Great for silent pickleball: If you live in a community where pickleball noise is an issue, these balls are great. The action is a little different - they bounce a little more and they fly further when hit hard, but the dinks are pretty similar to the plastic pickleballs. These are not what you would use when preparing for a tournament. But if you are playing for fun, are willing to accept that it's a different game, and want to practice dinks OR you want to be quiet for early morning play ne
cool product: I only bought it to get free shipping and it was a nice surprise. Works very well but like most things is not magic, so if your expectations are not that you will love it.
Sound Issues at your Courts? Try a Gamma Ball: In comparing an outdoor plastic pickleball to the Gamma Librarian Foam ball using a quality paddle, it was discovered that the decibel sound (volume) was about 50% quieter when using the Gamma ball. The intensity of the sound when using the Gamma ball was more like the sound of a tennis ball. (More of a thud and lower pitch) The pitch of both balls was the same note on the piano. (One octave above middle C, for you musicians) I also tested both ball
Foam pickleball: Great product. Quiet!
