Robert Vrabel

Upon testing out the boards yesterday I realized that they were VERY bouncy when the bags hit the board.  The board would shake and move slightly and the bags would bounce right off very easily.  I decided to reinforce the bottom of it with a T shaped connecting 2×4 to make it more sturdy and have less resistance.

They are now rock solid and play a lot nicer.  I still need to sand down the holes again and re-stain the 3 areas that I had to drill holes at.

I have also noticed that some people’s boards are VERY slick (similar to ones I have played on in the past).  The bags slide all the way up them to easily.  I have read on the ACA site that its best to not have it to smooth otherwise people will drain 3 pointers to easily.  They recommend regular plywood as opposed to birch plywood since regular plywood is not as smooth (which is exactly what i used since they recommended it).  I have decided to keep it how it is and try them out to see how it works.  If it becomes to difficult to score i’m going to put a couple coats of high gloss white paint on it to smooth it out a little more.  Its all about testing and experimenting!

I also have a couple of ideas for additions to these boards that I will be posting once I try it out so stay tuned.