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Lifetime 1221 Pro Court Height Adjustable Portable Basketball System 44 Inch Backboard
Last Updated: November 24, 2018 (Refresh Now)
8.2
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
996
Old Reviews
271
Unverified
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120 meters
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Review Analysis - 596 recent, verified reviews
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For Kids
180son, loves, boys, year old, hoop
+97%
-3%
" ... My kids love it! ... "
" ... Kids love it! ... "
" ... My son loved it! ... "
" ... It is for my 10 year daughter who has just begun playing basketball and is perfect for her. ... "
" ... Our daughter loved it!!!! ... "
" ... DAUGHTER ENJOYING IT ... "
" ... Perfect for my 3 boys. ... "
" ... Our grandson loves his new basketball goal! ... "
Build Quality
97put together, together, hoop, pole, holes
+61%
-39%
" ... I feel it should come with screws that are easier to tight. ... "
" ... It seems to be a sturdy quality goal. ... The height is fairly easily adjustable. ... "
" ... And easy to put together. ... "
" ... Puts together easily, despite the low price it’s a good sturdy hoop my husband is 6’6 240 and he hasn’t knocked it down ... "
" ... Not too difficult to put together. ... "
" ... great hoop just dont over-tighten nuts ... "
" ... Wasn't to bad to put together, Seems to be well built. ... "
" ... easy to put together and heavy. ... very well made. ... "
Ease of Use
91put together, difficult, easy to put, assemble, height
+89%
-11%
" ... Easy to assemble and adjust. ... "
" ... Easy set up too. ... "
" ... Recommended for beginners. ... "
" ... Easy to assemble,sturdy and easy to move around. ... But then it wouldn't be so easy to move around. ... "
" ... It was fairly easy to put together. ... "
" ... And easy to put together. ... "
" ... quality is awesome and easy to assemble! ... "
" ... Easy to assemble. ... "
Price
91money, pay, hoop, well worth, worth
+92%
-8%
" ... Great quality an awesome price! ... "
" ... For the cost, this backboard/hoop is a winner! ... "
" ... Seemed like the best price for what you get. ... "
" ... Good product for the price!! ... "
" ... A great buy for the price. ... "
" ... Awesome for the price!! ... "
" ... This is a GREAT value! ... "
" ... Great hoop setup for the price. ... "
Setup
79assembly, easy to assemble, assemble, took, hour
+86%
-14%
" ... Easy to assemble and adjust. ... "
" ... Easy set up too. ... "
" ... Easy to assemble,sturdy and easy to move around. ... "
" ... very nice goal, easy to assemble instructions, son loves it ... "
" ... quality is awesome and easy to assemble! ... "
" ... Easy to assemble. ... "
" ... Went together smoothly. ... "
" ... so far we just got it set up this weekend and my sons absolutely love it and it was very easy to put together once they got it going. ... "
Fit
40holding, base, backboard, put together, winds
+48%
-53%
" ... Also the poles didn’t Schematically match, one was to big to fit in the next. ... "
" ... Also, the holes are not aligned flush with the corresponding holes. ... "
" ... Screws and washers doesn’t fit properly ... "
" ... this has developed a hole and no longer holds the water to secure it - it falls over constantly . ... "
" ... Put it together and base is leaking from bottom. ... "
" ... The brackets that hold the backboard are busted. ... "
" ... Now we noticed the bolts holding the backboard on are pulling through and we no longer feel safe using the hoop for fear it will fall on our grandkids, We followed all the recommendations filling the base and laying it down or moving out of the weather when not in use. ... "
" ... Backboard is plastic, not durable enough to withstand the winds . ... "
As Gift
36son, christmas, present, loved, birthday
+92%
-8%
" ... Gift to my nephew, he is enjoying himself ... "
" ... My son loved it! ... "
" ... Bought for my boys Christmas, pretty easy for my husband to put together. ... "
" ... Gave as gift. ... "
" ... I bought for a family Xmas present and lesson learned. ... "
" ... Grand Son's Xmas . ... He loved it! ... "
" ... got it for the kids as a xmas present and they loved it. ... "
" ... He loved it! ... "
Delivery
