Honestly, there's nothing bad I can say about this item. Other than the fact that when I ordered it the picture showed specifically a blue, white and grey footbag; and there was no mention of "colors may vary" anywhere, I went on ahead and ordered it. I was pretty disappointed when my package arrived, I opened it up, only to find a black and red footbag. Pretty much the only reason I ordered it was because of the colors, and I didn't get what I ordered. I got over it though, as the piece is well made. Right away, I got to kicking it around; and even got my brother, brother in law and nephew to play. Now I'm no professional "footbagger", but I feel it is almost perfectly balanced. Maybe like 5% more sand would make it perfect bit only for stalls, but also good launches. All in all, a well deserved 4. Alright people, hope this helps your choice.

Idk for beginners but yes

This hack is awesome! It is very consistent when hacking with it, meaning it is very forgiving to any errors in the angle or force with which you kick it. I've set a new personal record for number of kicks and stalls with this hack. I kicked it 20 times, alternating feet each time, then stalled on top of my foot, did that FOUR times in a row, then I caught it with my hand and put it back in my pocket! Simply amazing quality!

I purchased this item as a gift for school children in Turkey. One of the experiences provided by the tour company with which I travel is a visit to a school or orphanage in the country I visit. This particular visit was to a K-7 school in a small village in the middle of Turkey. The young boys will certainly get a great deal of fun learning a new way to play "ball" with their feet.

I picked this "SandMaster Footbag" because of all the good reviews I read on it. It was a surprise gift for my 17 year old son at Christmas. He was delighted with it...couldn't wait to show the fellows! He had been used to playing with 'lighter' hackey sacks (that's what they call them in Arkansas). After he played with it for awhile, he said there was no going back to the lighter (less in weight) ones. He's become very good with it. My only complaint was that I did not have a choice in color, and they sent us a light tan and white one. Boys play outside. My son would highly recommend the "Sandmaster Footbag".