Champion Sports 12" Hollow Plastic Softballs - Athletic Softball Equipment - - Practice /Softballs Plastic Hollow - Regulation Size Balls - Fun for All Ages - Lightweight/Durable - Pack of 12

I was looking for some indoor balls to pitch at my 2.5 year old son who loves swinging his plastic bat. The heavy rubber/foam that usually comes with most sets are a little too small making it difficult to make contact, and when there is a hit, the ball goes a little further than I would prefer (i.e. over the fence, upstairs, etc). Enter the Champion softball set. Since each ball has holes, it increases air drag and reduces the distance traveled even after solid contact. Furthermore, it is the perfect size (softball size) and thus large enough to give my son more chances of making solid contact. Boy, he loves the sound of his plastic bat cracking after a good hit! Be wary of ones that are "golf ball" sized, which is way too small. I believe that if a child is able to hit it, it will bring more joy to him/her and encourage persistence.The colors are super bright and that makes it easy to locate after batting practice. I am not sure yet on the UV impact as I have not left them outside for an extended period of time yet. However, I can definitely comment on durability. I once accidentally stepped on one and the ball caved in. I was panicking because I didn't have ice cream to cheer up my son if I had to tell him one of his favorite toys was crushed by my big right foot. To my surprised, I was able to easily pop it back into shape with no cracks or the dreaded white plastic creased line! Awesome plastic they are using!!! And no, they do not have any odor to them if that's what you're thinking. Love this set. I saw this at some toy/hobby place priced individually at $3 a ball. Of course that's great if you want to choose your own colors. So yes, this is a bargain at under $8 for a set of six. Did I mention I bought 18 or 3 sets? Perfect for pitching to my son for a good amount of time before having to collect the balls again. If my son 20 years from now goes to the Majors or is a MLB homerun champion, It's because of this softball set!!!!

CHAMPION SPORTS PLASTIC SOFTBALL SETOur grand kids are here a lot and we love to be out in our back yard. They love to play catch or hit at balls with this goofy over sized plastic bat we have had forever. These CHAMPION SPORTS SOFTBALL set is perfect for these little kids.They come in six bright colors -- yellow, orange, red, green, blue, and purple. They are heavy and sturdy, while at the same time, they are light weight enough for the little ones to throw and [sometimes!] catch. They have invented a game where some of the colors are bad and some of the colors are good. If you get hit with the BAD color, BAM - you lose. They also like to get on a swing -- one swings and the other throws the balls gently at them and tries to hit them. We also just play catch with them. Fun kid stuff.We also have a two year old dog who loves balls. One of the balls got in the paws of our Diego. His vampire-like teeth chain-sawed their way right through that ball. He didn't ruin it; the kids can still play with it but not while Diego is out. I was hoping these would work as a 'dog ball' for him but not for Diego. However, that being said, I did see some reviewers who purchased these balls specifically for their pets and had no problems with them chewing/ruining them.Anyway, our grand kids love these balls and so far they are getting a good work out! Maybe I will purchase another pack for here and another one for their house too.Recommended.

These are sturdy plastic softballs

There is nowhere like Amazon to find hard to locate items like plastic balls to replace the ones that were destroyed by the dog.

Got for my tortoise. She plays with ‘‘em but was looking for bigger

I got these for my daughter when we realized that the return net could add a little bite to the returning softballs during batting practice. Plus I was worried about breaking a window if hit wrong of the return net was angled wrong. These are perfect for practicing batting form when you need to actually hit something but don't need or want the real softball. They are the same size as a regulation ball and are easy to throw and hit. In fact we setup a pitching game for a neighborhood gathering in our backyard and a couple of the local high school varsity baseball players loved throwing the practice softballs at the targets, and they could make them rip past ya quickly too. My daughter loves using them for batting practice. Dad loves the piece of mind that the windows will be safer too. Highly recommend these softballs.

Bright colors, durable, reasonably priced

Keeps our balls from getting mixed up with ones that belong to others and easy to locate in the yard!