This portable, stand alone basketball system from Sure Shot is
the perfect gift for any child. It is ideally suited for 6 to 12
year olds. It has a 90cm x 60cm backboard, a 45cm ring with a net
and a height adjustable pole with ring heights varying from 1.2m up
to a maximum of 2.5m to suit the whole age range. It is accredited
by most of the U.K. Basketball associations and has been approved
to EN1270 standards so you know that your child, niece, nephew or
whoever your buying this product for will be safe ad sound when
they're using it. It is also suitable for use in schools.
There is a counterweight system in the form of a ballast box
attached to the base, which needs to be filled with sand, to stop
the ring from falling over but some other customers have reported
that this is not substantial enough to support the weight of the
ring in a strong wind, but my solution to this is to simply add
more weight on top of the ballast box system which is already in
place such as a few rocks or a breezeblock even, This should stop
it from falling over, but this should obviously be carried out by
an adult as it is not very smart to let a 6 year old attempt to
lift a breezeblock, that goes without saying.
All of the customers who reviewed it on Amazon.co.uk gave it a 5
star rating, obviously giving it an overall rating of 5 stars. Some
mentioned a few minor problems, such as the bolts which were
provided for the assembly being too short but this shouldn't be the
case, this could just have been a mistake on the manufacturer's
behalf, but even in this case that customer said that it was 'a
minor glitch for hours of fun'. On the other hand some said that
the assembly was so easy that their 8 year old son did it instead
of them.
So if you're in need in need of a gift for your son, daughter,
niece, nephew, or anybody of a similar age range then this could be
the perfect thing. And at a saving of £55 off the original price of
£159.99, meaning that it only costs £104.99, this is a hard product
to turn down. Buy now before they sell out.