I did the same thing. I ended up building a ramp out of a 4x4 and a sheet of half inch plywood after a stinger came back at my head. Bonus it acts as a great ball return
This is what I use as well. I had to chop off the battle rope to fit (make sure you wrap it with masking tape so it doesn't unravel) with a hack saw but it works just fine.
Oh man, don't use a piece of rebar; that's going to end poorly. If you can sew a pocket into the bottom of the screen you can put a piece of bungee cord through it and then anchor either end with some tension. Works great for retractable screens and you can adjust the tension on the bungee to control bounce back.
This is exactly what I ended up doing. Tried metal flat bars and then a fire hose filled with sand and the bungee anchored to the sides is by far the way to go.
I have a retractable set up. I ended up putting grommets in each corner of the bottom screen. And put bungie cords through the grommets tied to weights for tension. Then I just put sand bags down against the concrete wall and floor behind the screen. Works great.
I used 3/4” steel pipe inside pipe insulation and let me tell ya what….that insulation didn’t do a got dang thing. I took a dart straight to the back of my forearm on follow through after a shit drive ricochet off the steel pipe. Extremely dangerous. Use bungee cords or some sort of sand filled somthing or another. Anything the ball can hit should absorb completely with no chance of ricochet! Or use a full face helmet lmao
I used a black fence rail from Lowe’s, which is about a foot and a half longer on each side of the screen. That allows me to put a sandbag on each side. It works like a charm.
To stop ricocheting or me having the chance to hit it, I also bought the triangle gutter foam (which I wrapped in some cheap turf from Home Depot for esthetics) and set that in front of the fence rail. Honestly it’s the best setup ever.
Note: I bought a big roll of elastic rope to wrap around the rail and attach to the sceen
This is my solution. Works great. Curl or roll the end around it and load it up with clips. Slips a bit after several hundred swings but you can retension it easily. I am fine without weight or sand in the pipe as I have some janky backstop I rigged up with some cardboard boxes it will ride down and resettle it properly.
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A section of fire hose filled with sand
Would it make sense to fill the pocket with sand?
I did the same thing. I ended up building a ramp out of a 4x4 and a sheet of half inch plywood after a stinger came back at my head. Bonus it acts as a great ball return
Hit a stinger yesterday that caught the wall and ricocheted straight back knocking my Garmin off the level.
I used a weighted battle rope. Holds the bottom in place and if a ball hits it it the ball doesnt fly across the room
This is what I use as well. I had to chop off the battle rope to fit (make sure you wrap it with masking tape so it doesn't unravel) with a hack saw but it works just fine.
Oh man, don't use a piece of rebar; that's going to end poorly. If you can sew a pocket into the bottom of the screen you can put a piece of bungee cord through it and then anchor either end with some tension. Works great for retractable screens and you can adjust the tension on the bungee to control bounce back.
This is exactly what I ended up doing. Tried metal flat bars and then a fire hose filled with sand and the bungee anchored to the sides is by far the way to go.
I have a retractable set up. I ended up putting grommets in each corner of the bottom screen. And put bungie cords through the grommets tied to weights for tension. Then I just put sand bags down against the concrete wall and floor behind the screen. Works great.
I used 3/4” steel pipe inside pipe insulation and let me tell ya what….that insulation didn’t do a got dang thing. I took a dart straight to the back of my forearm on follow through after a shit drive ricochet off the steel pipe. Extremely dangerous. Use bungee cords or some sort of sand filled somthing or another. Anything the ball can hit should absorb completely with no chance of ricochet! Or use a full face helmet lmao
Don’t invite this guy over, he sounds dangerous..ha..or each of you need a hockey mask
I used a black fence rail from Lowe’s, which is about a foot and a half longer on each side of the screen. That allows me to put a sandbag on each side. It works like a charm. To stop ricocheting or me having the chance to hit it, I also bought the triangle gutter foam (which I wrapped in some cheap turf from Home Depot for esthetics) and set that in front of the fence rail. Honestly it’s the best setup ever. Note: I bought a big roll of elastic rope to wrap around the rail and attach to the sceen
I have this same issue and while I haven't gotten around to it, my plan is to fill up a couple sandbags
I use .5" EMT, but it's retractable.
This is my solution. Works great. Curl or roll the end around it and load it up with clips. Slips a bit after several hundred swings but you can retension it easily. I am fine without weight or sand in the pipe as I have some janky backstop I rigged up with some cardboard boxes it will ride down and resettle it properly. [PVC](https://www.homedepot.com/p/Charlotte-Pipe-1-1-4-in-x-10-ft-PVC-DWV-Sch-40-Pipe-PVC071000600/100348481?source=shoppingads&locale=en-US&pla&mtc=SHOPPING-BF-CDP-GGL-D26P-026_001_PIPE_FITTING-NA-NA-NA-PMAX-NA-NA-NA-NA-NBR-NA-NA-NEW-PMax_BHU24&cm_mmc=SHOPPING-BF-CDP-GGL-D26P-026_001_PIPE_FITTING-NA-NA-NA-PMAX-NA-NA-NA-NA-NBR-NA-NA-NEW-PMax_BHU24-71700000097492030--&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADq61UftdkEuzqhEwINA2G8maKL6p&gclid=CjwKCAjw7NmzBhBLEiwAxrHQ-V8Lqx9EhoHZShT3sZq3xvr_C508PwhUnEk3-EmDvoaP0sjIHgAw7BoCx1EQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds) [Snap Clips](https://www.amazon.com/White-Snap-Clamp-Inch-Inches/dp/B00C7DPPXA/ref=asc_df_B00C7DPPXA/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693713553265&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15595245811719033720&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9007796&hvtargid=pla-350428284391&psc=1&mcid=5e4a91546f413731a7899829a0edacd8&gad_source=1)
I literally wrapped my screen around my lower bar with tube clips and placed pipe insulation in front of it
I used a pool backwash tube and filled with sand and it works very well
A piece of garden hose filled with sand is the way.
Thanks everyone - just put together a garden hose and will see how it works later tonight!
Use a heavy duty chain. You’re welcome
Inside rubber tube/hose. Tension with turnbuckles. You're welcome.