28missing, box, parts, shipped, delivered
+46%
-54%
" ... Package arrived banged up terribly. ... "
" ... So it was clearly put into the box like this. ... "
" ... Box came completely destroyed. ... Not even sure all the parta or there and if undamaged. ... "
" ... How do I get just this one part that wasn't in my box? ... "
" ... Besides the fact that a part was missing & I had to get a whole new set delivered & take the one part out & sent it back. ... "
" ... Just put This together a year after purchase and realized this is a nice item except mine arrived damaged. ... "
" ... I was disappointed that the plastic base arrived cracked. ... "
" ... Second time it was received damaged. ... "
Gaming
23son, great basketball hoop, basketball hoop, playing, loves his new
+91%
-9%
" ... For my son, wasn’t heard to put together his dad got it done pretty quick, and they love playing basketball! ... "
" ... Our grandson loves his new basketball goal! ... "
" ... This is a great starter basketball hoop. ... "
" ... Great basketball hoop though! ... "
" ... This is a great beginner Basketball hoop. ... "
" ... My son and daughters and their friends play basketball on this hoop everyday. ... "
" ... Great basketball system ... "
" ... He loves his new basketball court. ... "
Marketplace
20product, exactly as described, thank, sent, problem
+65%
-35%
" ... But the pictures are decent, so that helped. ... "
" ... It came just as described. ... "
" ... Works as expected! ... "
" ... I would order from them again in the future ... "
" ... Thank you guys for fixing this problem! ... "
" ... Fantastic product--exactly as described. ... "
" ... On another note. ... "
" ... Exactly as described. ... "
Storage
20base, wheels, tall, missing, together
+55%
-45%
" ... The height is fairly easily adjustable. ... "
" ... Great beginner hoop that fits in a tight space! ... "
" ... Only thing I wish was that the height was adjustable. ... "
" ... Very nicely built, but once put together you cannot break it down for storage . ... "
" ... Holds a lot of water in the base. ... "
" ... It is great for the price, but it is a bit of a pain to adjust the height. ... "
" ... One small piece was missing from assembly but able to get a hardware store. ... "
" ... I love the fact that it is adjustable for full height. ... "
User Manual
17assembly, instruction, follow, easy to follow, took
+47%
-53%
" ... Most complicated and confusing instructions I've ever seen for a simple product. ... "
" ... Instruction is hard to follow. ... "
" ... Total assembly time took me 2.5 hours, I could be done in less than an hour if it would have come with decent instructions. ... "
" ... This product was missing a piece and hard to follow the instruction for. ... "
" ... Instruction are terrible. ... "
" ... Instructions were a little vague ... "
" ... no parts were labeled, instructions make no sense. ... "
" ... directions not good . ... "
Product Reliability
16year, hoop, month, backboard, year old
+56%
-44%
" ... No issues yet after a month of regular use. ... "
" ... Hoping this lasts for years to come. ... "
" ... Worked great for us. ... "
" ... We've had it for about 6 months and so far it seems very sturdy and a great quality! ... "
" ... We've had this for years now and it looks just like it did they day we bought it. ... "
" ... It's still standing so thank you after a year ... "
" ... Has held up nicely so far but we've only been playing on it for a few weeks. ... "
" ... We have had it for around 15 yrs. ... it's STILL working as well as the day we bought it. ... "
Capacity
13yard, family, sand, perfect, feet
+100%
" ... Perfect for my driveway ... "
" ... We were able to used inside our living room. ... "
" ... Bought this for my driveway. ... The backboard is not as big as you'd find in a gym, but good enough for messing around in the driveway. ... "
" ... We got it to go from 7.5-9.5 feet. ... "
" ... At least that’s the directions for our yard. ... "
" ... Serves our purpose. ... "
" ... Great for yard backboard strong ... "
" ... Family likes this a lot! ... "
Returns
13sent, defective, refund, christmas, together
+8%
-92%
" ... Didn’t have time to get before Christmas so I sent it back ... "
" ... I would like to request a return . ... "
