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Review on 🏐 GoSports Strong Skin Playground Dodgeballs: Unmatched Performance and Durability by Lance Gunn

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Much better than rhino skin!

Hello, I am a youth pastor and physical education teacher who has played more dodgeball than I have ever remembered. I have also used this type of balls for other games. RHINO SKIN vs GO SPORTSI just received Go Sports balls. They are thrown like Rhino skins (RS) and are the same size. I have purchased over 60 Rhino Skin balls in the last 8 years. I've seen the quality of the RS balls go down. The first dozen RS balls lasted 3 years of intensive use! I was impressed by this lifespan! Then the next rhino pelts will hardly last another year or two. Our level of play didn't change and I took care of the balls so the kids didn't try to break them on purpose. The last dozen RS bullets began to crack within 6 months of use. I will no longer buy Rhino skins. I did NOT have time to see how long the Go Sports Bouncers would last, but straight out of the Go box the skin on the sports balls should feel more durable. I gave the RS and GS ball to a friend and he immediately felt the difference in quality. I squeezed the GS inflatables a few times in a row and they responded quickly WITHOUT foam coming off the skin. This has been a big problem with RS balls for the past 5 years. They detach from the skin much more quickly than they did a few years ago (change in quality). I also tried hitting the skin with my nails and could not pierce them. I'll let you know later when we can use the Sports Dodgeballs to see how they wear out over time.

Pros
  • good thing
Cons
  • I don't remember but there was something