Anyone that has played basketball has enjoyed the sound of the basketball making the swoosh sound. In fact, the expression “nothing but net” is one of the most popular expressions in all of sports.
This popular sound is almost always associated with a nylon net. If you’ve played long enough, however, you’ve had a chance to play on a playground court with chain nets. It’s a different sound and experience but can be even more enjoyable than the sound of the swoosh. It’s something you should experience.
What’s cool about chain nets is they’re easy to make happen. So much of the equipment used in the sports-equipment industry is made from raw materials like steel and glass. Most items, like basketball hoops, require bending, molds and other such items that make fabricating them way too expensive and troublesome for a DIY project. However, there are other products such as pull-up bars and chain basketball nets where you can get the raw materials from a hardware or lumber store and build it yourself.
Below are some instructions on how to build your own chain basketball net.
First off, this is something you should do just for the fun of it. It may be worth it if you have a bank of basketball hoops and you can buy a larger supply of chain with volume pricing or if time is an issue and you need something right away. Otherwise, you’re kind of better off just buying one. I say this because there is not a great deal of cost savings mainly because chain nets themselves aren’t that expensive.
Yes, they’re $50 but building them is going to take a couple hours and sourcing material for one net and doing it yourself is going to save you $10.
$36 to $40 dollars (Not including taxes or shipping)
You can see by the pricing above that you’re looking at roughly $36 to $40 for a new net. I’m not sure what shipping to you will cost but shipping from Kansas to New Jersey is roughly $16. Add it up and you’re looking at $51-$55. (If you want to avoid all this and buy it brand new, I can provide it to you.)
$42.80 total cost of DIY materials to include taxes and, obviously, shipping.
As you can see from my receipt, you’re saving a little money by doing it yourself. What I’m describing below is more for fun than anything.
Materials needed:
2″ Zinc plated chain
Chain link– I purchased 2″ zinc-plated welded steel loops. You can save a little more money if you were to buy larger lengths of chain. For the vertical lengths, I went with 13 links which equals roughly 18″. For the horizontal links, I went with a 48″ length chain for the upper ring and 36″ for the lower ring. I had a little chain leftover but I wanted to play it safe and not run out of chain and have to go back to Home Depot.
Bolt Cutters
There is a cutting station at Home Depot right next to the chain but, funny enough, there are usually bolt cutters sitting right next to it to use too.
S-Clips
S-Clips- I went with a small S-Clips because it’s not like this net is load bearing. I also wanted something that was a little pliable so I could crimp it easier. I went with four packs of four.
S-Clips
Hang each individual 13-link chain from the rim with open S-Clips.
Up-close look at net
From here feed the top horizontal chain through each of the 5th links from the top all the way around and use one S-clip to attach the chain together. When attaching the chain together, I also attached the S-Clip to one the vertical chain in the rear of the net. One item of note, the top horizontal chain had exactly 39 links.
S-Clip on bottom chain
I then fed the bottom horizontal chain through the 4th link from the bottom. With this phase, I actually cut the chain into three equal lengths of seven links and attached them with S-Clips. I did this because the chain needed to be secured on the bottom to not get tangled and unravelled.
Your last step is to crimp all the S-Clips to the rim.
VOILA!
A couple items of note. I put roughly 100 balls through the net. (Mikan drill baby!) There were times when the chain wasn’t perfectly aligned but it corrected itself as time went on. I will keep an eye on my net to see if I have to adjust the chains or add S-Clips.
I hope you enjoyed this and, if you ever need sports equipment for your playground, school or home, feel free to reach out to me at www.oncallsports.com.
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How to Install a Basketball Net on Any Type of Rim
Installing basketball net to a rim is a smooth process that varies for small kids hoops, portable ones at a driveway or on the playground. Today, we’re covering everything, including the chain nets and rims without hooks.
Sure, you don’t need a net on the basketball hoop to play basketball. But, playing the game without it seems like watching a movie without popcorn.
A net makes basketball so much more interesting. Nowadays we see lots of public basketball systems without nets, and usually, we don’t even want to shoot hoops there. I mean, where’s the fun without the “swish” when you’re shooting the ball?
The net slows down the ball as it goes through the rim, and this makes a huge difference to your game.
If you’re playing pickup basketball or practicing for 5-on-5 games, this trivial difference in the way the ball acts at the rim can be critical. Plus, it’s better aesthetically and functionally – the net will feed the ball straight down, rather than bouncing it around the court.
For those who want a simple solution, this can soon become a problem of the past thanks to Swishnet – portable basketball net.
This thing is awesome. All you have to do to attach Swishnet is use the stick you get with the package and put it up there. Or you can climb the ladder and do the same. That’s it.
