Customer Reviews

Easton Portable Baseball/Softball Backstop

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Perfect for practice at the house. We are using it for hitting off the tee, both soft-toss and live hitting, and both pitching alone and full distance with a catcher. Can be set up by one person, but two works best. We have also hit golf balls into it. So far so good. Folds easier than expected. The more it is used the easier it is to set up and take down.
The only down side is that you have to use the tie-down ropes, but they are easily accessible in bags attached the corners.
Works great for what us!

The Easton Pop Up backstop is a beast of a backstop for being portable. I bought this backstop for my backyard wiffleball field and it's great. The only con is putting it away (folding it up) is tought.

This is not a typical portable pop up. It opens and sets up easily and it is a decent size when open. I just finished putting it away after having it set up outside for 6+ months. It held up well and folded into a small package easily. I really liked the size when open.

This item is acceptable providing you are not playing above high school level.

My lab bought this item for research purpose, having college baseball players hit baseball into it. The net broke at the first time I used it. A ball tore and ripped the net, flew through it, and created a hole at the wall 25 feet behind the net. We have to postpone the research project until find a safe way to continue -- which definitely can't be achieved with this net.

The net simply doesn't have the strength to stop a baseball hit by a college level player. Three or four strings were broken by the ball.

For reference, the ball speed was around 90mph. You may use this net for either hitting or pitching practice. However, if you think the ball you hit can be this fast, or you are a pitcher who can throw this fast, don't buy it. You may accidentally hurt somebody when this net fails and you are in big trouble.

The backstop is large, durable and does the job. The price is very competitive. I use it as a baseball pitching backstop and a soccer goal, which is what my kids need it for. I would recommend this itme to others, as I have purchased similar items in the past.