Intech Range Bucket with 48 Balls
Filed in Product Review on Jul.12, 2010
- These multi-color Intech Practice balls are a solid foam design and come in a convenient 48 range bucket pack.
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These multi-color Intech Practice balls are a solid foam design and come in a convenient 48 range bucket pack…. More >>
July 13th, 2010 at 1:16 am
These are fine: the light weight means they don’t travel far and it would be hard for them to cause damage even if you hit someone with one. And since they are so light, they exaggerate any spin you might put on the ball by hooking or slicing dramatically.
But they don’t feel like golf balls: too light, not even a satisfying “thwok” when you make a good hit. If you hit just a few repeatedly, they get deformed from perfect spheres, but spring back by the next day. So, use all of ‘em during a practice session so you don’t keep hitting the same few over and over.
But all in all, they are cheap, and a good practice / training device.
Rating: 4 / 5
July 13th, 2010 at 3:09 am
These are great balls for baseball hitting practice; I can’t speak to golf, which is what they are marketed for.
Although somewhat more expensive than wiffle balls proper, they are still cheap. As a solid foam, they are not so easily affected by the wind as wiffles are, and they do not sting like wiffles do when I am hit by them.
They are substantial enough to pitch from a modest distance, but still soft enough that they can be used inside without knocking over household items. (I use these in a Jugs Small Ball pitching machine, indoors).
I’ve bought several hundred of these now, after first seeing them used by a Little League coach. An added benefit is the various colors; besides being fun, the child can be told to only swing at certain colors, & etc.
Finally, while one can use a plastic wiffle bat, I’d recommend a slender metal bat (e.g. like the “Lightning Rod”) to improve a youngster’s hand-eye swing coordination & bat speed.
Rating: 5 / 5
July 13th, 2010 at 4:42 am
Cheap bucket of foam balls to practice in the back yard.
Perfect in the way that no windows or other fragile things breaks, but they dont last long and they easily get marks (getting flat where you hit them). This does that you can’t rely on them as you can hit them perfect and they will fly out in a unrealistic angle.
They are perfect if you have kids to practice in the back yard as they obviously doesn’t hit so hard.
Rating: 3 / 5
July 13th, 2010 at 7:05 am
I purchased this for indoor use for our high school golf team and they work perfect!
Rating: 5 / 5