Choosing the right net (Quit replacing cheap nets every season!)
Not all nets are the same. And that’s a fact. So be careful when you’re buying one. Some budget lightweight nets won’t last you more than a month.
When buying a net you need to pay attention to weight. The more weight, the better the product. Spalding Basketball Net is the best heavy-duty net I’ve ever played on. It lasted for years on our playground. We changed it only because it became dirty, not because it wore out. If you want a straight drop when you’re shooting hoops or playing pickup, you need a heavy net.
Don’t allow your rim go naked! Picking up a few replacement nets is the best thing to do if you have an extra buck to spend.
The best net for your hoop
When searching for the right net, look for the right size for your rim. Most replacement nets fit regular rims, including Lifetime portable basketball hoop rims. Also, check for quality before making your pick.
The best nets are made of tightly-woven synthetic fibers that stand up to harsh weather conditions.
Heavy Duty Basketball Nets are ideal for outside use. With a life span up to 15 times longer than conventional nylon and chain nets, you can completely eliminate the necessity to frequently replace or re-install your nets. Patented design and high strength materials will save you money and time.
How to install a basketball net
First, you need to make sure which end you’ll attach to the hoop. You’ll figure it out by laying the net on the court and determining which end has a smaller diameter. The bottom is narrower than the top. A larger end attaches to the rim.
Next, you’ll need to prepare a ladder to reach the height of the hoop. Set it up right beneath the basketball system. The surface needs to be level for the ladder to stand still.
Don’t stand on the top rung, work with a suitable ladder tall enough for you to reach the rim height without any worries. If you have a portable basketball hoop, or there’s a chance to lower your in-ground basketball hoop, bring it down to do the job.
Grab the net by the upper end and climb to the level of the basketball hoop. Holding the net with your hands two inches apart, between your thumbs and forefingers, slide one strand down over the closest hook on the bottom of the rim.
Do the same for the next hook, and move on with the same method for all the hooks on the rim. Pull down the net to fix it after all metal hooks have strands. This also helps eliminate any ridges. You are now set to play and own the court. Burn the tops to avoid shredding.
Fun fact The net in the NBA (as the rules imply) must be white, from 15” to 18” in length, and the cord of the net must be between 30 and 120 thread. It also must be formed to control the ball momentarily as it goes through the hoop.
How to install chain basketball net
If you want a net that can stand extreme weather conditions and usually lasts much longer than usual nylon nets, chain metal net is the right choice for you. They’re perfect for outdoor basketball systems and much easier to install. Just follow these few easy steps and you’ll put it up there in less than five minutes.
Make sure you have the right net size that will fit your basketball rim. A metal net build for regular size steel rim will normally have 12 loops.
Take a look at your net and locate the loops at the top. Usually, these links will be larger than the normal chain loops. Identify open hooks.
Push one of the loops over one of the basketball rim hooks. It doesn’t matter which one you choose because later they’ll all set in. Do this for the remaining loops, carefully watching you follow the order.
If it happens that you get to the last hook and you don’t have enough metal net left, there’s a great chance you missed a link somewhere in the process. Go back and do the job right before moving on to step no.5.
Take a pair of pliers to safely close off the hooks. Try the chain net by playing a one-on-one game with a friend.
Installing a net on small kids basketball hoops (Little Tikes, Fisher Price, etc.)
The first issue you could have is using the wrong side of the net. Make sure you use the side of the net with longer strands.
Insert one loop through the hole on Little Tikes basketball hoop hook. Pull it up at least two inches to get enough length on the net.
Wrap one end of the loop on one side of the hook, and the other end on the other side of the hook. Continue doing that for the hooks all over the rim.
When you finish with all loops, smoothly pull the net with your both hands to make sure it’s tight and ready to play. After that, your job is done.
How to install a basketball net without hooks
This is a common problem for people that just want to make basketball more fun playing in a neighborhood park. I’ve tried pretty much everything when I was young; electrical tape, cable ties, duck tape, zip ties, etc. It was always a temporary solution because, after a couple of weeks of use, someone would yank it off.
So here’s the best solution. Instead of taping a captive’s mouth tight why not try this:
Daisy chain features enough zip-ties to easily fit the edge of the captive’s head.
Role up a neat cloth around the middle of the open zip-tie daisy chain, and use tiny zips to tighten the rolled cloth in place (at least four zips to fasten the cloth).
Inject the cloth part into the captives open mouth (press captive’s nose if it won’t open up), and fasten the string tightly at the back of the end.
Ensure the zip-tie loop is secured at the part of the end where the edge is smallest, or it could loosen up after a while.
