Nice idea, but the original Chuckit! balls are superior
357379
I live on a lake. These balls sink. The blue ball is semi-camouflaged, as is the glow-ball during daylight.  The whistler also affect aerodynamics which will cause you to throw the ball with less distance versus the normal chuckit balls. Just get the oroginal, the whistler-holes are mostly useless.
3150920
This is a good alternative to the normal chuckit balls. They don't whistle loudly (a good thing, in my opinion) and they hold up to a big dog chewing on them well.
1542533
My kids (3 & 6) like the idea but even for me it is tricky to roll the ball in such a way as to get it to stop in one of the holes (let alone aim for a high score). You will likely have many turns with no marbles scoring. My kids have not asked to play again since the first time we tried it.
3122791
It is a great toy for playing fetch IF you only use it with the tennis type balls.  I wanted it for the Chuckit Rubber Balls which both my dog and I prefer.  They fit but stick in the launcher most of the time.  I found it helps some to only partially put the rubber ball in the launcher but wish it could be redesigned to work with both ball types.
3304234
I never heard of this before but my husband suggested buying "KOOSH BALLS" for our 3 and a half year old twins after my sister bought them some knock-off which was ripped and tossed the first day of use. I could not find them anywhere except on amazon - but these really are pricey for what they are. The knock-off was much bigger, this to me was kind of small but these are the real "koosh" so I am hoping they are made better than what we previously had. They are just OK by me - but the kids love them. We just received them today and they hard fun most of the day & night playing with them. And so far they have lasted longer than the knock-off version. I do feel something like this should be priced somewhere between 25-50% of what we paid and if it were that much cheaper, I would have given it 5 stars.
4272018
We bought one of these a few years ago, and it was slightly popular at first, but they tired of it.  Well, THEN I added it to the circular 'track' scratcher  (http://www.amazon.com/Bergan-Turbo-Scratcher-Cat-Toy/dp/B000IYSAIW/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1465073832&sr=8-4&keywords=cat+track+toy ) and THAT made a big diff!  Now they find both toys attractive where before, they didn't care for either.

I gave it 3 stars because again, by itself, it is not worthwhile.
1944094
Fun but too plasticy, the balls weigh too little also
3640306
My dogs are not too crazy about these. The chuck it balls are better. These balls have big holes, so they sink in the pool.
1469616
Our cat loved this when he was a kitten and was more easily-entertained. He is an adult now, and he would only occasionally play with it when he got desperate for entertainment. I think he got frustrated and bored with the fact he couldn't actually get the balls.

He got his head stuck in the top of it a few times when he was a kitten, so we only had this out for him when we were supervising his playtime with it.

We just donated it to our local humane society, so hopefully the kitties there will have more fun with it!
3706253
I wish I would have read the reviews more carefully! The concept is nice, but the game collapses while you are trying to set it up, It does not stay up to play. The holes are too big for the "sticks", and the "sticks" are too short to stay in the big holes. Even when you get the game to stay up long enough to get the "sticks" in, and then get all the "sticks" to stay in, when you go to put the marbles in, they already fall through. It is not the game you remember from your childhood. Don't by this junky version, get the real thing if you can find it.
3581874
Great idea for our basement with low ceilings (7 ft. )  Installation was easy enough (although 2 of the 6 screws provided broke (but we were able to use some of our own screws to replace).  After less than 24 hours of use the PVC frame cracked and now it makes it difficult to play and fold up to put away.  I called the manufacturer to ask for a replacement frame. The parts were not in, but I was promised to receive them in a few weeks.  I hope that the replacement parts hold up longer than the original??!!  My kids absolutely love the game  5 yr. old and 2 yr. old. I actually replaced the original balls with softer ones (for safety indoors).  We will see if the manufacturer comes though with the parts and if they can hold up better this time. I hope they do.
139755
The Little Tikes Baby Sway 'n Play Activity Gym is a great idea in theory.  I love that it sways gently back and forth, making it a little more interesting for a little one to visually track. It's unique in that respect from the other similar toys out there. Also, the fact that it can be adjusted as a tummy time toy is very appealing.  In reality though, those features don't really make it worthwhile, because it's just not that sturdy.  The 'bar' is made from a foam, similar to a pool noodle, which is easy to assemble and soft if it were to fall.  The toys attach with hook/loop closures, which would be ok except I can predict my child later pulling them off.  The mat itself is great--slightly padded, with a colorful design and wipe-clean fabric for those inevitable spit-ups during tummy time.  The music has two volumes, (and isn't even that annoying!) but the on/off switch is actually pretty difficult to slide. Batteries were not included, (!) and it takes a whopping 4 AAAs to make it function.  I haven't had it long enough to know how long until I need to replace the batteries.  I'm happy it has a little mirror, which can be adjusted to fit anywhere on the toy bar, because babies love to look at themselves.  I think for all those batteries required, it's lacking lights.  (My older two children used a play mat that had little flashing lights to look at) I like that there is a little pillow for tummy time, but I wonder how long until that gets lost!  Perhaps it would be better if there were a little bit of hook/loop to hold the pillow in place?  I don't like how flimsy the entire structure is in general.  The one side just clips to the fabric mat, and the other side inserts into a plastic base holding the toy bar up high (for the sway feature to work) or down low for tummy time.  The base attaches to the fabric mat with two little hooks that are pretty annoying to line up perfectly and then it doesn't stay very well. I guess it would be easy to travel with because of how much it comes apart?  I just wish it were sturdier.

