Customer Reviews

Gamma Ball Hopper Ball Tube

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3 star:		(2)
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1 star:		(3)

 

 

I have only seen this type after it has worn out, so I decided to build one where the only part that can wear out is the rubber band.

Cut a 10' section of thin wall PVC drain pipein half for (2) 5' pieces. My table saw with a standard blade (used carefully) worked well for this.

Drill (4) 1/4' holes eqidistant around the diameter, 1/2" to 3/4" above the end of the pip.
Use 1/2" long (or cut down from longer) 1/4-20 (stainless steel?) machine screws and cap nuts or nylock nuts.

Use one of these to fasten the bottom of the strap and a 1" 1/4-20 screw at the top to secure the strap and hold a rubber band - to keep the balls from rolling out.

A 1/4" hole and cable tie opposite the long top screw, secures a thick rubber band, which is pulled over the long top screw.

You get (2) 5' indestructable ball caddies for the price of one 4 footer.

The "gamma ball hopper ball tube" is a funny name for this item, but despite that, it really works well. If you play tennis or squash it really helps to have this tool to quickly pick up your tennis balls without having to bend over and strain your back. It has a hook that lets you attach it easily to a chain link fence and a strap to carry it on your shoulder.

We ordered 2 of these tubes at the beginning of the summer - we've been using them several times per week and they work great! They've held up just fine and so far we've had no problems!

It's quite simple and it works well. I think I would want a longer one to hold more balls.

These tubes are easy to use and effective, ahemm, but, don't count on them to last forever. The shoulder strap will fall off and with a significant amount of use, the bottom ring will will no longer keep the balls from falling out. For light or occasional use, these are excellent.

i had used a similar in the past and i wanted to get the same one,,,,but this one is not as easy to use-pretty stiff and the rubber opening on both ends are not perfectly round ,s o you need to sqeeze it with your hane to fiz the shape, so it can actually work,,,,

gamma ball hopper picks up 15 balls without bending down. an invaluable tool when playing tennis. this is used by tennis teachers and is extremely helpful for my wife and myself.

I ordered 3 of these and all three were bad. The tubes looked like they were squashed and warped making it difficult to impossible to dump the balls. Two thumbs down.

i ordered balltube from them, but when my balltube come, i found that it already be folded, i cann't believe they can send this kind of product out.

very easy to use, but it is a little bit long to carry. Also the price is a little high, if around $10 I can buy two, i bought a Wilson basket in amazon and that just 18 bucks, how come this plastic pipe worth 22, but i am still happy to have it which give me a lot of convinienece