The smallest circuit that moves through the mouth and around the back of the end will usually transfer over the nape of the neck.
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Basketball is a sport that is popular not only in America but also in Russia. Many fathers seek to build a playground for their children in the yard. What are the requirements to follow when arranging a basketball hoop.
Shield and ring standards:
Height 105 cm;
Width 180 cm;
Square in the center of the shield - height 45 cm, width 59 cm;
Indent from the edge of the shield to the red square - 15 cm;
Ring diameter -45 cm;
Mesh for a ring 45 cm long;
The ring is attached at a distance of 15 cm from the shield;
The shield itself is raised to a height of 3.05 meters.
Contents
Required materials for ring and shield
Making the backboard
Making the hoop
Fixing the structure
Required materials for the hoop and backboard
A basketball circle can be made from plastic pipe, metal rod or other suitable materials. Also, the ring needs a mesh, which is made of lace, rope, braid or chain.
The shield is made of fiberboard, MDF, multilayer plywood, high-quality and thick organic glass, plastic. You also need fasteners and red or black paint for marking, white for the base.
Weather conditions must be taken into account when choosing the material for the shield. The location for the basketball court should be comfortable and allow the hoop to be hung at the desired height.
Making the shield
Steps:
With a pencil, draw the lines along which the blank will be cut.
Cut out the shield with a jigsaw.
Paint white.
In the center, draw with black or red lines a rectangle for aiming before throwing. The base of the target must be at the top edge of the ring.
Rectangle stripes must be 5 cm wide.
You also need to circle the outer edge of the shield.
Making a ring
Steps:
Choose a pipe or twig 45 centimeters long with a little margin. Using the formula, calculate the exact length:
D(ex.). \u003d D (o) * Pi;
L(pr.) = 45*3.14=141.3 cm.
Take a length of approx.
Bend the ring on the round template, bolt the remainder to the shield.
You can make a mesh from a metal chain or rope.
On the twig you need to make ears for the net.
Take 20 m of rope, cut it to the number of eyes, tie it to the ring. Perpendicular to the sea knot, tie all the pieces. Should be 4-5 rows.
To prevent the ends of the mesh from fluffing, you need to tar them with fire.
Structural fastening
Strong steel brackets are installed on the rear side of the shield. Together with another person, securely attach the structure to the support. The bottom edge of the shield should be at a height of 290 cm, and the basket is 3 meters.
This is how you can organize a basketball ring at home.
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Do-it-yourself basketball backboard with height adjustment (20 photos).
Basketball backboard dimensions and markings
Today we will talk about how to make a high-quality basketball backboard and basketball net with your own hands at home from improvised materials. We will also consider the technology of manufacturing a basketball backboard and a net for playing basketball for children or adults.
In order to make a simple DIY basketball hoop for children, we will need thick wire and rope. Instead of thick wire, you can take an old unused hula hoop, cut it, shorten it and reconnect it. It is important to leave a "sprout" for attaching the ring to the shield.
If you want to make a basketball hoop with your own hands from thick wire, then in order to get the most even circle, we recommend using a cylindrical fixture designed to serve as a template. We wind the wire around it. And do not forget to leave a "sprout" for attaching the resulting ring to the basketball backboard.
The diameter of the metal blank for the hoop should be slightly larger than the diameter of the basketball. Then you should take the prepared rope and cut it into 20-22 identical segments. At the same time, the length of each should be 2.5 - 3 times greater than the planned length of the mesh hanging.
These pieces are attached to the metal ring at regular intervals. You need to tie the ropes exactly in the middle so that 2 ends of equal length remain free. Then we connect in turn 2 ends of nearby ropes around the entire circumference of the ring. This is the first level of our grid. Then, similarly, we tie the ropes to the next level, etc. If you want to make a basketball hoop for your home, you can tie the bottom of the net so that the ball will stay inside when it hits. This will help reduce the chance of an accidental bounce of the sports equipment after hitting the basket.
DIY basketball backboard for adults. How to make a professional basketball backboard - here you have to try. How to make a basketball backboard at home. The process of making a basketball backboard is no more difficult than making sports predictions, especially if the necessary materials are available.
Here is a typical instruction for making a basketball backboard at home. For the base of the basketball backboard, you can choose a sheet of plywood, which is inexpensive and not hard to get either. A sturdy rectangular piece of plexiglass or thick plastic may also work well.
If the basketball backboard will be installed outdoors, then it is worth choosing the material for its base based on considerations not only of strength, but also of resistance to adverse weather conditions.
The next step is to choose a place where the basketball backboard will be attached. When choosing such a place, the main thing to remember is that the lower edge of the shield should be at a height of 290 centimeters from the ground, and the ring should be located at a height of 305 centimeters.
