Champion Sports 12" Hollow Plastic Softball Set - Practice Softballs - Regulation Size Balls - Fun for All Ages

I was looking for some indoor balls to pitch at my 2.5 year old son who loves swinging his plastic bat. The heavy rubber/foam that usually comes with most sets are a little too small making it difficult to make contact, and when there is a hit, the ball goes a little further than I would prefer (i.e. over the fence, upstairs, etc). Enter the Champion softball set. Since each ball has holes, it increases air drag and reduces the distance traveled even after solid contact. Furthermore, it is the perfect size (softball size) and thus large enough to give my son more chances of making solid contact. Boy, he loves the sound of his plastic bat cracking after a good hit! Be wary of ones that are "golf ball" sized, which is way too small. I believe that if a child is able to hit it, it will bring more joy to him/her and encourage persistence. The colors are super bright and that makes it easy to locate after batting practice. I am not sure yet on the UV impact as I have not left them outside for an extended period of time yet. However, I can definitely comment on durability. I once accidentally stepped on one and the ball caved in. I was panicking because I didn't have ice cream to cheer up my son if I had to tell him one of his favorite toys was crushed by my big right foot. To my surprised, I was able to easily pop it back into shape with no cracks or the dreaded white plastic creased line! Awesome plastic they are using!!! And no, they do not have any odor to them if that's what you're thinking. Love this set. I saw this at some toy/hobby place priced individually at $3 a ball. Of course that's great if you want to choose your own colors. So yes, this is a bargain at under $8 for a set of six. Did I mention I bought 18 or 3 sets? Perfect for pitching to my son for a good amount of time before having to collect the balls again. If my son 20 years from now goes to the Majors or is a MLB homerun champion, It's because of this softball set!!!!

My girls just started softball and needed a great way to gain confidence and hand eye coordination with catching and hitting. These are perfect. Great quality for a good price. Everyone is getting an opportunity for fun!

CHAMPION SPORTS PLASTIC SOFTBALL SET Our grand kids are here a lot and we love to be out in our back yard. They love to play catch or hit at balls with this goofy over sized plastic bat we have had forever. These CHAMPION SPORTS SOFTBALL set is perfect for these little kids. They come in six bright colors -- yellow, orange, red, green, blue, and purple. They are heavy and sturdy, while at the same time, they are light weight enough for the little ones to throw and [sometimes!] catch. They have invented a game where some of the colors are bad and some of the colors are good. If you get hit with the BAD color, BAM - you lose. They also like to get on a swing -- one swings and the other throws the balls gently at them and tries to hit them. We also just play catch with them. Fun kid stuff. We also have a two year old dog who loves balls. One of the balls got in the paws of our Diego. His vampire-like teeth chain-sawed their way right through that ball. He didn't ruin it; the kids can still play with it but not while Diego is out. I was hoping these would work as a 'dog ball' for him but not for Diego. However, that being said, I did see some reviewers who purchased these balls specifically for their pets and had no problems with them chewing/ruining them. Anyway, our grand kids love these balls and so far they are getting a good work out! Maybe I will purchase another pack for here and another one for their house too. Recommended.

great teaching device!

Nice set of practice balls, softball size.

Same size as 12” softballs. Durable and bright!

You will lose your ball.....so get extras ahead of time. I think these are about the same quality as they were in the 70s-90s when I played this more often. If you are enjoying scoop ball for the first time ever or having played it over the decades, Champion Scoop Ball set and these extra balls is the way to go. Small investment for sturdy fun that will last a long time with minimal care. Fun out door activity with NO court needed and it is not noisy like pickleball. Anyone can play this from small child to OLD people. And yes you can enjoy it solo with a wall, a roof or target a bucket or box. Inexpensive fun. Also...cats and dogs like sturdy balls too

I do NOT understand the " 12" diameter "The diameter of a circle ... is the maximum distance from one point on a circle to another. The diameter of a sphere is the maximum distance between two antipodal points on the surface of the sphere. So if you cut a ball in half and you measure form one side of it to the other it = it's diameter. This ball's diameter is 3.5 inches. it's circumference is 11.75 inches. Anyway, these are great for keeping clothes from wrinkling in the dryer. The official dryer balls seem to all be 2" to 3" tall and do not help especially when there a only a few items in the dryer. They are thicker than many waffle balls. They do not smell when heated, They collect hair from the dryer that then can be washed off. I love them

Good

bueno

Balls are good. Package came open missing two balls so obviously not happy about that.

Cumple con la descripicón, tiene buenos acabados...

We use these for hitting into a net in the backyard. We are on our second summer with them and have had no quality issues.