" ... I should be refunded and not have to deal with the stress of this return. ... "
" ... This product came in defective and i can't even get a refund ... "
" ... I was supposed to get a new working item so I can actually put the hoop together, but I get sent ANOTHER DEFECTIVE ONE. ... "
" ... there is no way I am going to now unassemble this and return it, as that appears to be the only option I see for this amazon return. ... "
" ... This seems to be defective manufacturing and we would like a refund or replacement. ... "
" ... I wanted to send it back but my window closed for returns. ... "
Water Resistance
13base, rain, leaked, filled the base, filled
+62%
-38%
" ... The base that you fill with water was in good condition and is holding water. ... "
" ... Filled it with water. ... "
" ... My 2 year old found that fun & jumped on the base as a trampoline with water splashing all over & him getting soaked. ... "
" ... This court is holding up well with all of the strong winds and rain we have gotten this year. ... "
" ... Very sturdy filled with water. ... "
" ... It works great and I used water and it's working great. ... "
" ... We have had some rain and it has held up well in those conditions as well. ... "
Design
13together, sturdy, put, rim, design
+85%
-15%
" ... Great looking and very well made. ... "
" ... Just finish the assembly part . ... "
" ... Just right, goes together well, looks nice, sturdy. ... "
" ... It was a bit of a pain to assemble, but it's up now and looks good. ... "
" ... for the price it is excellent, but it is a pretty dinky rim. ... "
" ... It looks great, seems solid, and wasn't hard to put together. ... "
Defective Delivery
12arrived, together, piece, damaged, pieces
+8%
-92%
" ... Box came completely destroyed. ... "
" ... I was supposed to get a new working item so I can actually put the hoop together, but I get sent ANOTHER DEFECTIVE ONE. ... "
" ... Just put This together a year after purchase and realized this is a nice item except mine arrived damaged. ... "
" ... I was disappointed that the plastic base arrived cracked. ... "
" ... Second time it was received damaged. ... "
" ... Received product with two base poles missing . ... "
" ... The package was very damaged,the pieces had been taped back together, the brackets were all out of their packages, and the axel for the wheels was missing. ... "
" ... ARRIVED MISSING PARTS AND DAMAGED ! ... "
Size
12portable hoop, small, sand, hoop, full
+67%
-33%
" ... Very good professional size. ... "
" ... It seems sturdy and durable, more than I expected from a portable hoop. ... "
" ... We don't actually fill it up but use sand bags instead to keep it easy to move for portability. ... "
" ... It needs to be able to be lowered another foot to fit his size. ... "
" ... Easy to assemble and way larger/taller than expected. ... "
" ... We have a full size folding picnic table made by Lifetime. ... "
Water Usage
11filled, leaked, pole, move, leaks
+36%
-64%
" ... Kinda disappointed, the water reserve leaks, very hard to put together and to move the hoop up and down you have to unscrew with a wrench a bolt and move the heavy pole up or down. ... "
" ... The water leaked out and tipped over on our car. ... "
" ... I do NOT recommend filling base with water. ... "
" ... The base where u fill in water was punctured and now I always have a leak of water. ... "
" ... I was prepared to overlook that (and the obviously rickety backboard and pole set up) until I started filling the base with water. ... "
" ... All the water is seeping out. ... "
Comfort
11backboard, rim, pain, hoop, goal
+55%
-45%
" ... I feel it should come with screws that are easier to tight. ... "
" ... great hoop just dont over-tighten nuts ... "
" ... It was a bit of a pain to assemble, but it's up now and looks good. ... "
" ... Tips over easy but if u weight it down or strap it down it works pretty well for shootin around with my kids. ... "
" ... When an extra hand was needed, my wife helped. ... "
" ... the post is straight, so its easy to bump into as opposed to a post that connects to an extension arm that would hold the backbard out. ... "
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Size: 120 meters
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