Now you need to mark and cut out the dimensions of the plywood blank. The ideal size of a standard basketball backboard are the following parameters: width - 1.8 meters, height - 1. 05 meters. This size will allow players to make more accurate and varied throws.
Before you start cutting out the workpiece, you need to use a pencil to outline the dimensions and draw lines along which the workpiece will be cut. It is better to cut it with a jigsaw, when working with which you must be careful.
After the blank of the future basketball backboard is ready, it will be necessary to draw a white square on it, which plays a very important role.
The white square is a kind of guide for the players when shooting, with the help of such markings it is much easier to get the ball into the basket. If the ball is correctly thrown into the corner of this square, then it will definitely reach the goal.
In order to mark out such a square, not only a brush and paint are needed, but also knowledge of the dimensions of the rectangle. Its external dimensions are 59 centimeters horizontally and 45 centimeters vertically.
When marking out, it should also be taken into account that the upper edge of the base of this rectangle must coincide with the level of the upper plane of the ring. The width of the stripes of the square should be 5 centimeters.
Basketball hoops
Material - solid steel, inner diameter 45 cm and painted orange. The metal bar of the ring must have a minimum diameter of 16 mm and a maximum diameter of 20 mm. On the bottom of the ring there must be devices for attaching nets, such as to prevent injury to the fingers. The mesh must be attached to the ring at twelve equally spaced points along the entire perimeter of the ring. Net attachment devices must not have sharp edges or crevices that could get caught by the player's fingers.
The ring is attached to the structure supporting the basket so that no force applied to the ring is transmitted directly to the backboard. Therefore, there should be no direct contact between the ring and the device that secures the ring to the shield and the shield. However, the gap must be small enough that fingers cannot get into it. The top edge of each ring must be located horizontally at a height of 3. 05 m above the ground at an equal distance from the vertical edges of the backboard. The nearest point on the inside of the ring must be 15 cm from the face of the shield. You can use rings with a shock absorber.
Made of white cord and designed to hold the ball momentarily as it passes through the basket. The net length must be at least 40 cm and not more than 45 cm.
Each net must have 12 loops to attach to the ring. The top sections of the net must be sufficiently rigid to prevent: Net wrapping over the ring and possible entanglement. Ball stuck in the net or thrown out of the net by the net. Basketball net can be woven from braid, twine, rope, thick threads. The braid or thread is first cut into segments.
The length of each segment must be four times the length of the grid. The number of segments is determined as follows: the ring intended for the grid is measured, and the resulting value is divided by four. The do-it-yourself basketball backboard is almost ready. Now it needs to be firmly fixed. To do this, you will need 4 large bolts that can withstand a load of 30 kg, and drill four holes in the wall or any other place where the basketball backboard will be mounted.
Use a spirit level to drill holes evenly. After that, you can start installing the shield. It is very inconvenient to do it yourself, so you should again resort to the help of friends who can insure you on the stairs, as well as file and hold the shield.
Once the bolts are installed and screwed into place, the basket can be hung up so that you can finally play on the court with a new basketball backboard that will last for many years.
In short, you can make a good basketball backboard with your own hands. But it is important to pay attention to one serious point.
The fact is that no matter how it seems to us from the side that the contact of the ball and the basket hoop is quite soft, it should be noted that the impact load on the fastening of the hoop to the backboard is very high. The weight of the ball (if you do not go into the definition of physical values) during contact with the ring increases many times, even when thrown from an average distance.
Well, with an inaccurate hit from a long distance, this blow can reach destructive power. And such a load acts on the mount hundreds and thousands of times. So that your work does not go to waste, that is, the future ring with a shield is a reliable design, you need to pay maximum attention to attaching the ring to the shield and then the same shield to the wall or other structure. Regarding the material of the shield, it can be put together from the same inexpensive pine boards available, and preferably from harder wood. Proposals to make a basketball backboard from plywood, fiberboard, plastic do not stand up to criticism. The first two positions do not pass due to the fact that if your shield hangs in the season in the rain and the sun, nothing will remain of it.
Plastic will naturally withstand all of these weather conditions, but is unlikely to be affordable. Plastic plastic is different, because the one that is used in the gym is very expensive, another different lottery ... will stand it - will not stand it. But a wooden board, it is a material that has stood the test of time and history. It is known that the official dimensions of the basketball backboard are as follows - a width of 1 meter 80 centimeters and a height of 1 meter 5 centimeters.
