Sweets Kendamas Boost Sport Stripe Kendama - Sticky Paint, Improves Hand Eye Coordination, Reflexes, Stripe Design, Bonus String Accessory Gift Bundle (Home Team)

My 22 year old son has fond memories of playing kendama in childhood, but his old one was broken and missing the ball. I chose this Sweets Boost Sport Stripe for him as a Christmas gift and he loved it and started using it right away. Just like riding a bike!

After reading the article in the Star Tribune newspaper on Sweets and kendamas, I knew I had to try one out. I looked carefully and got what I think is a good beginners kendama. In spite of the demographic for these leaning heavily towards males I would guess to be about 21 to maybe 35, and I am a 65+ cis gendered female, got this for the feeling of satisfaction when I actually can catch one and am getting calf and tendon stretches at the same time! So I say, Sweets & Co., you need to expand your potential base for these things! Kendamas are devilishly difficult, so you learn (or don't :) patience too. Time isolated inside during the pandemic doesn't have to be a total waste and maybe once we're all vaccinated we can hold "Old Farts" kendama competitions!

I played with one of these when I spent some time in Japan. Watching those guys master all the different moves was just amazing. When I came home to the United States I bought one and I’ve been practicing ever since. This is my fifth one and I bought it for my classroom. When my students need a brain break they can step aside and do this. I have shown them some of the moves and as they master them we have a great celebration. This is a very sturdy and wonderful toy.

I ordered this for my stepson because he liked playing with my old ones. I decided to get myself a new one too. They play great. I’ve since bought 3 more directly from Sweets website. They have some more “top shelf” stuff on their website. They’ve held up pretty great too, even after some pretty hard play. I definitely recommend.

Good for beginners and pros but when I first received it the box was dented and the cups on the kendama had a little orange stain.

I am.... well... to be blunt... TERRIBLE with the KEndama. But dang.... it's a lot of fun. I keep this in my drawer at work. When I'm waiting for an export, I reach in, grab it, and attempt to catch the ball on the spike. It's rare, but I catch it fro time to time. Quality seems good. I've beat the heck out of it. I would recommend Sweets to anyone looking to kill some time and have some fun.

Saw a guy on tiktok with one of these, so I ordered one. It took a few tries to get the hang of it, but once you do it is super fun! I absolutely love it! If you want a fun little toy to play around with in your down time, I’d recommend this!!

Bought this as a surprise gift for my boyfriend. But that’s because my boyfriend constantly told me about this toy he would play with while he was deployed in the Marines have no idea how it works but I know it keeps him busy and out of my hair for a couple of hours so yes purchases this