This is a snowball maker without hands so it doesn't break as easily. Since you can use your hands to squeeze the snow together you can end up making a very packed snowball. From my experience the more pack the ball is the more of a splatter you get when it hits something also it doesn't break apart mid air. There are some ruff spots on the inside of the cup, to fix this just go over it with some sandpaper. Also print is standing up so the joint doesn't get printed onto one another.