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SKLZ D-Man Basketball Defender Dummy Trainer

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Brand SKLZ
Color Orange
Age Range (Description) Adult
Item Weight 0.2 Kilograms
Sport Basketball

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  • PERFECT PRACTICE PARTNER. Get the perfect practice partner with the SKLZ D-Man, a portable hands-up defensive mannequin. Help perfect your arc, practice breaking around players, or improve your floaters, even when you’re not practicing with your team
  • PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT. Ideal for team practices and settings, the D-Man Defender mimics real-life game situations. Simply use one D-Man, or arrange multiple to set up obstacles for your players to navigate around
  • HANDS UP DEFENSE. Learn how to shoot or pass over or around the hands-up SKLZ D-Man defender for game-like action. The D-Man helps players navigate around the court while working dribbling, handling, shooting, and passing
  • PLAY IN MINUTES. With quick an easy installation, you’ll be dribbling past D-Man defenders before you know it. The easily portable D-Man Mannequins are light weight and set up and break down without hassle
  • Ultimate practice partner; Get the perfect practice partner with the sklz d man, a portable hands up defensive Mannequin; Help perfect your arc, practice breaking around players, or improve your floaters; The D man helps you visualize the opposition so you can practice independently
  • Practice makes perfect; Ideal for team practices, the d man defender mimics real life game situations; Simply use one d man, or arrange multiple to set up obstacles for your players to navigate around; By stepping away coaches can give their full attention to the players, which enables them to focus on small details to build better technique and form
  • Hands up defense; Learn how to shoot or pass over or around the hands up sklz d man defender for game like action; The d man helps players navigate around the court while working dribbling, handling, shooting, and passing; With an adjustable telescoping pole (6.5 to 8 feet), you get varying defense options and your equipment grows as you do; Get the arc you need to get that nothing but net shot dialed in with the sklz d man

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4.4 out of 5 stars
4.4 out of 5
1,292 global ratings

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Customers like the training capabilities of the basketball hoop. They say it's great for training shooting and dribbling, and useful for kids practicing jumpers. They also appreciate the height, saying it'll be a great height for learning to shoot over opponent. However, some customers have reported issues with the stability of the product, stating that it leans and never stands straight. Opinions are mixed on portability, and quality.

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37 customers mention37 positive0 negative

Customers find the training with the basketball hoop to be awesome, useful, and practical. They say it's a great way to train short players to put an arch on the basketball and to conquer shooting. Customers also say it’s an excellent simulation tool for developing offensive skills for basketball and football. Overall, customers say the product is a good training tool for basically all sports.

"Very good for a kid practicing jumpers. Easy to use. Practical." Read more

"...This transfers fantastically into real game play as players learn to ignore a defender charging at them and focus only on the rim...." Read more

"...It is great for shooters of any age and height, just have to be careful not to hit it hard." Read more

"...This was so great for the kids to learn defense. Only downfall was it was a little confusing putting it together! But works great overall!" Read more

24 customers mention19 positive5 negative

Customers find the basketball hoop easy to put together. They say it's simple and effective.

"Very good for a kid practicing jumpers. Easy to use. Practical." Read more

"Great product. Quality exceeded expectations & easy assembly." Read more

"Very easy to set up but not sure why they made the pole so flimsy???..." Read more

"...Only downfall was it was a little confusing putting it together! But works great overall!" Read more

7 customers mention7 positive0 negative

Customers like the height of the basketball hoop. They mention it's adjustable, easy to set up, and has a great height for learning to shoot over opponents. The hor is sturdy and tall, making it appropriate for all ages.

"...The adjustable size makes them appropriate for all ages.I use water in the base rather than sand...." Read more

"Easy to set up and adjust the height for quick basketball action. It’s Adjustable from 6.5 feet to 8 feet using the telescoping top pole...." Read more

"This appears to be a quality pop-up defender. It is adjustable in height and nicely balanced...." Read more

"...The adjustable height feature really comes in handy depending on who I am working with." Read more

171 customers mention82 positive89 negative

Customers are mixed about the quality of the basketball hoop. Some mention it's a great practice tool, while others say that the plastic poles are flimsy and can break at any moment.

"Very good for a kid practicing jumpers. Easy to use. Practical." Read more

"A little flimsy but it’s ok" Read more

"Great product. Quality exceeded expectations & easy assembly." Read more

"...I put water in the base, the base doesnt move at all. But the poles are so thin its almost like theyre going to break when it gets just a little..." Read more

7 customers mention4 positive3 negative

Customers are mixed about the portability of the basketball hoop. Some mention that it's portable, durable, and easy to assemble. However, others say that it is very light, and needs weights on the bottom to keep it up during use.

"...They are durable and pack up nicely into hockey goalie sized bag for travel/transport" Read more

"...one bump by an athlete and it will topple over, so it does need weights on the bottom to keep it up during use...." Read more

"Good product. Easy to assemble. Portable great training tool." Read more

"...Garbage. Very light and cheap material!!!" Read more

7 customers mention3 positive4 negative

Customers are mixed about the size of the basketball hoop. Some mention that it's a good size, while others say that it doesn't fit into the base.

"...this to practice shooting over and it has really helped all of them understand space needed whether it be that they don't shoot a jump shot over..." Read more

"Took a chance after seeing other reviews. Pole doesn’t fit into the base. Other reviews have mentioned this. Why are they still shipping it!..." Read more

"...when you have a small team and need to simulate a Defense, help with court spacing as well !" Read more

"...It's hard to hook up the lower part. It's so tight that I'm afraid that I'm going to break it." Read more

26 customers mention0 positive26 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the stability of the basketball hoop. They mention that it leans and never stands straight. The plastic poles are flimsy, and the defenders don't stand up straight. Some say that the poles started to lean and are not straight any more. Overall, some customers are disappointed with the product's stability.

"...weight added to the base, however one bump by an athlete and it will topple over, so it does need weights on the bottom to keep it up during use...." Read more

"I liked how easy the product was to assemble but did not like how unstable the top two poles are once setup, especially for the cost...." Read more

"...Problem is poles will bend and fall right over with even slight wind. I put water in the base, the base doesnt move at all...." Read more

"...When put together, it doesn't seem super sturdy and it kinda leans to the side." Read more

6 customers mention0 positive6 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the missing parts in the basketball hoop. They mention that it was poorly made and had missing pieces.

"this product is great but it came with a missing piece, fast delivery, it came in 2 days, but the piece i'm missing is the cap for the base when i..." Read more

"When I ordered this item it was missing a part...." Read more

"Missing a piece when delivered. Otherwise, I would've given it a 5." Read more

"Came with missing parts. Customer service responded fairly quick. Took a week and half to send parts...." Read more

Good training tool
5 Stars
Good training tool
This appears to be a quality pop-up defender. It is adjustable in height and nicely balanced. Having kids shoot and pass around this defender helps them position and visualize game situations better.
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Koss
5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice
Reviewed in Canada on December 16, 2023
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Lorena Lucía
5.0 out of 5 stars Buena opción 👍🏻
Reviewed in Mexico on June 28, 2022
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5.0 out of 5 stars D man
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great product
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great product
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 28, 2023
Bought for my 12 year old and it's fantastic great product
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5.0 out of 5 stars buen artuculo
Reviewed in Spain on December 27, 2023