Who blows the whistle
Who we are, where the ball came from and how we decide what to make next.
Where the ball came from
We started with one problem: everything sold as a pool toy floats. Floating is useful for a lounger and useless for a game, because the moment a ball is on the surface the wind owns it. So we built a shell you fill with water and added just enough air to keep it from sitting on the bottom.
The melon stripes were not a branding exercise at first. We needed a pattern that stayed visible through three feet of moving water, and green on black did that better than anything else we tried. The name followed the look.
What we make now
Four families of product: the fillable underwater balls in 9-inch, 6.5-inch junior and glow versions; water skip balls and discs for surface play; waterproof pool footballs; and combo sets that pair them up.
We add something to the range when the same request arrives often enough. The junior ball exists because parents kept telling us the 9-inch was too heavy for a six-year-old. The glow ball exists because people kept playing after sunset in the dark anyway.
How we test
In pools, with our own families, for a whole season before anything ships. The tests that matter are boring ones: does the cap stay seated after fifty throws, does the seam survive being dropped on a hot concrete deck, does the shell still hold water after a winter in a garage.
Questions we have not covered: contact@watermelonball.pages.dev, or (239) 555-0164.