Was there any time when you wished you had a basketball stand in your yard? Try imagining yourself in the middle of playing with your friends in your backyard for five straight hours and sweating profusely. After your game, you can go back to your living room with your friends and have a cold beer while watching your favorite team competing in the NBA.
There will not be any need for you to travel from your house to the play court or vice versa when you have the hoops at your home. Additionally, if you are married and have kids, then what could be more better than playing hoops in your own backyard to fight the stress and pressure of your life? You get relief from stress instantaneously.
When you are looking to play hoops in your house then it is important that you buy the appropriate basketball stand for your yard.
Fixed hoop vs. Portable hoop
Portable hoop – This stand can be assembled easily and can be placed wherever you want in your house. The stand’s base is generally filled with sand or water. Also typically, the height of these stands is adjustable and sometimes they are fixed.
You don’t have to fix the stand permanently on the concrete, meaning you don’t have to cement the stand to the ground. The drawback of these portable basketball stands is that they are not as reliable as the fixed stands and could collapse easily in the middle of a basketball game. These stands are generally constructed out of plastic and hence they are cheap but easily breakable.
Fixed hoop or stand – In this, the stand for the basketball or the hoop is permanently fixed onto the ground. Generally these in-ground hoops are more durable compared to the portable ones and also these do not need much place for storage. When you are practicing dunks with your basketball then it is advisable to go for this option. With a strong and robust support in the back, the chance of these stands collapsing and falling on you or any other player is negligible. But, the drawback here is when you are looking to shift the pole then you will have to break it from the concrete in order to move the basketball stand.
Adjustable height stand Vs. Fixed height stand
Fixed height stand- When compared to a hoop with adjustable height option, the hoops with fixed height have a higher durability since they need only a few parts to assemble. Also the cause of concern you might have on the stand collapsing over the player is very less with fixed height basketball stand than the adjustable height hoop.
Adjustable height stand – In case the stand is for kids or you are planning to put it lower for dunking, then this is the right option for you.
To summarize, selection of a good basketball hoop is dependent on both the player or the person who will play and the game field.