We have automatic 50 caliber rifles so there is basically no need for a flail in modern day combat.
A Flail or ball and chain was best used on horseback and when you flail it around it will inflict more damage than a spiked ball attached directly to a handle. The spinning motion of the ball attached to the chain affords more momentum which in simpler terms just means you can hit someone harder.
A Mace Flail.
A flail
A medieval flail typically weighed between 2 to 5 pounds, depending on the design and materials used. The weight was distributed between the handle and the spiked ball, allowing for effective use in combat.
A flail is an old farming tool used to separate the cereal grains from the husks.
Pirates would use a cat of nine tails to flail a prisoner.The Aztecs used a flail to thresh corn.A person that can not swim will flail their arms rather than relax and float.
Wizards and mages used flails.
A flail! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flail_(weapon)
A flail was a heavy iron ball on the end of a short chain with a handle to hold it
its a spiked our jagged metal ball attached to a chain that is attatced to a handle.
Sort of, eccept a whip is made of rope and a flail is mostly made of metal. The handle is wooden but the chain and spiked ball are made of iron or steel. Here is a picture of it.
The ball & chain? You have to beat the mini-boss in the mountain mansion place.