I have a belgian malinois and spend 2 hours daily playing fetch starting at 6:30am every morning. I have earned myself a severe case of tennis elbow in my right arm. It's so bad that I've learned to throw left handed to avoid that arm.

If fetch is a daily part of your routine then the thrower that you choose is very important. This thrower is the best I have owned to date. I can fling balls 30-40 yards effortlessly. I use tennis balls and rubber glow balls and they all fit fine as long as they are around the standard tennis ball size. The angle of the release is perfect and makes throwing predictable. Highly recommend !!!

Granted the standard chuck it has a larger ball perfect for my pittie the non standard ball is hard to replace. And the ball easily falls out. This grabs the ball and it wont fall out as you wind up to launch it. And it really launches it. My dog loves tge squeek ball it comes with too!

Soon as this launcher arrived I went outside with the dogs to try it out. Long story short: This is a great fetch toy. I am able to launch the ball pretty far with little to no effort, and picking the ball back up is as easy as grabbing it with my own hand.

The toy itself is very sturdy, so much so this is the only fetch-toy I'll ever have to buy. Considering how durable it is, I don't think I'll ever need to buy a replacement. I believe Chuck-It is the most popular option, and because this is the first fetch-toy I purchased, I can't really compare it to anything else. A few outlier reviews said the ball was difficult to launch, and I have to disagree. It has been so easy to use I can't possibly see what the problem is. And no, upper body strength is not a factor as I virtually have none. People can get great distance (Half the length of a football field by my eye) in one simple, easy motion. And if other products can launch the ball farther, so what? How far is far enough? Is your dog going to throw a fit because it went 40 meters instead of 50? No. They will not. For anyone upset this toy doesn't launch far enough, ask yourself this: Is the toy for their dog? Or the human who bought it?

The bottom line is this: It feels like it's built to last, it's inexpensive, and it does what it is supposed to do. So long as a toy is "good enough" I don't see the point in splitting hairs and trying to determine which fetch toy is the absolute best.

Saying it's good enough is a bit misleading though. I can't imagine how a dog toy like this could be any better.

It's a must-have for any dog owner. Unfortunately, only one of my pups likes to fetch...

Picks up and holds tennis balls well and is easy to throw, dog loves it at the dog park, happy with my purchase

What a great thing to have ..This helps throw ball a distance when playing with pur dog.. we love it