Very difficult to assemble! The basketball is a good quality ball, it is a textured rubber ball not a little plastic basketball. Product quality is good, the aluminum pole is heavy, but it does not secure to the base very well. Net is a high-quality nylon type net, but it was a little tricky to get onto the rim of the hoop. It took a bit of time but once it was installed the net stayed in place. The base requires a ring to secure the pole to the base. The pole just fits on top of the base and is not very secure. The ring that sits atop of the base is supposed to secure the product but it does not keep it secure. However, the bolt provided was not long enough to make installation easy. I needed an extra person to secure the ring around the base/pole so the bolt could be threaded thru the clamp. This was not easy! If you try to do this alone, its close to impossible. The clamp should have a longer bolt to allow it to be threaded and tightened securely. As it is now, the pole does not seem to be very secure or straight. It is possible if the kids are dunking in the hoop it may cause it to come apart. The water is filled into the base to secure it but you have to remove that bolt if you want to fill or empty the base. As I described the clamp needed two people to make it secure, might be a very big headache to fill or empty the base when needed. The base doesn’t have a good seal to stop the water from escaping the base, I haven’t had the product very long but you may have to remove the dreaded clamp to add more water… or just put a rock onto the base and forget adding additional water. I received two sets of instructions and parts and a needle to inflate the ball was also included, which was a nice addition. Casual use of the hoop it the pool would be ok, but aggressive dunking poolside might be a little risky. It’s a good quality product, just the security if the pole is worrisome. We haven’t had it long enough to make a firm decision but this is our initial impression. It took us over 30 minutes to get the hoop together but it will be a nice addition pool side. The hoop height is adjustable, it is easy to adjust the height, turn a couple bolts and it moves pretty easy. We will see if adjusting the height of the hoop makes a difference in the future with the stability.
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