What we say:

This ball is nearly equal in weight and hardness to a match sliotar. This ball represents the transition from learning the basic skills and beginning to apply them at match pace for a young adult.

What they say:

The Smart Touch Sliotar is the third in the range of GAA Go Games Sliotars and is used by 10-12 year olds. The Smart Touch Sliotar is designed to assist young players in performing the underlying technical skills of hurling accurately and consistently. This sliotar gradually prepares the youth for working with a full weight sliotar and has been designed to promote development of the player over the competition "winning" mentality.