Brand new 😍 Ining Ball 74 (Multi Pack) ⌛

7 reviews for Brand new 😍 Ining Ball 74 (Multi Pack) ⌛

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   Rated 4 out of 5

   Ken – May 29, 2014

   This ball is about the size of a standard baseball (maybe just a tad bit smaller…but with use will undoubtedly stretch a little).It’s basically a tiny “medicine ball” — rubber with sand in it (or so it appears).I use it with my 8 yr old for his little league. I can pitch them in the front yard (& we don’t have a lot of room) & he usually hits every one (at his skill level & my pitch quality — and given the weight one pitches from less, much less [depending on one’s perspective & desired speed] than half the distance from the pitcher’s mound). When hit, they won’t go far, maybe 10-20 feet, mostly on the ground (easily used in confined areas & close to the house — no worry about broken windows, etc.). Feedback is instant; if he hits the ball off-center it travels with a distinct egg shape & the spin is visible so he knows if he hit high or low (usually an indicator he took his eye off the ball). Being heavy, it reinforces a hard swing (many kids swing to hit, but don’t swing to hit hard & this helps get them to swing hard–in fact, they’re self-motivated to hit these hard).I got six, which was a convenient quantity: At his age (8), fitness & skill (above-average for 8) I will have him hit about three sets of six pitches (6 x 3 = 18 pitches total, usually 15-18 hits; having six balls means shagging three rounds & the break after six pitches to shag & re-position pitcher & batter allows for a suitable rest; kids like to hit these hard but it does tire them a little, so one doesn’t want to overdo it).I don’t know how long they’ll hold up, but a teammate has had some for about a year & those are going strong — in grass & a typical yard/ball field I’d expect these to last years. Regardless, I’d avoid areas with sharp objects (i.e. don’t use near a rose bush as the thorns, for example, could likely pierce the ball’s rubber skin & then it would almost certainly tear with use & the sand will spill out; we’ve had some go into evergreen bushes with the short pickers & they’ve held up fine).Using mixed balls & bats seems to reinforce overall batting skills — these with a regular bat (a dozen or two pitches per practice–the kids work hard on these) nicely augments routine baseball practice with pitched & soft-toss baseballs & batting cage practices, swing practice with the long stick with target ball on the end, and, golf-ball sized “wiffle balls” (hollow perforated plastic balls we got from the sporting goods golf dept) with a broomstick/light pipe/other small “bat.” This mix has been my approach with my little guy (one or some mix of these maybe ten minutes/day, weather permitting & his mood) & he’s almost as good hitting as an eight-year old (birthday within two weeks) kid that’s been to seven (!) baseball camps & who plays in two leagues.If your kid really likes baseball & you like to work with him/her, these are a great training aid that will improve some batting skills–more proficiency makes their [and your] enjoyment that much greater (my guy usually really looks forward to wailing on these, but, again, 18 is about his endurance limit, so we do this at the end of batting practices). Yes, they may seem a bit pricey…but six (including shipping) was close to the price to fill up the gas tank; in the scheme of things & his/our love of the game, the price was well worth it!

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Gregg Scharnagl – July 19, 2015

   Love these training balls! You’ll see that I’ve mentioned them separately in my review of the 900g “big” TCB soft toss balls. What I really like about these is the flexibility of doing tee work, soft toss or front toss. The weight of the balls really improves hitters’ strength, but even when using these for front toss, the weight also limits the flight of the ball. You can hit these into a screen or a wall and they won’t bounce off a pole and nail you like baseballs might. If you’re using a soft-toss screen, you better make sure it will stand up to the momentum of these balls going into it.For a variation of these, try the “Pro” version which is the same size but a little heavier. I like to mix those into a soft toss or front toss session to give the hitter a little extra challenge. As noted separately, with my younger players we focus on solid contact (as observed by the feedback given by the balls themselves) and powering through the zone. But with my older players, we work on bat speed and timing during soft toss by getting them to hit the ball at the very apex of your toss. Make sure your players take their time with their swings. With lighter balls it may be OK to work on a “rapid fire” soft toss session, but I find that with these heavier balls that technique breaks down during the same because of the additional effort to power these balls through the zone.When using these balls during front toss where you toss them to the hitter underhand from about 20 feet away, I find that hitters tend to try and pull these pitches and hit them in the air, so to counterbalance that tendency we set up a bucket or other target behind the pitcher to the opposite field to get the hitter to try and drive the ball lower (on a line) and either up the middle or to the opposite field.Round out your toolkit of TCB heavy balls with a set of their wiffle balls which are expensive but darn near indestructible even with older hitters smashing away on them with composite bats!Only downside of these heavy balls–they’re heavy. 🙂 If you’ve got a dozen of these in addition to some of the heavier/larger balls plus a set of the wiffle balls (which are not much heavier than regular wiffle balls, BTW), then do the math on how much weight you’ll be schlepping around. You’ll want to get yourself some kind of backpack that you can carry these around in and/or a rolling coach’s bag. I have both–the TCB balls go into a repurposed old soccer backpack and when I’m headed to training or a game everything I need gets thrown into a Boombah rolling coach’s/bat bag.

3. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Chris T – February 11, 2021

   These are perfect for batting practice without having to shag balls the whole time, especially if you aren’t using a full sized field (front/back yard). My only wish is that they made them the size of a 12″ softball. I couldn’t find many options of weighted balls that were that size. Otherwise, these serve their purpose perfectly, and the added weight is good for strength building. When we move back to live hitting it makes the game ball seem much easier to hit.

4. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   R. Laird – August 28, 2021

   We had these before and they were finally after many years of use losing their fillings. So we need some more. This place had the best deal per ball.

5. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   chris – October 13, 2021

   I bought many of these several years ago and thought they were very expensive so I gradually bought and tried out different brands. One thing has become clear to me over 10+ years of coaching youth baseball: you get what you pay for and you pay for high quality and a very durable product when you buy these, at least relative to the competitive products. They last me a few years vs. the other options which only last for a year at best. I have completely switched back to TCB, exclusively, and it will save me money in the long run.

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   Rated 4 out of 5

   john whitesed – October 14, 2021

   Durable product. I’ve tried cheaper balls and they don’t last.

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   Rated 4 out of 5

   Dave – April 17, 2022

   They worked perfectly for our team