I practice golf pretty much every day in the summer. I have a couple of acres and can get up to a 50 yard shot in my back yard. I also visit a local range now and then to practice putting and longer shots. I normally use a bucket of 20 balls in my yard and shagging them is a routine I have gotten used to using a pitching wedge to flip them into a bucket - which works well enough, and on the putting green I use my putter to grab them. I usually hit 100-200 balls in a session so it can take some time when you add it all up.Then I was at the putting green a few weeks ago and saw a gentlemen using one of these devices and had to have one. The price of this model was right and the reviews were good so I gave it a shot. Used it last night for the first time and it works pretty well - even on the lawn which was a little of a concern. At first I was not getting a solid click all the time when picking up a ball, but figured out to just be a little more forceful or move on to anther ball and use it to push them both in. It does get a little less consistent on taller grass, but it's still better and faster than using a wedge or bending over to pick them up by hand. It's a bit of a technique that I had down after about three or four buckets. I also marked the outside of the tube with a sharpie to show when there are 20 balls, just so I know I have them all.My only concern is the release\locking lever. The instructions say to use you foot to activate the lever and release the balls, which works fine, but it makes me wonder how long the lever will last with this method. If there is a weak part to this device it is how the lever is made and attached to the tube and it is the same lever that makes the click and holds the balls in the tube. So if the lever breaks, the device becomes useless. Other than that, the tube is made of pretty heavy translucent plastic that should last a long time - just the lever is a concern.I have not had it to the putting green yet, but since it works so well in the taller grass I felt I could do the review now. I do have one picky beef for the manufacturer. There was some documentation in the tube which was easy enough to get out, but there was also a sticker on the outside of the tube that was a pain to remove. Leaving the sticker on would block visibility of the top part of the tube so it is meant to be removed IMO. So why would they use a sticker that does not easily peel off. I ended up having to use some mineral spirits to remove the paper and glue left behind. I did not want to scrap it off and damage the tube. Yes I know I am being picky, but come on...not a hard thing to change.Right now I am loving this thing and it is some of the best money I have spent recently. If the release lever lasts even one year, I will still consider if a good deal. If it does not I might try a model with a different mechanism. But right now I am pleased with the purchase and consider it money well spent.

Easy golf ball retrieval tool

Extremely Sturdy and Lightweight

It's okay as a shag stick but with a little modification and some good old fashioned ingenuity it makes a pretty fantastic slide bong. Just sayin.

I love it. very good quality!

Will not fit in every bag. Have a 15 way too that I like to use for my practice bag and it will not fit in any of the slots. Also the large sticker with barcode is stuck right to the tube. Super annoying when you want to take that off. Product seems to work ok, and it's a decent price but a couple things could make it better.

If ground is soft this will not pick up the balls. Not worth buying unless you are picking up balls on hard surfaces. In order for this to pick up a ball the ball must be flush with the bottom when you press down on it. If the ground is soft grass or soft soil it will just push the ball down. Bad design and definitely not worth the price.

Perfect to take on a trip. Compact, but holds about two dozen balls.

works and picks up balls fineHeavy plastic than the ones I bought at DicksAll I could ask

Bought this for my brother for Christmas! He really liked it and has been using it every time he goes out golfing'

Has saved my back 10 fold with my putting mat and should it break I will definitely replace.

it is a solid product. I like it

Excellent golf ball picker upper. Works smoothly easily. Don't know how long it will hold up, as my other one from different company lasted about 2 years. Must treat gently.

It's a plastic tube that holds golf balls.

Good quality and price, performs well.

It holds 23 golf balls. I bought mine in June 2021, and I've used it an average of 3-4 times per day since then with literally no problems at all. Granted, I'm always careful every time not to allow the spring-release side of the tube to get jammed into the ground with any force, because I can see the possibility of what other posters have mentioned when that piece fails. (My first order actually arrived with that piece broken due to flimsy packaging, but the replacement came promptly.) I try to make sure I get the tube almost 100 vertical over balls, because picking them up at an angle is a recipe for damaging the spring mechanism. Basically, this $20 tool has worked perfectly for over nine months now, and if you had told me it would last half that long at this price, I would have been totally fine with that. I'm delighted. Just be careful with it.

Easy to use

I used this product only twice. On the second use, the trigger release broke. The plastic piece that holds the spring in place snapped off and now the product will not function as a ball retriever device. In my opinion the piece of plastic that holds the trigger in place is too thin and weak to sustain the force of the spring tension. I would not recommend this product.

While it worked it was easy to discharge and pickup balls, but only 7 uses! The ball retainer/release is all plastic except the spring and is just not sturdy enough for the intended purpose. In my case the portion of the plastic that holds the moveable arm in place broke completely off. Not possible to repair or replace that part so practice stick is useless now.

Does what it's suppose to do. works like a charm for table tennis balls, golf balls a bit heavy but it will get them one at a time just fine. Product may not last very long but then you'll spend another $20 for a new one! not bad, but yes, it is about 7 or 8 dollars over-priced.I'm sure you can use it to pick up dead mice, catch lizards for fishing bait, pick cherries, blackberries, butterflies, etc. Versatile tool.........but i'll stick with ping pong balls that I've let get past me.