This is what happens when we trust the Chinese to make “American” footballs. I have huge hands and I can barely hold the football, so of course my 5 and 8 year old boys can barely hold it with both hands. It’s super slick material. They also make it seem like it glows in the dark, which it does not. Who throws footballs in the dark, just to take a lame picture of it for social media. It’s not quite a scam, but it’s pretty close. I ordered it in November and it arrived on Jan 3. This is why we can’t have nice things.