Comments on: Spalding 64-497 Official NBA Zi/O Excel Basketball (Official Size)

By: Hoob

Hoob — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 17:05:11 +0000

A good indoor ball. Outdoor? Not so much. I’ve been looking for a basketball for a little while now. I wanted one with a good grip and a nice feel to it. I’d come down to choosing the Zi/O Excel or the TF1000. I ended up going with the Zi/O because it was billed an indoor/outdoor ball, while the TF1000 was just for indoors.I ordered the ball and got it quickly from Amazon. Right from the start, I loved the ball’s feel. The number of pebbles on each panel really help with grip and the deeper chanes between panels really help you with handling and control. I used it on an indoor gym first and it was great. It felt natural and running with it was fun. I thought I’d had a winner on my hands.The next week I brought it to the park and played outside in a street court. Again it felt great. Playing on the street court gave the ball a different feel, not altogether unpleasant. I was happy again, but a few minutes after getting home I discovered that the panels had started to come loose and were…

By: Radio

Radio — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 16:55:20 +0000

best all around ball this ball, like all other composite balls, will wear out faster if you’re only going to use it outdoors(i’ve had two, and just bought a new one, of which I uploaded pics of). However, if you want a ball that feels great(the zio composite really does feel much different then a regular indoor/outdoor composite), and dribbles more “accurately”(theres no guesswork to where the ball will bounce when dribbling, you dont have to watch it while you dribble like other balls that will sometimes go a few mm to the left or right for no reason, which we all know sometimes causes turnovers), then this is the ball for you. If you play outdoors everyday, for long periods, you’ll probably want to go with the cheaper $15-20 composites, as you will wear any composite out much faster outdoors. This ball is more suited for indoor play, with occasional outdoor blacktop usage.In closing, this ball feels great in the hand(really does have deeper channels and better composite material), and is a…