Monkey Business Sports Foamstrike X3 Pocketshot

I bought these for both of my kids ages 10 and 12. They had a ball Christmas morning! Of course, they tried to shot each other, but then they made a game with the boxes and Christmas paper trying to shoot through obstacles into boxes. Lots of fun, sturdy, and the balls are soft as is the speed is fairly gentle. Great memories :)

My son wanted a slingshot for Christmas, but I bought this for him instead. He's actually happy with this substitute. A foam ball is projectiled, and the end result is the same.PROS:1) Lightweight2) foam ball is not painful if it accidentally hits you; I was an unintended target a few times3) Ball goes pretty far when launchedCONS:1) The elastic strings are a little too taut. My son is nine, so he has to really pull the hammer (the thing that hits the foam ball) in order to get theball to shoot farther. His hand muscles aren't quite that developed.Otherwise, he is satisfied with the toy, and he hasn't mentioned about a slingshot again.

Recently I bought this for my son and overall it seems to be a decently made toy slingshot. My problem is really with the product description on Amazon. It clearly states that it is designed for "ages 5 and up", but when you receive the actual slingshot it says "for ages 8 and up" in tiny letters at the top. This may explain why my 5 year (who is big and strong for his age) is having difficulty pulling back the elastic resistance band attached to the hammer with one hand and holding it steady with the other. This is simply too hard for a 5 year old. But he loves the toy and doesn't want to send it back, so I guess we're stuck with it until he gets a bit older.Also as a side note- in the "frequently bought together" section of the page is advertised "Hog Wild Orange Refill Balls". One would think that these balls would fit the slingshot but... alas they do not. They are too small and just fall through. I suppose it was my mistake to assume they would work - just want to save others from making the same mistake.

Got it for my kindergarten aged kids a few months ago. This is a fun toy. Safe also. Haven't broken anything in the house with this yet. No kids have been hurt either. It's fun for me also. Shoots pretty far. Perhaps 30~35 feet. I think you can achieve 40 feet with some wind behind your back.Not sure if it's the holiday season or the recent Amazon fee hikes for the independent sellers, but I've noticed that the price has risen quite a bit since I bought this for my kids. So, this is probably a good value for under ten bucks.Basically, a fun and safe toy for kids. Might want to search other sites for better value though.

Every Christmas, I try to get something we can hit each with and tear around the living room during the lull between the stockings and gifts. This was a new twist on the dart guns, ping pong ball guns, and squishy balls that looked fun. It is.It served its purpose better than most years as they are safe, fun and the perfect level of inaccurate to keep battles interesting, BUT hasn't been used since the 26th. You have to be willing to stalk your opponent, not just rapid fire. The balls are hard to lose, durable, and haven't broken anything yet, but spares are too expensive to buy an arsenal. With that, they were a bit pricey for one-time-use IMO.

We got this for 4 kids aged 5 to 7 for Christmas and a good time was had by all. Easy to load, easy to aim, safe foam balls. For my daughter I made a target on paper with family member's names for her to aim at...funny for us all! But this could be educational by making a target of letters, colors, shapes, basic math...whatever! The price was good for the quality. Worth it!

These work great. But they shoot the foam balls very hard and it can really hurt. We put ours away because of injury. Probably try again outside at a target in the summer. We have nerf guns and I expected it to be similar in feeling. It is not. It will hurt! So just FYI not for small children or children that can’t control where they’re shooting.

This slingshot is so easy to use that my five year old loves it. He's a very careful kid and the nerf-type balls means it's safe to use in the house. I mostly really love how easy it is for him to shoot it. He can load the ball into the slot and then easily pull back the sling to fire. There's no having to hold the ammo in place and make sure it's all lined up which is frustrating for little hands. While the age on the package says it's for much older kids, I can see kids as young as 3 or 4 having fun with this.