Swimways Hydro Spring Hoops, Pool Toy

A wonderful water game. Our family thoroughly enjoyed this hoop over a weekend, making up stupid games on how we could score baskets. Easy to inflate (definitely need a needle adapter for your air pump for the ball though!) and stood up nicely in the water. One thing to be aware of, the inner-tube (the part that you inflate and floats) is covered by a fabric-type material (the material is undoubtedly made for the water), this is the part of the picture that has the blue and red pattern design on it. I'm sure this fabric is there for a very very good reason, but my nearly 70-year old dad, kept insisting on dunking into the hoop and ended up somewhat water-logging this fabric. Don't worry, the hoop still floated just fine! It just ended up leaning to an angle as there was probably just too much water in the fabric. If you use the hoop more gently, I don't think you'll have this issue. If you, your family, or friends, insist on yelling, "Lebron James!" and leaping across the pool to slam-dunk, you might end up with a lop-sided hoop like we did. Regardless, I know the hoop wasn't destroyed and once dried out, it will resume normal buoyancy.

So I had one of those old PVC pipe basketball nets like this. It fell apart to the point I could not repair it. My wife got me this as a gift to replace it. It is a bit taller. I am not in love with the ball it came with, a bit heavy and small, still using my old ball. But overall, I like it. Mostly, it doesn't fall apart, the pvc one was a nightmare. I just barely inflate it enough to stand up and use a lighter ball and you can get a little bounce of the rim which is nice. The other day I had a shot sit on the rim for what felt like 2 or 3 seconds before it decided to fall in. It's exciting, and that never happens with hard plastic. It seems to hold air very well. After 2 months, have not had to put air in it. If it has a downside, I would say that it is really light, so in an outdoor pool the wind can really push it around. You could, of course, tether it if you choose. I actually use the included ball as just some weight and keep it in the middle of the lower ring in the water to help a bit. Overall, I like it and I would definitely buy it again over the PVC one. I actually bought a PVC replacement first for my old one and broke the dang thing trying to assemble it.

I have a nearly 4 year old and nearly 10 year old. Both ages love playing with it. However, it's a cheapish weakish sorry excuse for a basketball hoop. It is a good family fun pool toy however. Just don't have high expectations. It does the job and it's reasonably priced. Again, cheaper than buying from local pool store hands down.

2nd one. Last one lasted about six years. Many hours of pool fun. I used a handheld pump to inflate and took no time at all. For basketball I used enclosed pump needle and put on end of handheld electric pump and held in place until inflated (about5 min).

This has a nice design - I was not expecting much but the base fills with water as it floats, making it heavier. This prevents it from being knocked over and helps keep it in place. Surprisingly difficult to hit the fade away jumper, but fun. Recommend.

We almost didn’t purchase this hoop because I thought that it would flimsy because usually you get what you pay for and since this was on the cheaper side I assumed it would be a cheap quality. But, this toy is a great purchase and well worth the cost!!! We have already gotten our money worth from the hours we’ve spent playing and there are PLENTY MORE hours left. This is such a high quality that it allows you to slam dunk very hard on it. Most toys would be destroyed quickly but not this one! I am so glad we chose to purchase this one on the cheaper end. It really is great, anyone who orders this will be completely satisfied

The media could not be loaded.  Got it for our pool this summer and the kids have been using it every weekend. They are 6 and 8 years old and they run and jump in the pool and dunk the ball. And if they land on the hoop (which they like to do) it doesn't pop and just kind of squishes down. Might take a few seconds to pop back up to form (occasionally needs some help depending on how much air is in it), but no big deal. And the ball is just fine for playing in the pool... you're not dribbling it around on cement.When it's out of the pool for a day or two it tends to lose a little bit of air, but just takes a second to blow back up. Plenty of fun for under $20! If it pops, I'll probably buy another one.

More durable than it looks. Stays upright, easy to inflate but air seeps out over a couple of days. Ball included is right size but too heavy and not same quality material as net.

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Perfect product!! Price is fair as its the same price everywhere but no one had stock!!Shipping was very quick!!I recommend anytime!!

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