Great Price for a Nice Backyard Practice Basket!

I found this item initially on ebay while looking for disc golf discs & baskets. I noticed they had 2 listings there of the same item except that one of them cost about $10 more than the other one. If you buy 2 at a time there or elsewhere, you only save like $1 overall which seems rather weak but oh well. I then went to the www.vminnovations.com site & found the same item for slightly less cost ($89.95 I believe it was on around 2-2012). I also did a brief search for additional coupons/discounts on-line & found one that worked twice (I wound up buying a 2nd basket about 2 months after the 1st one). I found several supposed coupons/discounts initially but the only one that worked that I used was as follows: enter "SAVE2" (w/o quotes) during the checkout process in the gift card/promotion code box (or similar) & it will give you a 2% (or $1.80 +/-) discount as long as it is still valid & not terminated. The basket is a great buy for a backyard practice set-up, mainly for approach shots & putts. If you have/own acreage, you could use it/them for practice holes. We plan to set a few holes up when we make it out to the several acreage lots I bought that are out in the desert/remote areas in NV, CA & OR. My 2 sons & I just took this sport up at the first of this year (I got them each a few nice Innova discs as christmas gifts). We love it & my youngest son has already had 3 birdies, drives over 300 feet & routinely outdrives/beats me (he's 14, was born w/o his right hand & weighs about 130 lbs.). Just about anybody can play this sport...it's great for kids & grown-ups. The baskets are not as heavy duty as the Innova Mach units or other better ones, but they don't cost 2-5 times as much either. You likely won't find a better buy for a practice basket. I added the inner circles worth of chains (7 total chains of about 2' long each for about 14 LF of chain total per basket costing about $18 including sales tax from Lowe's) to mine, This helps prevent slip throughs, etc., which don't happen very often anyways. Assembly is a snap. It took literally 3 minutes to set-up the basket (w/o the 2nd circle of chains) & you're ready to throw/play. You'll want to orient the basket on a flat base circle area of ground so that it doesn't tilt, otherwise you'd have to shim it up to get it level/centered which isn't the greatest idea but could be done. The basket is lightweight yet has never fallen/tipped over & has been through some serious wind/rain lately. It's easy to take apart & reset-up if you wanted to bring it camping or wherever. I plan to. I tried to get a discount by asking if I could get one w/o the 3 discs that come with it, but that wasn't an option. The 2 sets of 3 discs I received with the baskets have become good for friends that don't have their own discs to use. They aren't bad discs (a driver, a mid-range & a putter), but they aren't Innova or Discraft either. Their plastics aren't too high quality & their flight characteristics aren't too great, but the mid-range works great for turnover roller shots. They're fine for beginners & those without any for sure. Anyways, if you're thinking about buying a basket or 2, try one 1st & you'll likely be satisfied, especially with the value. You may decide to buy more thereafter. Enjoy!

Would I recommend this to a friend or family member? Yes

Pros Safe

Simple to Set Up

Looks Good

Sturdy

Quality Construction

Economical Cons None yet!

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