Franklin Sports Ready Set Fetch Automatic Tennis Ball Launcher - Black

This is a great product. I love how if the dog is trained. It can drop the balls itself unfortunately, my pup had an issue with the Sound of the motor(it is not loud at all) but my girl is reactive in some noises she can’t handle so I did return it. I wish we could’ve kept it. Some might say a little pricey. In my opinion it’s not unreasonable. It’s a great product. Very easy to set up.

Awful awful we tried to use it the first few days we got it but it’s so loud and it doesn’t even throw as far as your hand can throw so it doesn’t throw far enough and you just have to sit there and put it in. I was hoping it would automatically simply work but the loud fan and the very minimal throw it gives you makes this a waste of a lot of money. I’d love to take it back, but it’s bulky and awful.

Our 100lb Lab absolutely loves this! He is learning how to put the spikey balls in the hole and then we say back, back and he steps back. All this is done with cheese when he drops to ball in the hole.We watched a young tube video on how to train for this.We heard about problems with the tennis balls so we just got the orange spikey balls and they are better for slobber . The ball thrower seems safe and durable.It is set to low and we use it in the house! It is great exercise for our dog.. wears him out! So far after using this a few times there are no issues. I would love to see a cleaning video for this launcher because it’s not cheap and I want to keep it running. My dogs happiness depends on it!

I grabbed this after seeing a video and thought it would keep our dog busy while I juggle the kids. It does launch the ball, but it is loud and inconsistent. Sometimes it barely tosses it a few feet. My dog got scared during nap time and refused to go near it again.

Hoped to be able to use indoors but this unit is so loud. It does work well though as long as the tennis balls aren’t too wet. The rubber balls flew much further. If you have a goofy dog like me that won’t get out of the way, this thing can output the ball pretty hard and fast. Be prepared! It’s a good size for portability. It doesn’t seem to be made of the thickest plastic so durability could be questionable. I’m excited for it to get warmer out in Ohio so we can let the pups use it outside.

Works really well. Good quality. Looks like pictured. Came with balls and has a lot of power. Not as expensive as other brands and it came with balls. Easy to move around, its not heavy. Has been keeping my dog entertained

The product was wonderful and provided fun exercise for our dog - while it worked. We bought it in October of 2024 and used it a few times until the weather got cold, after which it was stored in our garage until summer of 2025. Upon using it this summer, we noticed that the male part of the plug had retracted into the plastic body frame of the machine. The only way to turn it on now is by installing D batteries. The machine that was once able to launch 45 feet, now struggled to launch 15 feet. Moreover, the motor is now louder and despite turning it in the OFF setting, the launcher remains ON if the ball distance dial is not turned to the far left position. Regretfully, I would not recommend this product if you are looking for a reliable ball launcher for your dog.

Our pup is obsessed with this!! We play it twice a day for about 20 minutes at time or we go outside to play. Chasing and retrieving is life for our doodle. I found that when using tennis balls they get wet and don’t go as far so we have about 40 tennis balls and use each ball twice before moving on to the next one. The other thing is that many have stated it quit working after a bit. That happened to us. After two a day play time for two weeks ours started to get loud and slow down, to the point that the balls shooting out would bounce out about 2-3 feet away. Then it just stopped working. So I was going to throw it away and buy a new one. Like I said our dogs obsessed. Once I saw again how much I paid for it, I was not about to do that. So my son in law took it apart and found the two motors had collected all this dark hard melted plastic (tennis ball fuzz) and some un-melted tennis ball fluff that had been collected from all the tennis balls. Which explained the EXTRA long fuzz on the actual tennis balls as well. Had to use pliers and tweezers to get it out, wiped it clean, put it back together and it works like new. We are now using smooth plastic, rubber or foam like tennis balls and let me tell you no issues but they fly even further and we just need to wipe them down with a towel after each use or they don’t go far.

East we found was the humming puts our dog off from actually approaching the launcher, but if your dog isn't wound up by hoovers, you should be ok. Bear in mind, the condition of the ball will determine the distance and angle of the ball, as you can see on the video. Whereas the weight of the ball will determine the distance, outside of the launch speed and angle of the unit. Although not the distance launcher I was hoping for, it does get to the bottom of my small yard which is around 14meters from launcher to wall. Another point was that my unit came with an American plug, not a problem for me, but it is something buyer's should be mindful of. Lastly, the hopper is quite big, but not convinced it is for stacking more than one ball, as more than one has the potential to get stuck, this could be solved had the tray design incorporated a sorting aspect. That said, we have had a total of 14 balls in the hopper comfortably. When multiple balls are in the hopper, there is a potential for the launcher to launch more than one ball. We found this was down to weight and size of the ball. Lastly, the 'beep' that sounds before the ball is launched is not loud enough when the launcher is on its highest setting, as the sound of the motor drowns it out. It stops working altogether if you are feeding snobbery balls back into the launcher. A good indication of snobbery balls, is when the launch angle/distance drops.

I've seen a lot of ball throwing machines that were quite a bit cheaper and the reviews weren't good. Most reviews were it stopped working when the balls got wet and they were more hassle than they were worth. I have two 100+ pound dogs who can get more spit on a ball than you could believe so I had to go with the expensive one. It is made in America which to me means quality. I live in Canada and there was an import fee of almost $28 on top of what I paid. My fingers were crossed it was going to be worth it. Well, my dogs just love it. Spitty balls keep flying out the end and if we didn't turn it off they would chase the balls forever. It's easily adjustable up and down for the launch angle and easy to set for distance. I thought the sound was kind of low, but the dogs can obviously hear it because they know when it's about to launch. Well worth the cost for a solid product. I would definitely recommend it.

Well made

The balls that come with the item are not durable, my dog was able to deform the orange ball which would not allow it to go through the hole and then seemed to have damaged the spinning gear wheel after it got stuck a few times. the sound beeper hardly gets pressed down to notify the dog when it’ll be launched, maybe mine was defective? I tried other balls that my dog couldn’t deform but the machine was not large enough for the light hockey ballto get through even though it looks smaller then the tennis ball?, the other rubber ball didn’t get thrown far as it was to heavy it seems. Overall the concept is amazing but the machine could use more work on the manufactures side. I would purchase again if they fix these issues in the future. The bowl could be larger also, the balls are dropped in and some bounce right out

Very good standard tennis ball machine. Unfortunately the plug was a two pin so it wasn’t suitable for use here. It looked very good from the video on the description page and will be great fun for dogs. However we couldn’t use it and it was returned.