SKLZ Bullet Ball -Baseball Pitching Speed Sensor, White

Works well

Despite all the negative reviews, I decided to buy one of these to test my pitching speed. Assuming that a huge problem people had with these balls was not properly using it correctly, I gave it a chance. I figured that the way the ball calculated pitch speed was the time it took for a ball to be released to the time it took to be catched, factored with the distance the ball was set.So someone pitching 50mph from 30 feet away, while having set the distance to 60 feet away, was undoubtedly going to get a 100mph reading. I figured if I could avoid doing something like that, the ball would actually be helpful. Wrong. From the get-go, I had difficulty setting the ball distance to what I actually wanted and after 20 aggrevating minutes of doing the exact same thing and reading the instructions several times, the ball finally decided to do what I was trying to get it to do.Finally, after setting the ball's distance properly by some sort of miracle, I took it outside with a friend to give it a pitch. We measured a 45' distance between his glove and my moment of release and I threw some warmup pitches with another ball. When it was time to actually throw the bullet ball, it wouldn't turn on even though instructions clearly said you had to tap it once to achieve this. I kept tapping it and tapping it again several times and after 2 minutes, the ball finally decided to turn on.I threw it, battery covering and battery both shot out of the ball as soon as it went into my friend's glove. Friend caught it dead center of his glove and I know for a fact that I can't pitch over 70mph.Kind of a waste considering I spent a very long time trying to make it work and then having it fail on me on the first pitch. Would not recommend.

Came on time and as described!Bought it for a birthday gift and man it was a HIT!Everyone at the party wanted to try it out! Kids to adults were out there trying to throw it and see who had the fastest arm! I think we have a winner!Birthday boy was 10, but everyone, literally everyone wanted to try it out and was having a blast!Bottom Line: Worth every dime!

If you are purchasing this ball to gauge your up-and-coming pitcher's speed, I would be hesitant. I purchased this because my son is currently taking baseball clinics (age 12) and developing/honing his pitching. In order to make the team next year, he will likely need to pitch at approximately 55mph. I followed the instructions to setup the ball and tried to measure out the distance from the catcher to pitcher in my yard, but I must be doing something wrong. At times, the ball doesn't register at all. I've caught the ball and heard the "smack" in my glove, but no readings appear. Other times, he's pitched and the ball lands just at my feet and it will read 80-100'somthing which can't be right. Now that the weather is warmer and I can get my son on the mound, I'll try again. More feedback to come.

The ball isn't working as it should. I even replaced the battery. Thought it would cool gift for my kid since he is baseball player. Do not recommend buying.

Got this for my boys to practice with and the only reason it didnt get 5 stars was because it was a pain in the butt to get started. Once we figured it out though it worked as designed. My youngest son who is 8 pitched a few from 46 ft and he was ranging from 45 to 55 mph and my oldest at 13 went to 60 and was averaging 45 to 50 mph. If you dont catch the ball in the pocket of the glove the mph will not be correct. or if it bounces on the ground so it really is touchy so keep that in mind. It worked as planned for me though cause now the kids see how fast they are throwing and want to speed it up and are practicing to get faster.

The ball didn't work from right out of the packaging. Directions say to tap it or bang it with your palm to turn it on, which didn't work initially. After removing the battery and reinstalling it turned on. Directions for set-up are poor and not helpful. My kids tried pitching to each other and after a few throws each where each throw was the exact same mph (ages 16, 13, & 10) and significantly slower than what they throw they gave up and became frustrated. Unfortunately, the frustration of my 13 y/o caused him to throw the ball which left the grass and skidded across the driveway, marking it and causing the screen to move askew, so I doubt I can return it now.

Bought as a gift and they loved it!