About

I had been swinging Indian clubs for about 10 years at this point which had been helping me stay in shape and rehab a severe arm injury. I had been using kettlebells for about 8 years, steel clubs about 6 years, Steel mace & Persian meel around 4 years, also creating my own gadas….I even had some custom wooden gadas made for my own designs. I love all of these tools but I felt there was something missing I wanted to explore so 6 years ago now I decided to create a new circular training tool that had traits of them all but with it’s own very unique feel & properties. Something I could travel with easily & carry with me anywhere in the world……...the Sandflail was born.

A tool I could carry without taking up much space or attract unwanted attention at airport security. Most importantly something I could load up heavy for a strength session but also use for recovery, restoration and joint health. I just fill up at my destination, whether that be a beach, a city, hotel or hiking in the mountains.

Fill up with sand, rice, pea gravel, steel shot, water bottles, pellets, stones, dirt……. Basically anything not too sharp.

Use it like a mace, club or kettlebell but due to construction it’s a much more dynamic and whippy experience. The non structured handle means you must keep this thing moving in its circular motion. Forcing you to keep good form. Bad form will be very evident from the jump…..this will help teach you proper swinging mechanics quickly….probably the best tool on the market for learning.

Works similar muscles to mace & clubs but in a different way, trust me you will feel it. The torque created is a good bit different and you want to start light….if you swing a 10kg mace then I recommend dropping down to 4 or 5kg with the SandFlail until your body adapts to the different stimulus. You will feel it in places that have never been hit before. Trust me if you put 12kg in a Sandflail it will be the heaviest 12kg you’ve ever felt.

As well as circular style training, If you fill these to max capacity you now have an extremely thick grip barbell/sandbag/sumtola style experience. Something a bit different. I also love to use the larger sizes in a kettlebell style, they sit in the rack really well, you can do cleans, snatches, squats, presses etc. I also like to use an empty Sandflail as resistance band handles, pull up handles & isometrics. Extremely versatile is not an understatement!

These things are guaranteed one of the most versatile tools you will ever lay your hands on. I have been using them for over 6 years and still find new movements almost daily.

I have almost two decades of creative design education and experience and I’m very proud of this product I have created. One of the most compact, lightweight and versatile products in the world.

As world renowned mace teacher Rik Brown ‘Mr Maceman’ said “The Sandflail is not here to compete with the mace, club or kettlebell……it’s here to complete them”

The Sandflail, kettlebells, mace, gada and clubs compliment each other so well.

All Designed & Handmade in Scotland. The highest quality Military Spec Cordura. Water Resistant. Gunny Sack triple stitched on every seam. Sandflail double stitched on every seam. Strong reinforced seams. Extra durable & strong bonded nylon thread. Travel Friendly, water resistant, Can Micro load for fine tuned progression. Great for all ages & fitness levels. People all the way from children to professional athletes to the elderly use & train with the Sandflail & Gunny Sacks all around the world.

Gunny Sack

Now The Gunny Sack is here: Designed & Handmade in Scotland, UK. Utilising The best Cordura material available (actively used in the military & police force) DWR coated and water resistant, do not confuse this with cheap inferior material used in a lot of other products. Dual layer Cordura & triple stitched with bonded nylon thread and an extra reinforced bottom seam for extra durability. Load it as little or as much as you desire. Can be used as a heavy club/kettlebell hybrid or as a strongman sandbag depending on how much you load it and which size you get.

Designed after spending a load of time around farms in Scotland as a child and seeing these huge sacks that were used to transport various items. It always stuck in my head & as I got into training I always thought that would make a very versatile training tool so here it is. Pretty much 30 years in the making….The Sandflail ‘Gunny Sack’.

Created to be the most versatile & travel friendly strongman style tool on the market. The shape is unique and lends its self amazingly for certain movements that the standard strongman sandbag doesn’t. I made them in different widths so that people who want to do scaled down strongman can do so with ease no matter your shape or size. The shape when empty also folds up relatively small for travel, which is a must for me.

The system I created to close the Gunny Sack is very easy to adjust compared to other tools on the market. I get so annoyed with having to get through 3-4 layers of strong Velcro and a zip to change the weight. I want quick access so I can load quick making one tool so much more versatile.

Coming in at 40” long which you can fully load it to this length creating an unruly awkward tool or simply fill to desired weight, so versatile it’s unreal.

Get creative, get strong in all planes.

Send me an email if you have any questions on which size will suit you best or jump to the FAQ section where I go into more detail.

If you want to buy in bulk for yourself or your gym send me an email and I can sort that out.

Thank you for the support!

Andy.