both of my boys are college athletes - baseball pitchers. They started with "homedics" and we just bought each of them a hypervolt pro. no comparison - the hypervolt pro is legit FWIW, my older son's roommate has a theragun and he's telling me there's a HUGE difference between the hypervolt pro and the theragun. His roommates won't even use the theragun anymore - everyone want to use his hypervolt. It's heavy - but it packs a punch. Bought one for myself too. If you need or want the power, the hypervolt pro has it.