New Slinger Provides Alternative To Ball Tossing & Retrieving

Sept 2002 - It's a product that was originally developed to launch balls long distances while playing fetch with your dog. But now the Slinger ball launcher from Good Time Productions, Inc. is being used for many sports and outdoor recreation activities. The patented Slinger is a lightweight durable device that sports an elongated channel, which will hold up to four exercise balls for convenient and effortless loading.

What sets the Slinger apart is that, much like the popular tennis or golf ball retrievers on the market, the Slinger allows the user to pick up balls from the ground without bending over. When playing fetch with a pet, the Slinger helps keep your hand from coming in contact with a ball that may be covered in mud or dog saliva. To pick up a ball, the user simply pushes the end of the Slinger over the ball, which slides it into the ball channel and makes it easily accessible for re-loading.

In addition to being used with pets, the Slinger is also effective for all aspects of tennis practice, pop-fly practice in baseball or even as a consistent pitching mechanism for batting practice. As with any throwing type device, the velocity, trajectory and distance of the exercise ball can be varied and can be projected as far as 100 yards in the air or on the ground. As a safety precaution, the Slinger's pouch assembly that cups the ball in the sling has a hole in the middle to prevent the shooting of smaller, dangerous objects.

The stainless steel Slinger requires no electricity or battery power and weighs just over two pounds. The product sells for $39.95 and can be purchased by phone: (620) 442-2514 or online: http://www.goodtimeproductions.com/Slinger/main.html