Spalding TF 250 Basketball

I primarily use this ball on a concrete court in the local park. The bounce is outstanding once it is pumped up firmly. It isn't uncommon for it bounce more than 6 feet in the air after missing a long range shot.The quality is great. People sometimes shoot beer bottles through our hoop. I have on several occasions picked glass out of this ball, but it has not gone flat.The grip is fine once it is broken in. It felt a little slick when it was new, but now it is normal.About the sizing:7: Men6: Women5: ChildrenArrives completely deflated. No inflation needle included.Spalding make basketballs for the NBA so it is a good brand though the official NBA ball costs quite a lot more!Label on the ball says made in China.But I think that this is a really nice ball for the price. Happy to recommend.

When I was a lad you just got a standard football and over inflated it to play basketball (until I joined the school team when we got proper ones....like the Harlem Globetrotters used to use). Nowadays, kids just want to use the proper equipment ;-)Is an excellent ball and appears to stand up to heavy use (my son plays in a local team and this ball gets used a lot both outside and on court). He is very happy with it and claims it has helped with his 3 point average but not sure this is a guarantee Spalding offer.There are more expensive balls out there but Spalding does appear to be the favoured make so am confident this will last him well.

As an avid basketball player, that has been playing for over ten years, just being near a court makes me want to go back to competitive times. Watching the highlights of Kobe and AI, made me want to be both a guard and a forward. Nothing makes me happy than hearing the sound of new shoes on the court, the dribbling on hardwood floors, and the hoop when you get nothing but net.My previous basketball was looking worse for wear, so I decided to purchase a ball that I'm quite familiar with (Spalding Size 7 TF-250), but to my surprise, I received the wrong size basketball (Spalding Size 6 TF-50).I love basketball with a passion; I was really getting excited to lace them up and get some shots up, but this just disappoints me on an emotional level.

Very happy with this ball. Feels "proper". I've played mostly on a tarmac outside court, and it feels pretty good. I played much less on a proper inside court, and I was still very happy. It is still early days, but so far it is living up the "all surface" label. The key question of durability can only be answered in time, but so far it feels like it might last a while. But take good care of it, if like me you play outside, clean it well after any time you play.

Had this ball for for about 10 months now and used it a fair bit on outdoor courts (concrete). I thought it was quite slippery as soon as I got it but read some comments about needing to break it in so thought I'd stick with it.Turns out, using this ball outside only made the grip a lot WORSE! Becomes really not fun to play with very quickly - especially for practicing shooting.I can't comment if it's better as an indoor ball (I don't think so). If you're planning on playing outdoors however then I would definitely NOT recommend this ball!!

My son was disappointed in its lack of bounce, although it’s a lovely design and feels good quality in your hands it’s not as good to play with as some of his cheaper basketballs which is a shame as it’s quite expensive.

Ball lost air after about a week of use and needs to be pumped each week, outer layer wears easily outdoors, worth the price you pay, would use indoors only.

Very nice ball. I would recommend this ball for an affordable leather ball to practice with. The ball is very smooth and has good grip, the ball is even grippyer when a bit of moisture is added. There area few disadvantages to this ball such as the quick discolouration, I have been using it for about 2 weeks and apart from that it’s been holding up very well.