Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I purchased two of these, one as a gift and one for myself. The gift that I gave to my friend broke the first time it was used and mine are already having heavy wear around the extendable arms where they connect to the base with the first use. I like how easily it sets up, but it is difficult to take down. The areas where the extendable net arms clip into the base is difficult to fit the end of the net arms in to the base holes and the removal almost broke the spring clips on both sets because of the amount of pressure needed to get the extendable arms unclipped. The net is not regulation size (20 feet), the net is 11 feet wide, as can be assumed when buying because this is a compact item. The Kit is very light and easy to travel with but blows down easily in light winds which isn't really a problem given it is so easy to lift back up after being knocked down or you can place a heavy item in the bottom to help keep it from blowing over as the instructions suggest. The problem is the thin plastic that the arms are made from allow for a weak area that is not flexible enough to withstand much tension either from the net pulling the arms in toward each other like a bow or the winds causing extra stress and can cause the plastic to break. It needs reinforcement at each joint in the extendable net arms to be a better performing product. Perhaps large pieces of shrink tubing around where the clips of each extendable section connect together and it might be sturdier.