Lifetime 60-Inch In-Ground Basketball Hoop 90569 Tempered Glass Backboard

I couldn't beat the price. Takes time to put together but directions were clear. Definitely need 3 strong men to lift pole in to place. Customer Service was great!

Installed this hoop over the weekend and so far it's been great! PURCHASE and PICKUP. I live about an hour from Competitive Edge so I was able to take advantage of local pickup. That saved me over $100 off the web price which made this a fantastic deal. Even the sale price on a 60" in-ground backboard hoop at the local sporting goods store didn't come close. So I've very happy with what I got vs. what I paid. Competitive edge was super easy to deal with on the phone, their staff was knowledgeable about the products, and the ordering process was simple. DIGGING THE HOLE. I installed it myself with the help of a couple people. Digging the hole went about as expected . . . the instructions say to go 30" deep and 21" square. My hole was only about 28" deep and maybe 16-18" square just because the ground was getting pretty hard at that depth. Even with that size hole it took just under eight 80 lb bags of concrete. I had just a little concrete left over from the 8th bag. I felt like if I would have had the exact dimensions I might have needed 9 bags. I let the cement cure for about 60 hours (72 was recommended) and commenced with installing the hoop. Instructions are straight forward and easy to follow. ASSEMBLY. I also assembled the hoop myself with the help of my teenage son. All of the parts were clearly labeled and nearly everything went together as planned. The only hiccup I had was putting the two-piece pole together. I had read some horror stories online from other brands of the pieces not fitting together so we were prepared for a difficult step. At the recommendation of some other brands, I sprayed a little silicone lubricant on the 2 pieces hoping to make the process a little easier. DON'T DO IT! YOU DON'T NEED IT with the Lifetime product. We did 3 hits on a block of wood exactly as described in the instructions and wouldn't you know it . . . we went too far. UGH! I called Lifetime customer service (waited about 20 minutes on hold) before being told that as long as the pole is 117. 5" or longer you're okay. Luckily we were at 118" exactly. (the instructions say if it's less than 118. 5" then call customer service . . . looks like you get a 1" buffer). The rest of the assembly was as simple as following the instructions. I'd say it took about an hour to assemble the pole, support arms, backboard, and rim. FINAL PLACEMENT. I did this step with the help of my 70 year old dad. We backed a pickup truck to the pole, put the hoop/backboard in the back of the truck, then I squatted under the hoop in the back of the truck and we were able to lift it over the cement bolts and into place. The hoop was lowered all the way . . . I think it would have to be to use the method I just described. Using a level we got the hoop level and square and tightened everything up. It sure looks good! GAMEPLAY. Love it!!! It's just the right size for my yard. My court space is about 25'x25' and this fits nicely. A 72" backboard would have been overkill. Game play is awesome! The hoop wobbles just a little between shots, but really it's stable by the time you take another shot. I would classify it as negligible. If you dunk and grab the rim, then yes, it will wobble for a few seconds. The rim has a solid feel . . . it you throw up a 'brick', it's going to bounce. The backboard is tempered glass so it has a real solid feel vs. a plastic/poly backboard. Throwing one down and grabbing the rim feels solid and well-built. At 210 lb I won't be hanging on the rim much, but it feels like it would hold me for a second or two. (don't try that at home). This system has a hand-crank to raise it up and down. The pneumatic systems look cooler and are more expensive, but the crank is just as functional. My 12 year old can put it up and down with ease. The sales rep mentioned that the pneumatic handles wear out before the crank ones do so I think this will be just fine. Plus, we don't seem to be putting it up and down several times in a shooting session. We set it at a given height and play. Overall I'm totally happy with everything. Good value, great product, great service. I would buy it again in a heartbeat

Bought about a month ago and we have had so much fun playing. It was a bit of a bear to put up, but luckily had some strong friends to come help. Really glad that I bought crank down instead of quick release. It allows me to put at different heights