Bought this toy as a stocking stuffer for one of my sons (10 years old) after reading the positive reviews. When my son saw it, he had no idea that it would be a "cool" toy and candidly, I was also wondering if all those reviewers knew what they were talking about because the toy is pretty basic. I started to second guess my purchase. Then...the day after Christmas...my son and I took it to the park along with a new football. After throwing the football and the fling sock for a few minutes, my son said "forget the football, this fling sock is a blast, let's keep throwing it!!" I couldn't agree more...it is so much fun! And my 6 year old son also loves it too because it doesn't take much skill to throw yet it's easy to catch. I highly recommend this for adults and kids; great small toy to throw at the park, beach, etc and unlike many toys, this won't damage windows or cars!