You usually celebrate Father’s Day eating lunch at a restaurant, getting the extended family together for a barbeque or traveling for the weekend just to say hi to dad. This Father’s Day will be very different for myriad reasons. Whether or not you’re with dear ol dad, Deadspin has compiled a gift guide that could help keep your pop in shape or and/or his competitive spirit alive.
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This is one of the few socially distant pro sports on TV right now. It’s also one of the few socially distant sports any dad can play. Corn Hole can work at a park, in a driveway or (maybe) in an apartment hallway. It’s a game that requires little to no skill to start. But if dad gets good enough, he could turn into this guy.
If you ever wondered what a cross between beer pong and mini golf would look like, well, you have it with putterball. Players take turns sinking putts, the first team or player to make six wins. The game comes with clubs, balls, and a mat you can place on any flat surface.
Look, your dad is probably past his physical prime, there’s a reason Dad Bod is a thing, but that’s no reason to try to bring back some semblance of his athletic yesteryears. The balance board is a great way for dad to work on balancing without risking serious injury. The time for dad to learn to skateboard, ski, or surf is over. But it’s not too late to try a balance board.
With the extra time on dad’s hands, and a summer of social distancing, a fishing rod could make for a good gift. The Penn Fierce III Combo is a fishing rod for anyone. It is easy to maneuver, and you can use it anywhere, be it the river, lake, or sea. Plus you can find it at almost any sporting goods store or retail outlet that supplies fishing gear.
With most gyms still closed, try giving some fitness equipment to dad this Father’s Day. TRX is a resistance-based training product used by professional athletes. The bands and straps are also a staple in virtually every gym or fitness class. TRX is easy to use and they work for every physical fitness level, including “dad.”
Working from home was kinda cool in March when we created our home offices, got to sleep in, and wore sweatpants every day. But it’s June and working from home is getting a bit old, to say the least. Your dad has spent a lifetime sitting for work. If his posture slumps, an exercise ball can help. It’s something he can use in his home office or in his makeshift home gym.
If you’re really into the idea of an exercise ball as a way to clean up your posture but you don’t like the idea of it rolling around your living room, you could swap out your office chair for an exercise ball chair. It’s a little more sturdy than the just exercise ball alone and could offer dad some more back support. The exercise ball chair is also a great for physical therapy.
A normal ping pong table will cost you at least $400. If you don’t have a ping pong table now, you probably were never going to get a real one. BUT you can DIY a ping pong table for under $30 bucks. Turn your kitchen table, coffee table, whatever table you have really, into a ping pong table. The ping pong noises will probably annoy the hell out of your significant other, but they could let it slide on Father’s Day at least.
Your dad is either yoked and can do 50 pull ups or he’s a normal dad and can do none at all. Either way, a pull up bar would make a great motivational gift for him this Father’s Day. There are a ton of pull-up bars to choose from, but FEIERDUN’s is a best seller on amazon and gets rave reviews. If you want to spend hundreds of dollars on another piece of metal between a door go for it, but it’s not necessary.
