About this product
This is a PVC size 7 basketball – full regulation adult size, built for hard outdoor courts, and priced so you can buy several.
That last point is the real argument. A school, a youth programme, a community court or a compound with several players does not benefit from one premium ball; it benefits from enough balls that everyone can practise at once. At this price a set of six costs less than a single composite-leather indoor ball, and on a concrete court the expensive ball would not last the term anyway.
PVC is a tough synthetic cover. It is harder and less tacky in the hand than rubber or composite leather, which is a genuine difference you can feel – a serious player will notice it immediately. What it is very good at is surviving. It shrugs off concrete, dust and rain, and it does not soften or peel the way a cheap composite cover does.
Size 7 at 29.5 inches is the correct size for adults and high-school-age players, which matters: learning on a ball that is too large or too small teaches the wrong shooting form.
Keep it inflated properly. A soft ball is the commonest problem with school and community balls and it teaches a bad shooting touch. Drop it from shoulder height – it should bounce back to about hip height.
Buying a PVC Size 7 Basketball in Tanzania
361 Degrees Adventure keeps the pvc size 7 basketball at our showroom in Upanga, Dar es Salaam, with delivery countrywide across Tanzania. Come and handle it before you buy, or order online and collect.
Every pvc size 7 basketball is checked in store before it leaves us, and our staff use the same kit in the field, so you get an honest answer on fit and sizing rather than a sales pitch.
Browse more Balls in Dar es Salaam, or see the full 361 Degrees range. For general background on basketball, see this overview on Wikipedia.
MSLON PVC Basketball - Size 7 (29.5 in)