Rozzun, Polly, if you can't get that, the spray on medical glue or belt grip (in the green crc can) are modern day alternatives. Always used to be those light slippery footys around, when the umpires used to bring 2 or 3 footys in for the skipper to choose the match ball, you always went for the darkest red one. It got heavy later in the game, but at least it flew straight off the boot.