Customer Reviews

Spalding 64-435 Spalding NBA Tack Soft Basketball (29.5)

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Had the ball for a couple of weeks now, only pro I can about the ball is that it stays inflated pretty well, but you would expect that from a new basketball.

Out of the package, the ball felt great, but after a few mins playing at an outdoor court, the ball lost all its grip which is very dissapointing. Feels like a ball that is worn down already. I've owned bballs that haven't got worn down like this after 6 months of use. I play around twice a week so I'm not putting that much "strain" on the ball. Totally not worth the cost of the ball, extremely dissapointed!!!

Decent basketball for the price, its tacky with a nice grip, but kind of light. I would spend a little more for a better quality ball, but I won't complain because I didn't want to spend that extra money.

This ball sucks! I bought this ball over 2 years ago for my weekly pick-up game. (My ball is marked NBA Ultimate but it is the same as this tacky rubbish) First off, I initially thought I liked the tacky feel, but most of the other guys hated it. After playing with it a couple of times I started to hate it too. It did have a decent feel and I liked the grooves, so I put of up with the tackiness. (I didn't feel like a tacky ball helps so much with ball handling or shooting, it just felt weird, but read on.) The deal breaker happened after playing with it for a couple of months, the ball started getting really smooth and losing it's grip. This progressed over time to where I now have a ball that is totally smooth and has no grip at all. Keep in mind that we haven't played with this ball much, because if there was a viable option, we'd always go with that.

So instead of making a ball that has some real texture to it, Spalding decides to make a ball with goo on it. It feels weird to start with and once the goo wears off the ball is completely smooth with no grip. I have never felt so strong about a product. Be careful, it is easy to get enamored with this ball initially, but mark my words, you'll hate it soon enough. I'm writing this review as I am about to throw this trash into the trash can and order the Wilson Evolution, which has gotten great reviews.

This ball felt great out the of packaging. I used it for a total of ten hours within 3 weekends. The ball has virtually no grip on it. Its smooth as a baby skin and feels like there is a coat of oil on the ball.

I would not recommend anyone to buy this ball.If I had used this ball outdoors I can somewhat understand. But for only 10 hours of indoor use, this is ridiculous. Go buy a Nike ball instead.

Very unhappy.

I've had this ball for a few days and so far I'm a little disappointed. When I tried it in Modells the grip felt great but after a few times playing on an outdoor court the ball does not have much grip. I wouldn't say that it lost the grip but I've noticed that it attracts so much dirt and dust and it all comes off on your hand. So the ball becomes slippery and so do your hands. I would choose a different one unless it would only be used on an indoor court.

i like this basketball. has good grip and a great bound. to me it feels lighter than a normal basketball

Seller worked very well with me, and balls were exactly as advertised. Shipping was quick!s

good price (cheaper than everywhere), good quality, good shipping.. there is nothing bad to say.

I definetely recommend this ball and shopping from amazon.

It is what it is: a basketball, so nothing special about it, though it does have that "tacky"/"stick to" material.

I really like the ball except for the fact that it is so soft it doesn't have enough bounce.