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20 of 20 persons found the following review helpful.
Best indoor ball for the competitory player
By Kevin Woodward
I was introduced to the TF-1000 when my daughter initial started out playing for a competitory AAU team. I have found it not only to be a step above the rest, but the best indoor ball period.
It has an splendid feel and touch for shooting, passing, and dribbling. It retains air and holds it is shape very well. And after more than two years of use it still seems new — a great deal of life remaining.
All balls are different, but because this one is often times used as a competitory game ball at tournaments, it’s necessary for a player to exercise with the same instrumentation with which they will be competing. As the saying goes, “Practice how you play because you play like you practice.”
Finally, if this ball is ever lost it will be easy to replace for the simple reason that it is such a frequent in the women’s game today. Please be conscious that this is an indoor ball for use in gyms, not outdoors on asphalt or concrete.
The TF-1000 is an NFHS approved basketball for high schools and often times used as a game ball. As such it may be considered a must-have piece of instrumentation for the competitory player.
(Note: If you shop around on Amazon you may find this ball offered at a lower price from another merchant.)
Play hard, have fun.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
Spalding TF-1000 vs Wilson Evolution
By J.G
I flipped a coin two years ago and got the Evolution rather of the TF-1000. Have always wondered if I made the right choice so I just got the TF-1000 as well.
Pros: feels outstanding in the hand, wants to go into the hoop, hey, sounds great when bouncing off the hardwood!
Cons: doesn’t bounce as systematically unfeigned as the Evolution.
Differences in the two: yeah, my Evolution feels “spongy” but I like “spongy”. The TF-1000 feels hard in comparison, but not bad, just real different. The channels almost feel sharp. I, like most of you, never look at the ball when I’m dribbling and the TF-1000 wants to get away from me on occasion, not all the time but sufficient that it’s disconcerting. The Evolution always comes straight back up into my palm, each time. If I didn’t switch balls for comparison I wouldn’t know, but I have to say I prefer my Evolution for bomb-proof dribbling.
Both feel outstanding coming off my fingertips, both want to go into the hoop. Both feel like real basketballs, the kind you’d only choose for games. If I had to choose I’d take my Evolution, but in truth it’s a tossup.
edit: I just got back from the gym where I shot with both balls with 4 other guys. Three of them at last preferent the Evolution, but they all loved the TF-1000 when they original handled it. Go figure.
9 of 10 humans found the following review helpful.
Outstanding ball but quality control is an issue…
By Jackson Teller
This ball is in a league of it is own – the feel and bounce unrivaled. Everytime we run pickups this is the game ball. Whether mine or an individual else’s, a TF-1000 is always chosen. The grip is not too slick, not too tacky but just right. It only gets better as the game moves on. I wanted something as close to the NBA game ball as possible. That meant no deep channels and a true bounce. I hate those for less balls with too much cushion that bounce all over the place whenever you put it to the floor with authority. This ball, however, is the definition of control – it performs evenly well finessing a low dribble through traffic as it does on a hard one-bounce to the cup for a Lebron-esque tomahawk dunk.
My only gripe is that quality control is hit-or-miss. With mine in particular, the panels were horribly glued. Some of the edges overlap the rubber channel while another is already peeling away from a lack of adhesive after only a month of ownership. And I also find myself inflating it rather often, regarding once each 1.5 weeks. Spalding requires you to return it to the point of buy for any warranty claims. My return window already expired with Amazon yet they still offered to take it. Since this would mean I’d be without a ball for who knows how long, I decisive versus it and super glued it back in place. It’s been keeping up fine since.
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