But in principle, you can try to build a flat square of boards 3 cm thick and 80 cm x 80 cm in size, I think this area will be quite enough to play normally or work out the throw. Basically, only a square is actively used when throwing (its dimensions are 59centimeters, height 45 centimeters) above the hoop, since this is the small square you need to be able to hit if you want to perform a throw from the shield.
Then (if it hits this square), the ball will most likely fall into the ring. Even in this case, if you perform a throw with a rebound from the shield, the load on the shield itself will be very small, but on the fastening of the shield and the ring, in this case, the pressure will be maximum.
Basketball hoop is made from a metal rod with a diameter of 16 - 20 millimeters. I think everyone understands that in order to protect against atmospheric precipitation, the entire structure should be painted with the appropriate paint, which can be bought at the store, explaining to the seller why the paint is needed.
As a result, I will repeat myself and say that when trying to make a basketball backboard on your own, pay attention to the fastening of the ring to the backboard. This is the most fragile place in this design.
In this article you will learn:
What are the dimensions of the backboard with hoop
How to make a basketball hoop with your own hands
Where to buy a ready-made basketball backboard with a ring
Basketball-like games were found among the ancient Scandinavian peoples and Mexican Indians. Today in northern Mexico, one of these games is popular - "Pok-Ta-Pok". It is believed that it appeared due to religious rites, which eventually turned into sports fun and an attraction for tourists. How the game "basketball" appeared, and what is a basketball backboard with a ring as a necessary element of this popular game, we will learn in this article.
When basketball and the first backboard with a hoop appeared
The forerunner of basketball is the 19th-century children's game "duck on the rock", familiar to the Canadian inventor of basketball, James Naismith. The principle of the game was to hit a small stone on top of a large one.
The concept of basketball was finally formed when D. Naismith moved to the USA and became a physical education teacher at the Youth Christian Organization College (YMCA) in Springfield, Massachusetts. Already teaching physical education and as a college professor, he faced the challenge of creating a winter game between baseball and football. Naismith, given the weather conditions this time of year in Massachusetts, decided that this game should be played indoors.
Naismith's goal was to create an outdoor game for the students of the Christian Workers' School that required more than just strength and dexterity. It was supposed to develop coordination of movements in teenagers and at the same time be interesting.
So, in the winter of 1891, under the leadership of Naismith, the first basketball baskets were installed in the college gym. Baskets from under the fruit, fixed on both sides of the hall on the balconies, which encircled the room around the perimeter, acted as basketball hoops. Such baskets were fastened at a height of 3.05 m, it was this indicator that became the international standard, which is observed to this day.
The task of the players was to throw the ball (at that time they used football) into the basket. The first basketball match was held in the same hall on December 21, 1891. According to the conditions of the game proposed by Naismith, each team had 9 people, which exactly coincided with the number of students in the group.
The news of the new game quickly spread throughout America, and Naismith was asked to send the rules. On February 12, 1892, after learning the rules and mastering the basics of technology, the students of Springfield College played the first "official" match in the history of basketball, which ended in a 2-2 draw.
This meeting turned out to be so successful, and the rumor about a new type of competition spread so quickly that soon two Springfield teams began to hold demonstration competitions, which were already attended by hundreds of spectators. The initiative was picked up by students from other educational institutions, and the following year, the Northeast of America was swept by a real basketball fever.
The rules of basketball that Naismith wrote himself as a college instructor at 1891 year, was a list of 13 points, which eventually formed the basis of modern international rules, which hardly fit on 200 pages. In 1893, instead of baskets, they put iron rings with a grid, two years later they added shields, and two years later the team was reduced to 5 people.
What is a basketball backboard with a ring today? The shield is made of a transparent material, usually a single piece of tempered impact-resistant glass with a degree of hardness corresponding to that of a 30 mm thick hardwood shield.
It is allowed to produce such shields from other materials, but in this case they must be painted white and comply with other requirements for such sports equipment.
The front side of the shield is made smooth, a marking line is applied along the edges, a rectangle measuring 45 cm vertically and 59 cm horizontally is indicated at the place where the ring is attached. Moreover, the upper edge of the base of the rectangle must coincide with the level of the upper plane of the ring. White outlines are applied to transparent shields, and black is used in other cases. The width of the lines is 5 cm.
The basketball backboard with hoop is installed at right angles on both sides of the playing court, parallel to the front lines. The center of the front surface of each shield lies on perpendicular lines reconstructed from points located on the site at a distance of 120 cm from the middle of the inner edge of each front line.
Shields are upholstered, the following requirements apply to it:
the sides of the boards and the lower end are covered with soft material at a height of at least 35 cm from the bottom corners;
the lower end is upholstered with material at least 5 cm thick;
the rear and front surfaces of the shield should be covered with upholstery material, the thickness of which is at least 2 cm, at a height of at least 2 cm from the bottom end.
