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Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2024
I am a soccer coach that runs sessions 3-6 hours a day, all summer long; and on the weekends in the winter. I am constantly packing, unpacking, and lugging soccer balls back and forth for training, so I was on the lookout for a bag that could fit more than the standard 14-15 soccer balls.After 12 weeks straight of summer use + 12 winter weekends, I would say I've pushed this bag to its limit, and its time is coming to a close. Here are my observations after continual use:1) Forza claims this bag carries 20+ balls, but Forza likely mean a mixture of kinds. As far as soccer balls go, it sort of fit twenty size 5 soccer balls, but barely. The last ball in the bag, even after cinching the bag as tight as the bag would allow, would always pop out while walking, unless I was extremely careful. This was annoying, obviously. Part of this is because of the lack of strength of the cinch system, which I discuss in more detail in #3. I would say that this bag is NOT meant for 20+ soccer balls. 19, maybe :)2) I noticed the webbed netting is not necessarily as thick/strong as other ball bags I've used. About halfway through its use, I started noticing some tears in the netting. A couple more have appeared since. Nothing that interferes with use, but with more time would likely become a problem.3) The cinch + rope/cord are not nearly as durable and thick as others either. I was disappointed in that regard. If you're going to have a jumbo bag, you need a thick & strong cord + cinch. This product has neither. If the cord were thicker and the cinch stronger, I believe I would have been able to fit twenty size 5 soccer balls without issue. However, when I would zip up the bag and pick it up, the cinch would always loosen a few inches and allow enough space for a ball or two to pop out while I walked.4) The carry strap is almost entirely tearing off at this point. The top side is fine; the bottom connection is shredded and hanging on for dear life. I only noticed this today. I think it will probably last a couple more weeks. I expected the strap to do much better than it did - which would be very little tearing at all.5) The inside of the bag is starting to scrape and shed a little inside, like bags made of this material do. Not a large practical fault currently, but would eventually result in the weakening of the bag.Overall, a pretty good bag that I think would last longer if you only have 14-18 soccer balls. Its size is great; its durability is okay; its quality is solid. At the same time, I want to acknowledge that this is a $18-$25 bag ( + that pesky $12 shipping fee that Forza always has), depending where you look. For that price, this bag has probably done its job, even if I wish it lasted much longer.Later I will try to add pictures of the wear and tear.
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