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21 of 21 humans found the following review helpful.
Easy to put together, but a couple of issues….UPDATE 3/18/2010
By Morley Dotes
UPDATE 3/18/2010:
I bumped this to 5 stars because this thing is unbelievable strong. Last week we had 60mph winds and a 60 foot tree fell into my driveway and landed on the backboard. It balanced there for 4 days until we got our power back and I was capable to break out my chainsaw and get rid of the tree. With all this has gone through, I am merely awful how they may put out a product like this at this price. Talk with regards to quality. If it may stand up to a 60 foot tree falling on it, I’m pretty happy! I may post a picture if anybody is interested.
First let me say that dealing with Dazadi was excellent. My deliverance came with the box in ripped open and what looked like huge punctures. I opened it, checked for all the constituents and then noticed the backboard was cracked. I called Dazadi and in a week I had a new backboard. The rep on the phone was VERY helpful, spoke without doubt or question and was very helpful. He assured me that would stand behind their sale…and they did. Dazadi gets 5 plus stars! I just had to mention that….now on to the review.
Aside from poor packaging by Spalding, the directions are closely horrible. The real problem is checking all the elements and identifying everything. I had so some bolts, etc., that were not listed, and a lot of were just more or less longer than the other and I had to guess (wrongly…of course) and then modify everything. Still, putting everything together took me with regards to 2 hours (my 4 and 6 year olds helped me, or else it might have been a bit faster). The handle to raise and lower the hoop is actually outstanding and works very nicely and very easily….putting the springs together was not so easy. The key is to read the directions assorted times BEFORE you begin anything. Start to finish. Even mock it up introductory to make sure you find the constituents of the directions that do not genuinely make sense and you distinguish the extra elements (that you will use). They have a partial picture id guide for galore of the parts, but not all of the parts, so you will have to read the descriptions for each percentage number. Also, putting the long bolts may be a chore. Use the bolts to ream out or loosen up the extra paint that does not concede the bolt to get through. Do it to all of the holes BEFORE you begin and it will make things much easier.
At it is lowest point, my 4 year old daughter may through a full sized basketball without apparent effort into the hoop, and at it’s highest….well, it’s pretty high! It is a lot of fun. You will have to buy some kind of pad for the pole because you don’t want any individual running into it. You may buy special pads that will wrap around it easily. I’m glad that I purchased this, and it is very sturdy with no real vibration (my friend has a portable one and it has a lot of vibartion when the ball hits). I would like to have taken off 1.5 stars for terrible directions, but one is all I could do, and I didn’t want to leave it with 3 stars.
As for value, this is a outstanding deal. The quality is very good, and we will see if anything cracks or breaks when the winter comes….but I doubt it. I am happy with my buy and thrilled with Dazadi!
If you have questions, Dazadi will help….and if they cannot, they will give you a number for Spalding.
1 of 1 humans found the following review helpful.
OK, but not as sturdy as i wanted.
By Bill
I purchased an in-ground system because I did not want the pole or backboard to move. I followed the directions for assembly, and my backboard will move up to two or three inches. This unit uses a plastic sleeve that you set in concrete, then place the pole inside the sleeve which only goes in regards to 16 inches down into the concrete, wish I had known that before purchasing, possibly this will aid an individual who is thinking regarding purchasing this system. I am in truth disappointed, but as I said I did not want my backboard to move.
1 of 1 persons found the following review helpful.
Great hoop, terrible instructions
By Shop Right
Pro – we purchased this for my son’s 13th birthday and had him exploration all the available models and choices. He chose this one and it is a great hoop. Inground is key for stability, durability and regular play. The plexiglass backboard looks sharp. Components are well made.
Con – the instructions are terrible! we hired a professional to assemble it, and he was fantastically frustrated with the instructions, parts and fit. The instructions made no sense, constituents had to be sanded and ground for assembly, holes for screws were missing, pieces didn’t fit together, a mess. Our professional tried various times to call Spalding and they do not answer the phone. They called him back days later, after it was assembled, too late.
Despite the poor instructions and hard work assembling, we now are very happy with this hoop. Advice – hire a pro to assemble and give him a tip.
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