My 15yr old son just started lacrosse and is in construction academy in school so is going to build this himself over the next week to help him train... any advice or tips for him for the building process ?
I kind of winged it a bit -- I highly recommend stopping my video at various points and getting some measuremtns, and then MAKING A DRAWING. I'm pretty experienced at this kind of stuff, so winging it worked, but I usually make drawings. Make dimensioned 2D drawings, label where you want your pieces, etc. If you are new to this it won't take "only an hour" like it did for me; be ready to spend a solid afternoon. Also, don't be afraid to do "do overs", make tweaks or adjustments, etc. Hopefully you / he has a power impact driver or at least power drill that you can use to drive the screws in... you'll be there all day if you have to screw the in by hand.
Yes thanks! I was being brain dead when I recorded the video. No complaints so far but I’m lucky to have a fairly big yard. And it’s no noisier than basketball so I’m not sure why anyone would complain.
Hi awesome. Thank you! Can you post the lengths of the front and the back legs? Also did you consider spray foaming the back to deaden ball rebounding sounds? I’ve seen that and didn’t know if it was a benefit or not.
I also saw those with spray foam insulation and I didn’t want to do that because it seemed like a pain so I put the backing strips on which are substantial and screwed down very tight (from the front, slightly counter set- I just used deck screws and an cordless driver) creating a monolithic surface. If you have any dead spots you could just screw on another couple of strips I think. You may have to play around a little bit with the leg lengths but mine are as follows. My front legs are slightly over 6 feet (72 1/2“.) The back legs are 67“. The front legs go all the way to the very top and the back legs connect about 9 1/2 inches from the top (center of the hole for the lag bolt).
Thank you! You sir are amazing for doing this. Building one this weekend for my sons!
Good luck!!
Thanks Noah. Built this today on a beautiful Sunday here in Virginia!!
Great!
My 15yr old son just started lacrosse and is in construction academy in school so is going to build this himself over the next week to help him train... any advice or tips for him for the building process ?
I kind of winged it a bit -- I highly recommend stopping my video at various points and getting some measuremtns, and then MAKING A DRAWING. I'm pretty experienced at this kind of stuff, so winging it worked, but I usually make drawings. Make dimensioned 2D drawings, label where you want your pieces, etc. If you are new to this it won't take "only an hour" like it did for me; be ready to spend a solid afternoon. Also, don't be afraid to do "do overs", make tweaks or adjustments, etc. Hopefully you / he has a power impact driver or at least power drill that you can use to drive the screws in... you'll be there all day if you have to screw the in by hand.
Very nice, They're "Carriage bolts", anybody complain about the bonk bonk noise when using it? I need a quiet rebounder ugh
Yes thanks! I was being brain dead when I recorded the video. No complaints so far but I’m lucky to have a fairly big yard. And it’s no noisier than basketball so I’m not sure why anyone would complain.
Hi awesome. Thank you!
Can you post the lengths of the front and the back legs? Also did you consider spray foaming the back to deaden ball rebounding sounds? I’ve seen that and didn’t know if it was a benefit or not.
I also saw those with spray foam insulation and I didn’t want to do that because it seemed like a pain so I put the backing strips on which are substantial and screwed down very tight (from the front, slightly counter set- I just used deck screws and an cordless driver) creating a monolithic surface. If you have any dead spots you could just screw on another couple of strips I think. You may have to play around a little bit with the leg lengths but mine are as follows.
My front legs are slightly over 6 feet (72 1/2“.) The back legs are 67“. The front legs go all the way to the very top and the back legs connect about 9 1/2 inches from the top (center of the hole for the lag bolt).
How much did it cost?
I don’t remember but it was not expensive. I had random hardware around and the lumber was maybe 20 or $30?
Kool
Good video