If you have come looking for balls to use for Alvo Stockman's wonderful video "Superballsy." you
will be very dissappointed. The balls are very slick and virtually un-palmable. I tried coating them
with hairspray and other things to make them tacky enough to use, but the coatings wore off too
quickly to be practical.
The "bounce" is also disappointing. I remember the original
superballs, and these don't bounce nearly as high.
Also, these superballs, in contrast to
the ones on the video, have the "Superball" logo printed on them. You can easily get that off with
nail polish, though.
I've been trying to obtain the "tacky" bouncy balls (like the ones in
the video), but haven't found them anywhere. I've also tried to get in touch with Alvo online about
where his source is, but so far, no answer.
I hope Penguinmagic will find a better source.
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I was expecting a ball that was soft enough to palm and somewhat akin to the materials that one gets
with a Fakini ball. These balls are none of those things. Plus, you will need nail polish remover to
take off the Whamo logo. Save your money.
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"Same(?)" old Super Balls. However, these have white lettered printing/logo on them, on two
hemispheres Strong acetone (hobbyist grade nail polish remover without the kiwi/guava oils and
biological enhancements) takes it off quickly and completely. It also dulls the shine which helps
because the balls are not very (or at all) tacky. Easy fix but I took off one star and gave it to
myself for DIY.
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I opened the first Super Ball in the 4 pack I ordered and upon trying it, the return bounce was only
25%, not the 80% to 90% return bounce that Wham-O Super Balls are supposed to do. I contacted
Penguin and they said I could return them for a full refund.
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