Gagalileo Golf Hitting Net Backyard Driving: 12x7FT Professional Backstop with Silent Velvet Target Portable Practice for Men Dad Complete Sport Set Gift

I highly recommend this product. This is the second Galileo practice net. The first was set-up outdoors and after 2+ years of use finally needed to be replaced. I bought my current net to practice hitting irons in my garage. I've hit thousands of balls into it over the past 10 months (purchased Aug. 2022) and the net has taken everything I can send at it. I don't always hit the target so the netting strength was very important to me. It has withstood ball speeds of 125 mph. There are 3 weak points... (Based on my first net which was used outdoors for over 2 years) 1. After months of use a topped driver shot tore through the plastic flooring where it attaches too the netting. Once the tear started there was no stopping it. Over time the plastic bottom at the back was completely detached from the net. The net was still useable however topped balls could fly under the net. 2. The material used for the top. After a year of sun and rain the roof material failed when a miss hit 7 iron broke through. Like the floor once the tear started there was no stopping it. (Duct tape couldn't hold it together.) 3. The target. The description says it is for designed for practicing chip shots and other low-intensity shots so I cannot fault Galileo for the failure. What I can say is they replaced the target no questions asked. They also followed up with an emails making sure that I was happy with their service. I am! I found a way to use the new target without ripping through. I hung a thick cloth (painters tarp type material) behind the target. It has been a couple months now and the target has withstood over 2000 impacts with ball speeds up to 120 mph. I suggest pairing with a launch monitor to track where your shots would end up on the course. I was hitting the center of the target from about 9 feet away however, due to ball spin a shot can be significantly offline. The combination of the Galileo net and launch monitor has allowed me too practice with purpose and improve my game. The net paid for itself by eliminating just a few trips to driving range.

I have been hitting into this net in front of a Skytrak launch monitor for about two weeks and the impact material has held up well including a lot of full swings with the driver. You have to stand a bit close if you want to hit full swings with your wedges but it will catch them. A pretty decent option especially if you have limited space. Update: 10/10 for customer service. One of the fiberglass poles split at the end, which destroys the pole and causes it to splinter into nasty shards. This is the case for any fiberglass pole. They reached out to me and after a very short, polite exchange, they sent a whole new net free of charge and told me to keep the original as spare parts.

The net was pretty easy to assemble. It doesn't seem to be the highest quality net but it's not that bad either. I set the net up in my garage 4 days ago & have been using it pretty consistently since (200-300 shots a day) and I noticed small hole starting to develop on the bullseye. I did some preventative maintenance & covered the bullseye with duct tape to make it more sturdy and that seemed to do the trick. I would recommend for a real serious golfer that plans on using this net consistently every day, I would probably step up and buy a better quality net. However, somebody like myself who will in all likelihood get bored with it in a couple of weeks and then use it sparingly it's a good affordable option.

I've been using this net for almost 5 months in my back yard. Have hit thousands of balls into it from wedges to drivers--mostly 3-4-5 irons. It is holding up very well and I would rate the durability as excellent. But I'm 77 and don't have the swing speed I did as a youngster. So I don't know what would happen if Bryson Dechambeau unloaded a driver into it. It was easy to setup (with a little help from my wife) in under 30 minutes. And it stays in place with the tie-downs that are provided. While I have it on grass, it could easily be set up on a hard surface such as asphalt, concrete, or inside your house (if you have the space. On a hard surface, you may not be able to use the tie-downs, unless you jerry rig them with some heavy object to help stay in place . But the tie-downs aren't required as they are mainly to keep it from blowing over in a strong wind. The only drawback is it takes a big space. But that is also a plus if you have the needed space. I had one minor issue and when I contacted the company (Galileo), their response was rapid and exceptional. I don't know if this specific item is still available. But if not, I'd have confidence in buying a similar item from them.

I am a beginning and my husband is an experienced golfer, and so we got this to share. For my ball speed/strength, I think it will work great. I'm hopeful that he'll be able to use it without destroying it. As you can see from the first photo, the target (the part that I hoped would stop most balls) is very thin--so thin that you can see right through it. The fourth and fifth photos show up-close views of the target--so thin that the adhesive of the target is clearly visible through the back side. It's deceptively opaque, appearing much thicker, in all of the photos on the listing. The mesh appears to be average, but the seams to the entire setup are strong fabric. Unfortunately, it wasn't the seams I was worried about, but the ball-stopping components. I've hit four balls into it, so I cannot yet attest to the durability, but will supplement this review. I unboxed and set this up alone in less than 20 minutes. I hope that it's a good rainy day tool for practicing shots from the garage. If it lasts through a full season, I'll be thrilled. Update: 5 weeks into use of about 50 balls/day and it's ripped. This is an opportunity to see what kind of customer service Galileo Sports provides. I will update once I hear back from them (emailed 4/17). Update 2: (April 25) I heard nothing from the company. The customer service # listed at Amazon does not receive calls. From their website, the WhatsApp chat is closed down as well. The company proclaiming excellent customer service and fantastic warranty has ghosted us. We contacted Amazon and and they are replacing the entire unit so long as we return the original one through the warranty replacement service. I asked that we just get a new target, but they couldn't do that because we bought it as a package deal. I do not recommend working with this vendor. While we like the idea of the hitting net, the fabric for the target is just not durable enough. The replacement product arrived quickly. I went to the fabric store and bought 1 yard of utility netting and hung it with elastic over the target to absorb some of the shock from the bal to minimize wear and tear on the target fabric. I did not attach it because I want it to move freely. (See last photo)

Take your time in setting it up. But once up it works out great. I set it up in part of my garage so I could use it rain or shine year round. It was diffidently worth it.

This company does not answer their phone nor do they return calls or emails. Their website shows out of stock on the parts I need replaced under warranty. The poles broke within 8 months of use just from the net falling down in a little wind. They say there is a 2 year warranty but I can't get in touch with them after 2 weeks of trying. Meanwhile the net is useless.

This is a great product for practicing golf shots. The net is sturdy and well built. The target screen absorbs most of the impact of the ball. The mesh net is there to assist diffusing the energy of the ball and to catch stray shots. This net is intended to be assembled by two people, but I can quite easily do it alone. The poles have (15?) very short sections which allows the whole kit to be stored in a small bag. I have taped the union of most of the poles to have fewer sections. This makes assembly and disassembly easier, and I simply store the folded poles out of the bag. Be careful hitting higher lofted clubs into the net as you could hit over the net! UPDATE- After 19 months of use, the target screen needed to be replaced as it developed many tears from ball impacts. For $18, this is not a big deal. I ordered a replacement from the original listing on Amazon.