Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

We've owned the Little Tikes Easy Score hoop for 2-3 years now, but my 4-year-old (and 41") son now needs the 5' height of the FP Grow to Pro (aka/renamed "I Can Play Basketball" now). The LT was fun enough, but its rim sags quite a bit; I just measured the highest height at 43" --a good 5" short of the 4' advertised. It was quite a noticeable difference when sitting next to our new FP Grow to Pro, when also set at 4', as the FP rim is nicely level with the ground and the height is thus what it should be. Assuming the lowest 3' setting isn't too high for your child, I'd definitely recommend skipping right to the FP Grow to Pro, as it is much bigger (both height and backboard size) and sturdier, and you should get years more service from it, as it extends to 6' vs. 3.5-4' for the LT. When my son eventually outgrows this, he should be able to shoot at the 7.5' setting of my full-sized (7.5-10') hoop. Since I just picked this up in advance of the Christmas season, I've got it set up in our basement for now, and we've already had fun shooting around down there on it. Even without any sand or water in the base, so it's much easier to move around, it can be used as such. When spring comes, I'll take it outside and fill the base, as I did with the LT. As for balls, the one that comes with it is OK, esp. for young children like my son, but I also picked up several nicer/heavier balls in the 6-7" size that work great with it. My favorite is a 7" (Size 3) Spalding (which I also reviewed briefly) that feels much like a "real" ball.