The following requirements are imposed on the structures on which the shields are attached: their front parts, including the upholstery, are placed at a distance of at least two meters from the outer edge of the front line. They are painted in bright colors that contrast with the walls of the sports hall in order to provide sufficient visibility to the players of both teams.
The structure on which the basketball backboard with the hoop is mounted is fixed to the floor of the court in such a way as to prevent it from moving during the game.
Structures used for fastening the shields must be upholstered with soft material behind the shield at a distance of 120 cm from the front surface of the shield. The minimum thickness of the upholstery is 5 cm, and the density is the same as that of the upholstery of the shields.
The base of the structure from the side of the playground is upholstered with dense soft material to a height of at least 215 cm, the thickness of the upholstery is 10 cm.
The minimum value of the so-called "indentation factor" of the upholstery of panels and structures is 50%. This figure means that when an appropriate force is applied to the upholstery, its indentation should be within 50% of its original thickness. The upholstery material provides protection to players from possible injuries during the game.
Basketball backboard and hoop dimensions
It's hard to imagine a basketball court without a basketball backboard and hoop. For them, world standards established by the International Basketball Federation have been adopted.
A basketball backboard is a rectangular or square panel to which a hoop is attached. Mounting is provided on the shield for mounting on a pole or hanging on a wall: rigid mounting is required, the product should not stagger and move.
Shield dimensions - 1.8x1.05 meters, with an installation height of 2.9 meters. By NBA standards, the size of the backboard must be 72x42 inches. Two shields are installed opposite each other from different ends of the field, the material is impact-resistant (as an option, tempered glass, acrylic, wood). Lines are drawn on a smooth surface. Models of basketball backboards with a net that are not intended for stationary installation are equipped with the same mounting elements as in the brackets for hanging punching bags. This method makes basketball backboards able to withstand a lot of weight and securely fixes them.
Ring or basket includes a metal (steel) circle covered with netting without a bottom. It is installed at a height of 3.05 meters from the floor and indented 15 cm from the lower edge of the shield. The inner diameter is selected from the range of 45–45.7 cm. The basketball hoop is painted in a bright color, usually orange. It is impossible to allow the transfer of load from the basket to the shield, therefore, the installation of the product is carried out with special attention.
DIY basketball hoop
Homemade basketball hoops are installed in summer cottages or hung in the yard near the house. In the summer, you can throw the ball with pleasure, feeling like Michael Jordan for a moment. This game is available to everyone: both children and adults. The benefits of such a seemingly simple exercise are incredible!
Have you set out to make your own basketball hoop and don't know where to start? Further, we will talk about this.
To make your own basketball hoop, you need thick wire and rope. Instead of a wire, an old unnecessary sports hoop is suitable, which is cut, shortened and connected again. Do not forget to leave a "sprout" for attaching to the shield.
Making a thick wire basketball hoop requires some trickery. To obtain an even circle, a cylindrical fixture can be used as a template on which the wire is wound. But, before cutting off the wire, do not forget about the "sprout" for attaching to the wall.
The diameter of the metal blank for the hoop is slightly larger than the diameter of a basketball. Next, the pre-prepared rope is cut into 20–22 identical segments. The length of each is 2.5–3 times the planned length of the net hanging.
These segments are attached to the metal ring at regular intervals. The ropes are tied in the middle, and the two ends of equal length are left free. Then the two ends of the nearby ropes are tied in turn, and so on along the entire circumference of the ring. It turns out the first level of the grid. The ropes of the next level are tied in the same way, and so on.
When making a basketball hoop for the home, the bottom of the net can be tied, which will allow the ball that hits the net to stay inside. Thus, the ball does not accidentally bounce to the side.
Now we know how to make our own basketball hoop. But it is necessary to answer the question, which is better - a home-made or a quality product bought in a store?
Making your own parts is fun. To do this, you only need free time, the necessary materials and a third-class welder. If you do not have this, then it is better to purchase a basketball hoop with a backboard from trusted manufacturers.
In order to make a basketball backboard with fastening, you will need six meters of a 2x2 cm profile pipe, 8.5 m of a 2x4 cm profile pipe, a backboard made of laminated moisture-resistant plywood, a basketball hoop, six anchor bolts for attaching to the wall. The design is assembled from three parts for easy wall mounting.
The desired part is cut off from the shield.
Metal structures are welded and the prepared AKZ is applied to them.
The shield is drawn, pasted over with adhesive tape, and lines 5 cm wide are applied to it.
Attach the shield to the frame.
