Customer Reviews

Lifetime 1269 Pro Court Portable Basketball System with 44" Acrylic Fusion Backboard

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This basketball goal and base by Lifetime is economical, relatively simple to put together, and pretty sturdy. The instructions are easy to follow, and no drilling or special tools are required. Because of possible liability concerns, safety is stressed. Although at a couple of steps, it states that two adults are required to complete the task, one adult with moderate strength and weight, exercising care, can safety get the job done. I put it together by myself, however if another person is available, it would certainly be advisable to follow the manufacturer's recommendations.

The hollow plastic base can be filled with either water or sand to provide the required counterweight to support the pole and rim. It will cost more, but I recommend using sand rather than water, especially if you live in a cold weather area. The instructions state that 319 pounds of sand are required. Not sure about that, but it probably takes between 3 and 4 cubic feet of sand to fill the base.

The base has a pair of small plastic wheels that help you to move or position it. Once in place, you fill up the base to about half capacity, raise the goal upright, and then fill the base to capacity. Unless you are capable of moving a football blocking sled, don't' plan on moving the system very far, after it is filled. The pole and backboard will bend back and wobble during normal play. This is to be expected, as the system will not be as rigid as a regulation goal. The plastic backboard is smaller than regulation, so your angles for bank shots are tighter, but at least it is rectangular rather than rounded at the top. If you can dunk, take it easy or you could take the hoop down. The rim is black rather than orange. The net is low quality, and does not slow the ball down after a goal.

Although the system is pretty sturdy, long term life is an open question. There are exposed bolts and metallic parts, and the top of the pole is open, so if exposed to rain, corrosion is inevitable. The rim height is adjustable in six inch increments from 7.5 to 10 feet. Once you set the rim height, painting any unfinished metal parts might be a good idea.

Overall, this is a very good product for the price, especially if you get it on sale with Super Saver shipping. Hopefully it will hold up well under the elements. So far, I am loving it! My shot is improving, and I am also saving gas because I don't have to drive to the neighborhood park.

First off, the picture that is associated with this product is not correct. After looking at plenty of these systems to purchase and reviewing the picture supplied with this item I thought this system was going to have an adjustable height mechanism which could be done by a handle on the backside of the backboard. If you look behind the backboard in the picture that's the kind of height adjustment mechanism shown BUT that's not the one you will receive. The mechanism to adjust height on the model I received is more tedious. You must remove a bolt, lower the unit to where you want and reinstall the bolt. I know, not that big of a deal but I do think the picture supplied for the product should be accurate and in this case it is not.

With all that said... for the sale price I got on it including shipping ($130) it's not a bad unit. My kids are 11, 8 and 5 and I didn't want to buy an expensive unit to find out they could care less about it. They have enjoyed it so far (1 month) and it's another sport we can all take part in so overall I'd say it was a good purchase.

This worked perfect for our needs-my son is 9 yrs old and will not be doing any dunking, etc yet. I didn't realize that the backboard did not come out from the pole until I realized that other people's basketball systems all had this extension pushing the backboard away from the pole and ours came right out of the pole-you would hit it as you dunked.

Still, he won't be dunking and the price was good for us-necessary to be able to afford it, so it still is good. You should just know there are differences.

Mom who doesn't play basketball

This was a gift for my daughter, who enjoys shooting hoops but is not a serious player. It wasn't too difficult to put together, with the instructions being pretty clear. Just a couple of small parts weren't clearly pictured in the instructions so at first I thought they were missing but everything was there. I think it took me less than an hour to put together. But filling up the base with sand was quite a chore. It would be easy enough to fill with water, but I plan to leave this outside during the cold months so it was highly suggested that I use sand instead of water which would freeze and wreck the base. The backboard is sturdy and solid. This is my first portable basketball goal, so I was curious about how sturdy it would be -- but it doesn't wobble or move at all when you slam the ball into it so I'm quite pleased with it.

We give this for my son 12 birthday is he is very happy,good size,sturdy enough for his age.Good buy

I bought this for my 7 year old son for Christmas. We used to go to the park, but the hoops there are too high for him. I set it up at it's lowest hieght, and he loves it because he makes more baskets than he misses now.
The assembly is a bit of work, but managable. The instructions are pretty easy to understand, too.

This was a gift we purchased for children in our family. They loved it, and use it constantly. It was easy to set up and is very well constructed

This item is a little pricey. However it is just as the description states. It was easy to put together and so far has been sturdy. Problems are difficult to adjust height and no breakaway rim.

I bought this for my 9 year old grandson and he seems to enjoy it. After reading other people's comments my son-in-law filled the base with sand. It really does take 2 people to put it together and fill it up.

We've all been enjoying playing basketball. Even my 6 year old granddaughter was able to get the ball into the hoop with the post in the lowest position.

This product was delivered within two days after ordering. I was very pleased with the product and put it together within a short time. Would recommend for anyone wishing a basketball system.