Compact Stainless Steel Golf Ball Retriever

This is a great product, hard to use when grabbing ball on softer ground (i.e. primarily when using at longer lengths). As you extend the ball catcher it becomes very thin and more fragile which is why some people have broken their ball catcher in other reviews.... When fully extended, it becomes not only more fragile but harder to activate the spring since it's more difficult to apply the pressure needed to active spring and you could potentially break the ball catcher. Final Thoughts: 1) You'll mainly use this up to 10 ft in length and it works very well, the only time you'd use the full length is when you grab a ball in the woods since you cannot see anything in the water 14ft away 2) When fully extended, it is very fragile since the shaft gets incredibly thin (thinner than a pencil) so I advise anyone who purchases this to only use it for the first 10ft or so (do not use the thinner shaft to prevent it from breaking, it's harder to activate catcher at longer lengths 3) It is super compact and an excellent product

I have tried a few other retrievers borrowed from friends but after reading up on these I decided to give it a try. I am glad I did, the design is simple and very effective. The size is great because it fits in the long side pocket of my bag so it does not interfere with my clubs, yet it extends nicely to reach way out there. I will say at the longest extension it feels a bit less rigid but That is to be expected. One thing you may not know is that the retrieve mechanism will work even if it has already tripped, the ball will still slide into the capture portion of the head, which is nice. And once the ball is in it, it will NOT fall out. The only word of caution I will give is that water will hold inside the arm, which in turn can lead to an unpleasant smell, and I have had to fully extend it and let it dry for a day or 2 but to me that is no issue.

It is a quality golf ball retriever and our second one of this brand.

The good: The design works. I have pulled balls out of the water at a good distance. If you can see it you can grab it with this. The mechanism is pretty clever. If you miss though and it trips, you have to pull it it out reset the head and try again. It does fit in your golf bag too. The Bad: My biggest concern is will this hold up. Be care not to put to much load on the antenna like construction when extended. So far so good but the joints are just like an old car antenna, press fitted so if you bend it you broke it. The is fragile. you really can't bang this around much without breaking something so be careful. Luckily, I found a head cover on the course for another brand and it fits this nicely so it may extend the useful life. Time will tell but so far so good. If you are looking for something more heavy duty, then you might consider another maker but this works as advertised.

This is perfect. I’ve had a different one that is similar but this is better. Worth the price. The other one would get difficult to open up. This one is the best.

Quite simply, the best ball retriever ever. What a brilliant design. I've been golfing for over 30 years and tried many retrievers in my day, this is the best design I've ever used. Granted, you don't want to admit you're fishing golf balls out of a lake, but let's face it, we've all been there. Looking at your brand new Pro V1 under water, just out of reach, time is running out, you attempt to scoop it with your putter to no avail, your $5 ball is history. BUT NOW, you are secretly armed with a new weapon, IGotcha is hidden your bag, you bust it out, and within seconds your lost wet Pro-V is back in play! It's that easy. Like shooting golf balls in a barrel. Great reach if you really need to get down and dirty, and easy to execute. Super light weight, folds up well and easy to hide in your bag. And if you're on a solo mission and come across a ball filled pond with no one around...time to load up your bag with wounded soldiers! Don't tell anyone I bought this, OK?

Great reach and length with the Executive model ; but after some heavy rains here in California and retrieving golf balls that yellow folding clip fell off and I can’t snap it back on! Suggestions? So I used an ordinary folding clip instead to close it and take it off when I’m ready to retrieve. I can still use the I gotcha , it still works.

Best most portable golf ball retriever you can buy. My daughter bought me one 25 years ago and I still have. I bought this one recently for my golf friend and he loves it. It shrinks down small enough to store in golf bag side pocket but extends out enough to pluck golf balls from hard to reach areas like thickets and water.

Very happy

après achat de modèles concurrents,ce ramasse balles est efficace dans toutes les situations. simple à manipuler,très léger,télescopique(génial). se range ds une poche du sac. seul inconvénient ds mon cas,l'avoir pris un peu court (3m)mais utilisable ds 98%des cas.Il existe le même modèle plus long. Attention aux copies qui ne valent pas cette marque.

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The retriever is to short and I doesn’t work when the ball is laying in the mud. You need to put pressure on the ball to make the spring mechanism go off, the shaft is to flexible at full extension with result of pressing the ball in to the mud and losing the ball.

Genial y muy largo para pescar bolas que han caído en los charcos.