Wilson F1100 Official NFL Game Football
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Equipment information: Manufacturer: Wilson Brand: Wilson Release Date: 2006-04-04 Model: F1100 Color: Brown Product features:
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Price List for Wilson F1100 Official NFL Game Football
| New | New Usually ships in 1-2 business days | $76.95 | ||
| Used | Used Usually ships in 1-2 business days | $59.00 |
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Sports reviews of Wilson F1100 Official NFL Game Football
Customer Review: Hard and slick - may be good for some things but not footballs
Sport shop rating: 2 Stars
I'm in charge of a weekly touch football game where we use an official NFL football from a previous year and I wanted to get another one for backup. I know 'The Duke' is supposed to be the official NFL ball from this year, but there seems to be something wrong with the balls Amazon is shipping.
The first ball I got from Amazon was hard as a rock, slick as all get out and had poor stitching in the laces. I got a second one and the stitching was a bit better, but it was still hard and slippery. And when it was exposed to rain, the ball stained the hands of everyone who touched it with red coloring. I have no clue if that's to be expected or not since it's all leather but it seems odd.
In any case, you can grip the ball with a good pair of sticky football gloves, which also help mitigate the pain of catching the ball. So, it is usable and throws a nice spiral but maybe I play ball with a bunch of wussies cuz no one else wants to get near that thing out of fear of breaking their hands (which is kind of annoying given how much i paid for the balls).
Maybe the footballs just need to be broken in, but I'm not really sure how to do that aside from playing with them, which no one seems to want to do. I've tried to let some air out to make the things more user-friendly, but it doesn't really help.
Anyway, I find it really hard to believe this is the ball the NFL played with this year. Something about them just seems cheaply made. In any case, I suggest you save some money and go with a decent composite leather ball.