Great, but the part didn't come with pre-drilled holes either, I think the manufacturer overlooked the part. These all fit together easily, but luckily we have a power drill and had to drill holes to snap them into place. I truly believe everyone has one of these and I would be very upset with the return process as our trampoline was already assembled and our 3 year old couldn't wait to jump in! So it was easy for us, but hopefully we were a special case and it doesn't happen to anyone anymore. Otherwise it works great and is very durable.