Where to buy a basketball hoop with a backboard
In such an active game as basketball, every little thing is important! Even at the finish line, troubles happen: the ball is in the ring, but gets tangled in the net and gets stuck. This moment is ruined! How to avoid such troubles?
The following requirements apply to the ring net:
12 fastening loops;
length should be 40–45 cm;
use rigid white cord as material;
upper is made in such a way as to prevent throwing the net on the ring, tangling or sticking the ball.
How to choose the right basketball net? The main thing to pay attention to is the material, diameter and thickness of the thread, type.
Capron and nylon products are used more often. The latter is more wear-resistant, so for professional training, boron falls on this material.
The diameter is selected according to the diameter of the ring and the ball.
For professional basketball nets, thick threads of increased strength are used, but for amateurs, more fragile ones can be used.
Type: knotted and knotless. Products of the first type are widely used, but knotless basketball nets for the hoop look better and absorb the impact of the ball well, and are more reliable.
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Our son became interested in basketball in the summer, and although there is a beautiful stadium with a basketball court half a kilometer from home, sometimes you want to knock the ball near the house. Therefore, it was decided to make a do-it-yourself basketball backboard near the fence (so that you could knock on a relatively hard road surface, and the ball would fly away, if it didn’t hit the ring, to our site, and not to someone else’s. We deviated a little from the standard and the dimensions we got are like this (photo is clickable)
The shield was cut out of OSB (just in case, two layers were twisted, and one more, a small square, was added to strengthen the fastening - this can be seen in the photo below) and carefully painted with oil paint
The support was made of metal profiles 50*50 and 56*56 in size. The fact is that that part of the fence, at which the shield is attached, is supposed to be removable for us - it is there that we usually dump soil, crushed stone and other minerals. Therefore, it was decided to make the shield removable. Along with support. We implemented this idea like this.
A short post driven into a previously dug hole and cemented. The long one is fixed in it with screws. If necessary, it can be taken out. Actually, this is also visible in the diagram above.
Just before the shield was built, we had a welding machine, and this product proved to be a great workout. The pipes were welded with the letter G, a beautiful rectangle was welded to a short crossbar, on which a shield was attached.
Mesh rings are sold for little money in all sports shops and in many hyper stores. It turned out very nice.
Oh sport, you are the world!
There is nothing in the country, only bending metal, fumbling shish kebab, drinking beer. It is necessary to go in for sports both by ourselves and by children.
True, for this you will first have to "bend the metal" and celebrate this matter with beer and barbecue.
In the next series of the "Made of Metal" project - a basketball backboard. Joint work of me and my father.
Batko studied the standards for the height and dimensions of a basketball backboard, made a wooden backboard, painted it, made wing screws, installed a pole. Well, in addition, he made critical remarks to the metal part.
I - designed the whole metal part and welded the metal.
Let's go!
01. First I sit down at the computer and sketch out the drawing of the shield and the pole itself.
The original plan was to put the ring in another place and pull it with a solid hitch to the nearest tree. But there turned out to be a lot of roots and they decided to put them in free flight and without a screed, because the ring in the upper part of the column remained rudimentary only in the drawing. Diagonals that are not in the drawing (green) have also been cancelled. We decided that the rigidity of the wooden shield and metal fasteners would be enough not to "walk".
Also on the move I changed the way of strengthening the outrigger knee. Not with a corner as in the drawing, but with two stripes on the sides, see the photo below.
A 5 cm profile was used for the pole, a 6 cm profile was used for the bracket strung on the pole. A strip is welded inside to prevent play. Everything that adjoins the wooden shield is a 25 mm corner.
Important: the ring must be universal for both adults and children of different heights. Therefore, a height offset system was made.
02. The main large elements are welded: a pole, a knee, two stepson solid fuel boosters. The upper edge of the pillar and stepchildren is bevelled: for rainfall and for beauty.
03. More different types
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05. There is a strip welded inside the elbow pipe. At the top of the hole.
06. Welded shield fixing system. No, this is not a bottle of Zhatetsky Gus beer, this is gasoline.
07. Stepsons welded on. There was an error in the calculations. It was assumed that the stepchildren would strengthen the pillar from swinging, but they were attached lower than necessary. Further in the photo you will see that they protrude quite a bit from the ground. It would be possible to raise 30-40 cm higher. And now, nevertheless, the pillar sways during the game.
08. The heels are welded to the part that goes underground.
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10. Everything is painted
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12. Yamka
13. It will stand so for a couple of days and you can continue part of the column under painted, because there was no putty for metal, to putty the seams. The putty was bought in addition, puttied and repainted a little later.
