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Review on Step Up Your Game With SKLZ Pro Mini Basketball Hoop - Perfect For Home Practice! by Mitchell Norman

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Nice set but it is noisy and doesn't fit as snug as it should

This was a Christmas gift for my 7 year old. He previously had a different brand that broke when he tried to dunks but it wasn't made for dunks! I was excited for him to try this.Pros: - It is a nice size and was easy put together. - It has a good sized rim compared to some of the other over the door play sets. - It does come with some foam backing on it.Cons - The ball has to be inflated and I was afraid it wasn't going to hold air the way it was bent in the box It has a few week spots on it. - The ball is heavier and harder than I expected it to be for an over the door set you would use inside. We ended up buying a more lightweight ball to use. I was afraid this ball would break something. I feel like the ball it came with would be better suited or outdoor use. - It is NOISY. Despite it being made to be a over the door set and despite it having foam around the back, it is loud. We have standard indoor doors and it doesn't fit snug. For it to big snug, the door won't close. That is what causes the banging noise. We're going to try putting someting under the hooks to see if that helps.I included a few pictures below to show what I mean about the fit. You'll have to open them up to get a better view: - Picture 1 : Shows how even when the hangers are positioned so the door will close all the way, it still causes a gap in the front of the door. - Pictures 2 & 3 : Shows how the door hangers don't fit snug. If they are snug on the front of the door (so it will close), it is a gap in the back which causes the backboard to not be flush against the door. This causes the noise. - Picture 4: Again how the door hangers don't fit a standard door. If they are snug in the front of the door so the backboard is snug, it causes a gap in the front of the door and the door won't close. This makes it impossible to have it fit snug on the back of the door (where it is designed to be) and for it to not bang against the door and make a lot of noise.All in all, it's not a bad set. I would be better if it actually fit over the door and wasn't so noisy but so far, my son is enjoying it.

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Pros
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Cons
  • The hoop may sway or rock back and forth during gameplay

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