Goalrilla Basketball Yard Guard Easy Fold Defensive Net System Quickly Installs on Any Goalrilla Basketball Hoop

We ordered this for an goalzilla that was already installed at a house we purchased. The installation process was very easy. The instructions were easy to follow and broke down the different installation options for the different models. The Flexibility of the nets / arms is pretty good. We have shrubs behind the post and the net can come forward if needed to allow for those shrubs. Installation was mostly able to be done by one person via ladder. Some parts of the installation require an extra set of hands.

If you are replacing an outside court or have an existing court this is a must. I have a planter with flowers and plants and it protects them.

We bought this yard guard to avoid our ball rolling down into a wooded area that has tons of poison ivy which it had been doing regularly when we first got the hoop. Set up was easy on our Goalrilla FT60 hoop, not sure how it would fit with other brands but it does come with a variety of different size adapters for various pole diameters. It stops the majority of deflected passes and missed shots and folds up quickly against the pole for times when we are not using the court (which is usually when we don't have kids, nephews and nieces and others who like to play basketball over). I was concerned that the yard guard might not look attractive but it looks fine. We are very pleased with this purchase after a couple weeks usage and have only had one ball make it to the poison ivy - that from an attempted bounce shot in the game Horse. Will see how it stands up over time.

Santa brought this item to help the basketball stay on our driveway and not roll down the hill where it tends to be muddy. Our goal is actually made by Goliath, but this Goalrilla product still works. Our post is only 4x4", but I just added a 1" block of wood on two sides and the included 5x5" bracket system works just fine. It's very sturdy and this is a really well-built product. Installation was fairly easy (took me about an hour by myself) and the instructions were reasonably clear. I think this net will last for a long time. The only wish my kids had is that if you have a muddy spot directly under the backboard (like where the main post is in the ground), the net seems to drop the ball right there. So, you made an alternative to help the ball roll back onto your driveway instead of the grass/mud. But, overall, a great product.

We recently installed a Goalrilla hoop and the kids lauch balls from across the driveway only to airball it out and the ball takes off right next to the neighbors driveway and of course the cars are parked right in the direction the balls go. After the second observed "event", I urgently went looking for something and was lucky to find this. Overall the construction seems fine and the netting seem heavy duty. It goes up and down pretty easy although the kids need help unstrapping the top two straps but not a big deal. Installation was pretty straight forward and I did it myself using one of those adjustable ladders. I now have no more worries about one of the kids clobbering the cars and dealing with that. Overall, I do think it's a bit overpriced for what you get and all the extra brackets they provide seem wasteful as they just hit the trash and I am sure that adds to the cost.

The rod broke easily after a 5 year old slipped and leaned on the net. Requesting a new rod. Hoping customer service gets back to me soon.update: CS is sending me a new rod tomorrow. Great response!

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I installed the Guard on our Silverback 60" glass backboard on Christmas Day with my two sons. The item is *not* easy to install, even with three people. While the printed instructions are clear enough, the problem is that the pieces in the box ar not numbered to correspond with the instructions, making some of the installation a bit of guess work. We had to un-install two steps, having realized that things had been done incorrectly.The unit fits okay for us. We cannot figure out how to get the top left and right corners to extend fully, nor the bottom left and right corners - so right now the net coverage is less than it should be. I'm actually quite surprised at how little horizontal coverage you get with the net. As intalled now, we probably get no more than nine feet of linear, horizontal coverage - 4.5' on either side of the backboard.The unit is well made - solid - nicely painted/ powder coated. The netting itself seems to be well made and should stand up for a while. The straps for connecting the net to the pole are wide and solid. Everything is nicely made.Overall - if you have a Gorilla pole you may be in better shape than we are. If not, you'll have to take your chances. After three days of use it does it's job fairly well - it saved my neighbors bushes a few times.....If the instructions were clearer, and it fit better on non-Gorilla poles, I'd give it a higher review.On overall value - I think it's high priced for what it is... but if you need one to protect your kids or your beds, it may help.