EZ Goal Professional Folding Lacrosse Throwback Rebounder

Looks like one of the openings was slightly bent when I got it. I did a little work on it and then put in the post with a rubber mallet and it went in without too much trouble. This was on a bottom post that does not need to move or anything. tried it out in the garage and it worked great. Got it outside and tried it with my kids. They needed a bit more loft on their passes so I had to adjust the angle. took seconds. It really sounds like it can take a beating. bounce surface is really tight and the frame is sturdy and does not move. My kids are starting out so they can't hurt it. I was hitting it about 3/4 speed and it didn't move. A great thing to have around when you don't have a brick wall to bounce against. And a great price too. I've seen plenty of name brand ones > $200. This is cheap, sturdy and well made. I expect it to last until my youngest finishes high school (10 years).

The product itself is awesome. Really good rebounder. It did come damaged though and some of the pieces were bent so they could not slide together. We were going to return it to get another one but since the box was damaged we realized it might be a pain to try to send it back. It gave us the option to keep it and take a partial refund of $50 so we decided to try to hammer out some of the pieces so they would fit together. We ended up being able to get them to fit after some work on it. Like a said it's a good rebounder, has a lot of bounce to it and a huge surface. Hopefully for ours was just a one off with the damaged pieces and someone else doesn't end up with the same problem we had.

From all the reviews I have read, this one is the best. My daughter loves it. It is very sturdy and works great. Some people complain that it is difficult to set up. I am not sure what they are talking about! Maybe they don’t know how to read. I suspect they tried to do it all themselves. We had it all put together in less than 15 minutes. The key is you need at least two people to do it. There are springs that hold pieces that snap into place. You have to have someone stand on the base while pulling back the springs. My only complaint is that one of the safety pins didn’t fit in after we unfolded the unit. I haven’t even bothered to call the manufacture since the pin on the other side fit perfectly. The safety pins are overkill anyway. There is no way the device is going to come apart with or without one or two safety pins unless you were purposely trying to take it apart.

Great product, seems sturdy and the netting appears to be quite durable. In previous nets (other brands), the bands that hold the net seem to be the things that break, so time will tell whether these hold better. As for the assembly, it took my son and I 2.5hrs to complete. As others have mentioned the instructions are a little difficult to follow but the real difficulty is the tension when securing the netting. It is very difficult to get enough stretch to tie it. We secured one side, then used 4 ratchet ties (pictured) to tighten the other side so that we could get the ties secured. I don't know how people did that by hand - it would take a lot of strength. The other thing to note about the instructions is that it should have 9 ties per side, and the instructions suggested 4 squares in between each strap. That is NOT correct. Mathematically, that would take 11 ties per side. We went with 5 squares in between and there was a spot that had 6.

I received the EZGoal on time and with no damage to the box. I took everything out and inspected it. The only thing I found was a spring that came loose. I was able to hook it back up while the goal was folded. It took me about 2 hours to put it together by myself.. You can do it but I would recommend 2 people to make it easy and faster. The longest part was understanding the instructions. I am very mechanical minded and it took me bit to figure it out. Once I did it was easy to put it together. The goal feels sturdy and my Daughter loves it. A couple of things I would recommend is putting sand bags on the base to keep it from vibrating and make sure to tighten all the nuts to make sure they are on. As for folding it, that took a bet to figure it out. I thought I was going to brake it but it works. "Make sure you unhook the spring covers and press in the pin spring things" or you will hear a very loud noise. I thought I broke it but didn't You have to press the pins springs in when folding or unfolding them. They are next to were the quick release pins are. Other than that Its a great goal and I recommend it.

Volleyball - I looked all over, and never saw a 1st hand review of a rebounder. The only items for sale are not for volleyball, unless you want to drop around $700. Dampening is such an important factor. Also, angling. So, yes, this works really well. My 14yo has club experience, and touches daily. Its big, anything less would probably be a PITA to play with. Setting practice - up close fast tap is a good return Hitting - so good with excellent return Bumping/Passing - yes depending on your distance away, which very much influences how well the ball returns Many adjustments possible for angle Folding - idk yet but it seems easy enough. We'll leave it up most of the time. We just received it and put it together, the day of writing this. If anything happens, I'll update the review. Assembly - First, find a youtube video because the instructions are not great. Its VIP to extend the small side first, before the large side (STEP 1). haha A few screws will leave you scratching your head, but the only leftover is one nut FYI. We had a metal leg that was poorly manufactured and wouldn't fit. I had to dremmel down the edge of it, and it worked then. Buy it for volleyball. Its probably awesome for lacrosse LOL!

Easy to put together. Good quality.

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Fantastic, very prompt shipment

Just as advertised. Works great. My kid loves it and uses it every day and we have had it for about a month now. Doesn't break down like the ones with the Netting. I would give it 5 stars but it is noisy. Low thump sound every time the ball bounces off of it. Its pretty much a trampoline. So if you have really close neighbours that you want to disrupt this will help.