14. Up!
15. Shield assembly.
16. Done!
17. Now the ring is at its lowest height. Even lower than calculated, because one hole is not used (see the vacant thumb screw). Altitude change occurs with the help of one man-power on a stepladder.
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19. The village basketball open championship has begun!
Did you have to restrain yourself when you passed the basketball court in order not to throw the ball into the basket? Why hold back? Team sports reliably unite people of any age, religion and social status. And in order to look decent at any moment and on any site, it is enough just not to start training.
Small places for playing streetball can be equipped on sports grounds near the house, and rings can be built at summer cottages for children to play from improvised means. So, how to make a basketball hoop yourself?
Dimensions and materials required
Basketball hoop 45 cm inside diameter;
the height of its upper edge above the playground is 3. 05 m;
ring material - metal bar, plastic pipe, improvised materials;
diameter of a bar or pipe for a ring - 16-20 mm;
distance from the ring to the shield - 15 cm;
mesh length - 40-45 cm;
mesh material - metal chain, synthetic cord, rope, braid.
Types of basketball hoops
Hoops can be different:
metal with anti-vandal nets made of metal chain;
metal with rope mesh;
plastic with nets of various types of materials;
creative (from the remains of construction, from old furniture, from large plastic containers).
The construction of a metal bar ring begins with marking. Since the basket must have an internal diameter of 45 cm, a rod or pipe is selected based on this.
Material length is calculated using the formula:
Bar length = Circle diameter x 3.14 (pi value). We have 45 × 3.14 = 141.3 cm.
Since we need to fasten the ring to the shield, we take the length of the rod about 150 cm.
I say this because there is not a great deal of cost savings mainly because chain nets themselves aren’t that expensive.
For the vertical lengths, I went with 13 links which equals roughly 18″. For the horizontal links, I went with a 48″ length chain for the upper ring and 36″ for the lower ring. I had a little chain leftover but I wanted to play it safe and not run out of chain and have to go back to Home Depot.
One item of note, the top horizontal chain had exactly 39 links.
Today, we’re covering everything, including the chain nets and rims without hooks.
Most replacement nets fit regular rims, including Lifetime portable basketball hoop rims. Also, check for quality before making your pick.
Go back and do the job right before moving on to step no.5.
I’ve tried pretty much everything when I was young; electrical tape, cable ties, duck tape, zip ties, etc. It was always a temporary solution because, after a couple of weeks of use, someone would yank it off.
5k. 
Also, the ring needs a mesh, which is made of lace, rope, braid or chain. 
Using the formula, calculate the exact length: 
Basketball backboard dimensions and markings 
Then you should take the prepared rope and cut it into 20-22 identical segments. At the same time, the length of each should be 2.5 - 3 times greater than the planned length of the mesh hanging. 
05 meters. This size will allow players to make more accurate and varied throws. 
The width of the stripes of the square should be 5 centimeters. 
05 m above the ground at an equal distance from the vertical edges of the backboard. 
Now it needs to be firmly fixed. To do this, you will need 4 large bolts that can withstand a load of 30 kg, and drill four holes in the wall or any other place where the basketball backboard will be mounted. 
The weight of the ball (if you do not go into the definition of physical values) during contact with the ring increases many times, even when thrown from an average distance. 
Plastic plastic is different, because the one that is used in the gym is very expensive, another different lottery ... will stand it - will not stand it. But a wooden board, it is a material that has stood the test of time and history. It is known that the official dimensions of the basketball backboard are as follows - a width of 1 meter 80 centimeters and a height of 1 meter 5 centimeters. 
How the game "basketball" appeared, and what is a basketball backboard with a ring as a necessary element of this popular game, we will learn in this article. 
It was supposed to develop coordination of movements in teenagers and at the same time be interesting. 
It is allowed to produce such shields from other materials, but in this case they must be painted white and comply with other requirements for such sports equipment. 
Two shields are installed opposite each other from different ends of the field, the material is impact-resistant (as an option, tempered glass, acrylic, wood). Lines are drawn on a smooth surface. Models of basketball backboards with a net that are not intended for stationary installation are equipped with the same mounting elements as in the brackets for hanging punching bags. This method makes basketball backboards able to withstand a lot of weight and securely fixes them. 
In the summer, you can throw the ball with pleasure, feeling like Michael Jordan for a moment. This game is available to everyone: both children and adults. The benefits of such a seemingly simple exercise are incredible! 
The length of each is 2.5–3 times the planned length of the net hanging. 
Diagonals that are not in the drawing (green) have also been cancelled. We decided that the rigidity of the wooden shield and metal fasteners would be enough not to "walk". 
At the top of the hole. 
Shield assembly. 
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