Overall, this is an ok product, but it is a bit flimsy, and there are more negatives than positives for this 3rd-time mama.  I think we might revert back to our battered old activity mat, even though the electronics on it no longer work.  At least it won't fall on our child or come apart unexpectedly.  Little Tikes is onto something when they came up with this product, but it needs a few more refinements before I can recommend it fully to anyone.

We received this product for free in exchange for an honest review.
3782958
If you're buying this ball for its glow-effect, skip it and buy the Chuck It version instead, as that one glows really well (and this one doesn't glow that much).  We have several of the Chuck It glow balls, and they're great.

However, as a fun colored and fantastic ball that floats really well and dogs love... this one is fantastic.  We take this one to the beach and throw it in the surf, and our black lab always finds it.  In fact, this is the one ball that constantly gets stolen by other dogs!  So, we have to chase them or track them for a while before we finally get the ball back.  What I just described has happened literally dozens of times.  And all of those dogs already had their own balls that they were playing fetch with! That's how popular this ball is with dogs (at least at our local dog beach).  We already have 2 of these, and I'm back buying another two (as they're often misplaced when we want to go to the beach).  (No, I didn't get this for free, or for a discount, or any other "make me a better reviewer" deal.  Frankly, our dog just loves this ball.)

By the way, this review is based on over three years of use by a 110 lb Lab (of the large-size ball).  Every time she sees it she starts jumping around like a puppy (she's 8), because she knows she is going to the beach.  I've tried several other balls at the beach and in the water, and this one beats them all.  She hasn't been able to destroy it either -- lots of "fetch" and chewing, but not a single puncture!  Only the Kong and Chuck It products can stand up as well as this.  Everything else gets turned into plastic shrapnel over time.  It might have to do with the fact that this ball (in large) is a bit larger than the Chuck It XL, and certainly bigger than a tennis ball, so perhaps she can't get the same leverage, even though this ball compresses down a bit more (as it's a softer plastic than those other balls).

Subtracted one star because you can't choose your color. (The red is just ok. I'd pick the green every time if possible, since she seems to be able to find and fetch the green better than the red in the surf -- I would have thought the opposite!)
3044809
Chuck-It makes the best balls for strong chewers...Hands down! We like to take it when we go camping, because the grandkids stay occupied at night also. :)
945567
I prefer this ball over the one that comes with the indoor Chuckit!  It's bigger than your average ball and has some bounce to it.  Toby (my 60 lb boxer/shep mix) love it.
4971082
The large chuckit sucks. It barely flies any distance. The medium chuckit is mine and my dogs favorite. The medium one is the best.
2610726
When my husband and I bought a house, I immediately purchased a ton of "backyard" toys for the then dog, now dogs. I swore this chuckit would make playing fetch more fun - less slobbery balls in my hand, further throwing for more tired dogs, etc. But I find that I never use this.