Hyper Dog Ball Launcher

by Hyper Products

• Playing Fetch is more fun when it?s hands-free
• Patented design lets you shoot the included ball in any direction
• Shoots up to 220 feet
• No assembly required
• 4 tennis balls included

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 25 x 20 x 8 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000E9757I
• Item model number: 1
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,264 in Pet Supplies (See Top 100 in Pet Supplies)
  • #67 in Pet Supplies > Dogs > Toys > Balls

Product Description

Size: 4 ball

sling shot designed to shoot a tennis ball over 200 feet, hands free pick up, no more touching slimy balls or throwing your shoiulder out

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars I can throw the ball further without it August 28, 2009

By MPMP

Amazon Verified Purchase

I am a 60 yo female and can't throw a ball very far at all. After reading all the rave reviews, I got a Hyperdog. What a disappointment. I can throw the enclosed balls further with my hand than with this thing. After having several male friends try it for me, we decided the rubber tubing provided is too stretchy and weak. Off to the store to get the stronger rubber tubing used with hunting slingshots to see if that helps.
UPDATE: Hunting slingshot rubber tubing works! Also got 2 replacement Chuckit's hard rubber balls that bounce, which also helps. Hyperdog - take note. Upgrade your product before someone else does!

31 of 37 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars MOST disappointing gift EVER! December 31, 2005

By R. Willis

Size Name:4 ball

I hate writing negative reviews, however I was very excited when I saw this product and its claims and now that excitement has left and all thats left is the overwhelming urge to eat a whole bottle of TUMS.

First off I own a 3 year old Australian Cattle Dog (rescue)and a pretty garbage rotator cuff (due to years of vball and baseball). I currently throw a 2 lb Kong (round or knobbed) about 50-60x's a day EVERY DAY.

*FYI* if you get an ACD, you'd better be up to this level of exercise, or live on a farm with loooots of animals to herd!!!

So I saw this wrist rocket for tennis balls and I thought WOW! this will be great, and 220 FEET, WOW! thats 73 ft. in the air, thats great.

So I held off buying it (barely) until I received it for Christmas.

OKAY HERE IS THE REALITY:

This launcher doesn't, the band snapped after 4 shots, and the ball rolled 50 ft but flew about 30-40ft. I can throw a ball farther than that.

NO replacement bands or case included with inital purchase, tennis balls are proprietary? (alittle smaller than a normal ball?) I'm not sure about this, they seem smaller, but I also have only used a Kong for a long time (tennis balls last about 30 min in her teeth!) and its alittle bigger than a normal tennis ball.

The handle is junk plastic, and huge, so your hand get fatigued holding it after awhile (trying squeezing a soup can for 30 minutes and you'll get an idea how it feels) plus its 2 part (glued) and yep, it'll most likely break apart over time, mine is already starting to wiggle.

Metal frame is fine, epoxy coating (to keep from rusting) is average and will last a few years if not left outside. Ball retriever on bottom is fine as well, works like it should, but nothing spectacular.

Why not use a ball that actually bounces? Why not make different tensile strength bands (for stronger people or dogs that like running more). I'm hoping Kong sees this item and develops a rubber ball to shoot out of it.

Why not have the option to mount a little fiber optic (like compound bow) sight on the bottom of Y? So you can actually aim it, I can already see the great games this would start, even if the dog is too tired to run after the ball.

*Think water balloons!!!!*

I also hope that Hyperdog actually makes a website, and has consumer info and customer support someday.

Or maybe a company that has experience in dog toys buys it, and makes some changes (how about REINFORCING THE STRESS POINTS OF THE BANDS!). Seriously, the band should shoot minimum 100-200 times before breaking, not 4.

I am buying another set of bands, and if these bands break as well, this is going up for sale on Amazon,CHEAP!

Another great idea, poorly implemented and marketed...sad, really.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Broke within first hour December 24, 2008

By J. Perrone

I loved the launcher at first. It was smooth to operate and consistently launched the balls high and far. After about one hour of use the strap broke. I put the strap back on and the other side of the strap broke. This time stiking me hard enough in the neck to leave an eight inch raised welt. After puting the strap back on one more time and being a bit more cautious, I launched a few more tennis balls before the strap broke again. I reported the strap problem on the company website and am waiting for a response. I am extremely disappointed (Not half as hearbroken as my dog) since the product worked great but just broke down.