Franklin SportsAll Sport Backstop and Target Net

This is fairly easy to set up and seems to do the trick for what I need it for!

Don’t buy this net. It’s a huge waste of time. It is not a pop up net. It takes about 20 minutes to put together, and only gasoline can take it back apart. It is the stick with a sting through them. It’s not sturdy. Cheaply made. If I could go back again, I wouldn’t even buy the Franklin bat bag, bc this purchase annoyed me so much. Waste of time, energy, space, and money.

I bought this as a hitting and pitching net for my boys ages 10 and 13. I liked the height and width of the net and the fact that it has some depth. I wanted a net that would keep the balls in the net area when using for soft toss hitting practice (no hitting balls over the net) and wide enough for wild pitches that younger kids tend to throw. These concerns are virtual non-issues with this net.The only criticisms that I have is with the target area piece. The target piece started to pull where the straps attach to the netting almost right away. That being said, I put some duct tape on both sides of the straps and this seems to help alleviate the issue. Also if there is a little breeze, the bottom of the target area tends to flop around as it is not heavily weighted on the bottom and the bottom is not attached to the net (only the top attaches to the net and the target area hangs). Again though, this is a minor problem.All in all, I like this product and it does the job that I bought it for. If I was using this for a team or using it every day for soft toss hitting, I might spend a little more for a more sturdy net. But, if you're purchasing the net with the idea of using it a few times a week, this would probably work for you. If I had to do it all over again, I'd still purchase this net.

gift

Poor quality out of the box. It’s Christmas Eve so nothing to do now. Hoping it lasts long enough for the kids to get some use out of it.

Pleasantly surprised! The net was MUCH better than what they show in the pictures and it holds up. My boy uses for hitting off of a tee. Worth giving a shot, especially for the price point.

One strap that holds back stop already broke after one use

The black pad ripped on the third or fourth use. And trying to use the cage without it puts holes in the mesh. Pretty useless. Find something else to hit in to. The concept is good but it’s just not durable. Plus it’s a huge pain to put it together.

*TLDR = good idea that was badly executed, net not strong, fibreglass tent post don’t hold well to baseball…*For the goodThe idea is good, it’s a good size net for batting practice, put it up like a tent, so easy to put up and down.*The bad+The net is too tight,——when you hit it with the ball (baseball from bat) it springs back to you, and on certain condition, right to you’re face. The net being tight also means that when hit hard, the spikes that hold it down jump out of place and the net goes down.+the target is flimsy——- the target might be good for a kid to pitch through, other than that, it’s way too fragile. Pitched about 6-7 baseballs and I put a hole on the target, happily right in the middle…..——- the target holding straps broke off on the 10-12 pitch.+the net is barely strong enough——— after 1 hour of practicing pitching and hitting (softballs with wooden bat to ease on power transfer) the net started to tear in some places, nothing major so far, but 1 hour…After three practice, the base ball went right trough the net. And then holes, everywhere…All and all, a great idea made too cheap and badly executed. Really cheap. Really really crappy.

Installation of the pole supports was a little difficult, but became easier once you got the hang of it.However, the strike zone target ripped from the lower support after the first pitch and the side netting has already torn in one spot -- durability is highly questionable for this product.

Wind took it apart

J'ai acheté cette article pour pratiquer mon swing comme dans les photos du vendeur. Après une 30taines de balles frappés, j'ai déjà fais des trous dans le net.

First golf ball i hit into the net put a hole in the back stop tarp. Not pleased! Returning it!