballers as we can. Whether it's at the beach or in the park, strangers can't help but come up to ask "What is that game?" before inevitably falling in love with playing Chi Ball as well.
Chi Ball’s Origins Story?
Even though Chi Ball is a collaborative game played with two or more people, there is a competitive version. Teams race to 100 or 500 hits; if the ball hits the ground, you lose 10 points. If the ball bounces once but you keep the rally going, you only lose 5 points.
This style of Chi Ball is very fast and very fun! We call this “Going into the Chi Zone!”
The official world record stands at 100 hits in 49.03 seconds by Bradley T. Morris & Isun Skelhorn.
Think you can beat the record? Play Chi Ball today!
How to play competitive
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