rate my homemade discgolf basket

[drummerjunkie101]

hello everybody im just wondering how my home made basket stands up to your expectations. so gimme a rate 1 through 10. everyones welcome!
(the only paint i had left was huntung green from my fishing boat)

[mashnut]

Looks good to me! It looks like a basket, and like it catches well, so nice work. I give it a 9.

[drummerjunkie101]

thanks i need that for my first post

[Cgkdisc]

Looks like you need to add a horizontal wire all the way around about halfway up the height of the basket to prevent discs from entering or exiting thru the sides.

[drummerjunkie101]

true, its happened. i think i will get some cheap chain and staple gun it in. thanks 4 the reply.

[prerube]

I have been looking at this picture for 5 minutes. It is one of the best homemade baskets I have seen.
I agree with Cgkdisc, but don't ruin the aestetics, it's a sharp basket.
9 out of 10 for sure

What is the weight?

[drummerjunkie101]

im gonna guess abought 35-45 pounds i havent weighed it and i cant now. my family has gone to bed so i cant walk down stairs, or i will wake them up. stuped noisy stairs :(. . .

[Cgkdisc]

Here are the PDGA Tech Standards if you want to compare your target dimensions with the guidelines
http://www.pdga.com/files/documents/PDGATechStandards_09.pdf

[drummerjunkie101]

wow thanks, i took a quick look over and the basket area is all good execpt for the upper ring of the basket is 4 inches instead of 2.6 cm. but this is more than great for practice. thanks

[drummerjunkie101]

well i put the flag was bent answer as a joke, but now i think im gona go find a better flag

[agapedad]

So that is made of wood?
Nice...that would be a GREAT practice basket to have around!

[drummerjunkie101]

yup its nice and sturdy, but kinda heavy

[revmatty]

Not bad at all. Looks like the what Steady Ed probably had first eninvisioned. Who knows maybe even first made and then fine tuned to what we know today.

Just need to add some wheels, and then wou wont hav to lug that thing around.

[sillybizz]

For a homemade I got to go with a 10 great job.

[solomon.trenton]

is it me or does it look like it is leaning and theres no flag????

[Midnightbiker]

It looks a little small, but other than that, its very cool

[Lewis]

is it me or does it look like it is leaning and theres no flag????

I don't see the flag either.

It looks like it's cleanly made but really heavy and perhaps easily broken. How well are those dowels mounted to the base of the basket?

[humchris85]

Looks prety good, but that color is definatly not the best.

[drummerjunkie101]

i took a gass pipe line wire flag and put that on top, i never relised u could not see it. its leaning because i boulted it to the bottem plywood circle in stead of just screwing it. so the bolts are makeing it tip. and the dowels are screwed into the 3/4 in plywood on each end and glued/sealed.

[drummerjunkie101]

its also regulation size, the basket is 26 in.

[mambrose]

nice! i like it

[JR Stengele]

lOOKS GREAT

[Midnightbiker]

It looks a little small, but other than that, its very cool

I think I had a girl tell me that once....wait...huh?:confused:

[solomon.trenton]

I think I had a girl tell me that once....wait...huh?:confused:

isnt she supposed to leave after that;)

[Midnightbiker]

isnt she supposed to leave after that;)

She did say it was cool.:cool:

Quality over quantity

[drummerjunkie101]

i wish mine was that cool

[skinner21]

very nice. I was thinking about making one of my own, about how much did you spend on materials?

[mohmandm]

Solid 8, i'm not keen on measurements but the basket base looks like the circumference is a little small

[CwAlbino]

The basket design could be better for two reasons. And I'm not criticizing you because I have a better one, because I don't :p just some helpful stuff as i've seen in the past.
1) horizontal bar in center to keep discs from sllipping through (easy fix)
2) I've seen this on another homemade basket, the metal used on the basket is too sharp. They should be round or have guards on them, with a square edge like that they will eat up your putters like no other. The basket I've seen on them ended up leaving triangular notches in the side of all his practice putters.

All in all though, great looking basket

7.5 out of 10

[skinner21]

The basket design could be better for two reasons. And I'm not criticizing you because I have a better one, because I don't :p just some helpful stuff as i've seen in the past.
1) horizontal bar in center to keep discs from sllipping through (easy fix)
2) I've seen this on another homemade basket, the metal used on the basket is too sharp. They should be round or have guards on them, with a square edge like that they will eat up your putters like no other. The basket I've seen on them ended up leaving triangular notches in the side of all his practice putters.

All in all though, great looking basket

7.5 out of 10

I agree the basket could be a little more "tight" in order to keep discs is. But it was my understanding that the basket was made of wood. I'm not sure, but I think don't think should cause excess damage to putters. Maybe he could update us on how this works.

After seeing yours I'm interested in making one of my own. :)

[Neophyte]

Looks pretty awesome to me. I guess a second set of chains would be my only suggestion.

[valkyrie]

i vote for the flag is bent! haha just kidding! its nice! how well does it catch?

[drummerjunkie101]

catches super well