I purchased the Mega Slam for my grandkids to play at my house and after much research and I am completely confident that I made the right choice. After finding a local concrete company that specializes in small loads, I set about making the preparations to install. The base called for 1/2 yard of concrete so I ordered 2 and got a sidewalk too that I've been putting off for years. I highly recommend ordering concrete rather than buying and mixing 25 bags.This thing is a beast. It only took about 45 minutes for me and my adult son and daughter to complete. Working out of the back of my pick up truck and connecting the bottom rod to the backboard, we were able to pick the backboard up using the height adjustment handle and then secure the side bracing. The instructions and the packaging of the hardware made this a breeze. Everything about this hoop is top shelf. You won't be sorry if you buy this one.

I was about to pull the trigger on a lesser hoop from DSG, until I played on one of my neighbors, thing shaked like crazy and took a WHILE for it to calm down after each shot. I then found out another neighbor's son dunked on his lesser hoop (not a DSG) and the backboard broke off!!! Did some more research and found out about Megaslam. I ordered the MegaSlam over the holiday weekend and it arrived at my house exactly seven days later. First impression: This thing is MASSIVE!!! I had the main pole standing up in my garage and when my neighbor came over he thought it was a structural support pole for my garage LOL!!! A couple of hours later my other neighbor came over and thought the same exact thing. It took them a minute to realize what it was. I installed this myself. I dug the hole to spec, and ended up using 19.5 bags of concrete. I rented a mixer from a local hardware store for next to nothing and I highly recommend you do the same thing if you plan on your own installation. I was able to get a majorortiy of the hoop assembled, but needed two neighbors to install the backboard. I believe the instructions say 4-5 are needed but I will tell you three "somewhat" strong men can take care of the backboard installation. BTW, the instructions where well written and I also watched their you tube videos. I love the hoop. Aesthetically it looks awesome, and has a much more cooler and menacing presence than the other hoops in my neighborhood. It is night and day more stable than the cheaper hoops. It is easily adjustable, my four year old does it no problem. I love that it can go to five feet for the little ones. The older kids like to dunk on it and I have absolutely no fear that this thing will ever break like my neighbors did. I HIGHLY recommend this product. I understand its more expensive than your local sporting goods hoop, but if you plan on owning this for a while, and have teenage or young adult boys playing, then stretch you budget and buy the MegaSlam, you'll will thank yourself for doing so.

So, I had a fixed 10 foot hoop on my property when I bought it. I have small grand children, this was a no go. Looked at all the competitive adjustable in ground hoops. Talked to reputable installers, as this wasn't something I could tackle alone. Frankly, they indicated that they get the best client comments from this unit once installed. I bought it, had one of their recommended installers remove and replace. I went into this very anxious. Couldn't have come out better. Just go this route if your situation looks like mine.