Customer Reviews

Spalding 8306S Championship Power Pump - 12"

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(10)

 

 

I have to say this pump barely works.

I did read the reviews, and when I saw people saying it leaking, I didn't expect it to be this bad. Maybe I got the super leaking one, but it's definitely unacceptable. I used it only once, and when I tried to put air into the ball, it leaked faster than inflating. So I ended up with a more loose ball and more tired than playing a game!

In one word, I hate it... even with this price

This pump works well, does its job but overall it looks a bit cheap in construction and it has a tendency to leak air on the back so you have to pull the ball quickly or risk deflating it, but for six bucks is a bargain

This pump is just *barely* effective at inflating my basketball. When you put the needle in the ball, air starts leaking from the top of the pump immediately. I have to pump as fast as I can to outpace the constant leak.

The pump is cheap, and it's technically working, but it sucks. Buy something else.

I bought this pump to replace pocket pump that had given up the ghost.

This pump is so leaky that it won't pump up a standard basketball, or a youth size soft football. You can pump all you want, but the air just leaks out around the internal valve. And if you don't yank it out of the ball right away, it let's the air that is in the ball out.

This is really disappointing. It is the first product I've bought on Amazon (and I'm a Prime member, so I order quite a bit), that I haven't been impressed with. IMHO, Amazon should pull this product from its shelves.

Like most inexpensive plastic pumps, this pump has a bit of a leakage, which is not a big deal but unlike some other models, this pump does not have a soft tube connecting the pump and the needle - the needle is inserted directly into the pump. My first time using it, I had to press the pump into the ball to minimize the air leakage, and with one careless slip I broke the needle and left it inside the ball, and the ball now bounces with an extra jingle and is pretty much unplayable.

Careful: this pump is not fool proof!

A little hard to use and only comes with one needle. Not real kid friendly.

This inexpensive ball pump works very well. We have gone through several more expensive pumps that have additional capabilities but tend to leak air somewhere along the pump or are very hard for our kids to operate. This Spalding ball pump is easy to handle and pumps well without leaking air. There is no flexible tube -- the needle is screwed into the pump itself. This allows you to grasp the pump and stabilize the pump and ball without the ball rolling around. It is still very new, so I don't know how long it will last, but can't beat the price.

We bought this pump (Spalding 8306N) at a major department store because we wanted something cheap with which to pump up the soccer ball we also bought. I was very annoyed and frustrated to find that as soon as I PUT THE NEEDLE IN THE BALL, air started leaking out of the two holes in the top of the pump, near the handle, before I had even started to pump. So then I thought, maybe it just works like that, so I started pumping, which obviously didn't do anything except let more air out. Now my soccer ball has less air than it did in the store. I'm returning this pump, getting my money back, and buying a pump that hopefully will pump air INTO a ball instead of letting it OUT.

This works fine but is tough for kids and doesn't seem like it will last very long. I bought a metal foot pump, with a built in air pressure gauge that was made of metal and can be used for bike tires, balls, etc., for less than $15 (to replace this ball pump). A foot pump is just so much easier. Of course, get a good ball, and you shouldn't have to pump it very often. Once you use a foot pump, these hand pumps will go right into the garbage (or to someone else). If money is an issue, this will work. If you want something a lot better, for a little more, go to a good foot pump.

This pump works for basic stuff, but that is about it. It gives you what you pay for, which is a ball pump that cost under 5 dollars. Don't try to inflate anything large, or you will stress the pump out.