Pacific Outdoors Disc Golf Goal

I own about 3 acres and was looking to setup a practice course in my back yard. I spend a few weeks researching the baskets on the market and how much time and money I would invest building my own. I finally settled on the "Pacific Outdoors / Instep Goal" because it looked to be a great value for the price (I caught them on sale for $80ea + free shipping). I had the opportunity to see the Innova Skillshot in person and was not impressed with it. It folds up like an umbrella for easy portability, but is tiny and looks cheaply made. I also looked at the Halex but the pictures didn't make it appear to be as sturdy or as easy to mount permanently at a later date. The Innova DISCatcher and DGA M-14 both appear to be made out of heavier material (from the pictures) and they may be better for a more public course, but at almost twice the price it wasn't worth for me to find out. I purchased 3 goals and so far I am very happy with them. Assembly was quick and easy, they are very stable and the quality is good. Many reviews have mentioned adding a second set of chains (which would be very easy) but I haven't noticed a big problem with them. I will probably be purchasing the same goal when I expand my course. Update: 5 years + some abuse later and the goals are holding up well. No rust at all.

I really like this disc golf target. It works very well, catching almost everything that hits it. It is rare for a shot to go through the chains. It is well worth the price for the fun you wiil have with it. It is such a great outdoor activity for the family at any age. It allows me to play in the yard when I don't have time to go to a disc golf course. I have also taken it to a park down the street for longer shots. It is very easy to carry it, break it down, pack in the car and set up again. My putt and approach shots are improving. I liked this so much, I bought a second one on eBay for $79 delivered. Now my son and I can shoot back and forth, like horse shoes between 2 goals. You have to really search (disc golf goal, basket, target) on eBay to find the one at this lower price.

Disc golf is a sport that can be better enjoyed when you perform better at the courses you play. Using a practice basket at home, or wherever you may be, is a great way to improve your game. The Pacific Outdoors basket offers an affordable way to get your own polehole to practice with. Mine arrived in a timely manner and I was excited to give it a run. The box was a bit battered from shipping but the basket was not damaged. The parts go together relatively easily and can be setup very quickly (hint, leave the bottom post attached to the base if you can). The appearance of the target is pretty nice. Not as good as a Mach V but then again it doesn't cost $350 either. The chains are pretty lightweight but that is welcomed when you are carrying it around a park. Chains can be added by using various methods you can find with a Google search. The discs that are included are pretty much junk. I gave them to my 5-year-old who likes to throw his discs pretty much anywhere, including at the driveway, house, etc. so I don't mind these getting beat up. All in all I like the basket and would highly recommend it to anybody looking for an affordable target. I also owned the DGA M-14 basket prior to this one and it was a more sturdy basket but also more expensive. You can't really go wrong with the Pacific Outdoors Disc Golf Goal!

I got three of these for the course in my backyard thanks to some reviews on our local club website. If you're not looking to spend more serious cash to pick up the "real" baskets, these are a great serviceable alternative. They're sturdy, VERY easy to put together (and take apart), and yet light enough to move around easily. I had considered making my own, but I don't think I could have done it this well or this cheaply. They don't, however, behave exactly like the baskets out on the course... These are more difficult targets for a few reasons: the depth of the basket seems to be slightly less than the typical baskets, there is only one set of chains, and the chains also seem to fall rather loosely and are, therefore, a little less likely to grab the disc. Most of this is fine for putting, but it becomes much more difficult to sink anything at any sort of distance. Overall, this was still a great purchase. I do plan to add a second row of chains soon to see how that affects play, but other than that, I'm happy with the product. Oh. These baskets also come with three discs... the mid-range and putter are fine, but the driver is horrible. Or maybe I'm horrible. Who knows.

Nearly 8 years later and it is still going strong. This is a very well made disc golf basket and we have had so much fun over the years using it. It is the perfect size for practice and it’s heavy duty.

Great product for under a hundred bucks. It's not that heavy and the top chains seperate easy from the basket and stand. So you can move it with both hands. For me it's more than 50 miles to the nearest course, and it is only a 9 holer. But I live on 10 acres of land in the country. So I now have my own 18 hole course. I move the tee box about 3 times for each basket placement and I move the basket only 6 times. I've only had it a month and my short game has already improved dramaticaly. Some reviews have mentioned that the basket is prone to blow thoughs. The only time that has hapened to me is when the disk hits it at a vertical angle. Inner chains could be added easily though. The whole thing colapses to the size of the catching basket. I took it to visit my brother-in-law and instead of going to the course we've played alot, we took it to another park and made our own course! It may not be the best quality on the market but it is the best value for the price. I've been playing DG since 1992. DG'ers are notorious cheap skates, if we weren't we would play real golf, so buy this basket it is a great deal. Edit 3/8/13: I still use this goal quite frequently, It has been outside since I bought it in June of '09. It has not rusted event in Louisiana humididty. But the powder coating has faded to a dull pink color instead of the bright red it used to be. I eventualy added the extra chains and it catches much better now but it is heavier. I have also sinced purchaced the Innova Disccatcher Traveler wich only weighs 15 puinds and can be caried on a bicycle. But I prefer to practice puts on this one instead of the fold up one. At under a hundred bucks this is the best value, if you can't get it for less than a hundred than you may concider the DGA M-14 instead for about 30 bucks more. This instep PC outdoors basket was only 80 dollars when I bought it back in '09. BTW I also have an 18 hole course only 25 miles away now days.

this basket is a great practice basket, i personally wouldnt mind playing with it on a course but i know others strictly use it as a practice basket. I added an inner row of chains with a 7 inch center ring and i added a 3 inch center ring to the already existing outer row of chains, this prevents a good majority of spit outs from happening. ill admit that there were a lot of spit outs before i added that inner row and center rings, some dont like adding the inner row because they say it makes it too easy to make it in, but i personally wouldnt go without the inner row, just my preference, it only cost like $20 to buy the extra chain and some s-hooks from any hardware store and the center rings i got from michaels. but really either way you go this is a great basket for the price. you will pay double for a name brand basket of this construction (made of all metal, not like those crappy portable fabric baskets like the innova traveler). i would say this basket is just as portable, it may be a little heavier but it does break down really easy, and i usually never break down mine, i just carry it all connected and that works just fine too

I've had this for a few weeks now, and it's awesome! My putting confidence has improved a ton, and I'm able to also work on short upshots in my back yard. Now I need to train my dog to stop chewing on my missed putts... The basket itself is constructed well, welded, powder coated metal. The chains bang the center pole for the distinct 'ching' sound, but you could put some pipe insulation around it if you didn't want to drive your neighbors crazy. A lot of people may want to add chains, but it's not a big deal for me... if I blow through a putt at home, I'll probably make it on the course. Pros: - Easy to take apart and put together. Fits in the trunk of a car. - Light enough to carry around without too much effort. - Better approximation at a real disc golf target than I could DIY for the same amount of money. Homemade baskets can easily cost more, and not look as good. - Two basket height positions (newbie/kid and standard) make it suited for teaching new players as well as matching the PDGA specs. Cons: - Fewer chains than more expensive baskets, easy to blow through on hard shots. - Round base design means placement is best on level ground. - Discs designs aren't bad, but the plastic beat up about three times faster than DX, and even brand new all the discs were super flippy. You're not buying this for the discs, anyways. - The center pole has two main pieces, and there is no way to lock them together. If the basket is in the lower position, you can carry the whole target around by lifting the basket. With the basket in the higher position, you have to carry it by holding on to the center pole. It would be much nicer if there was a way to secure this without having to DIY a solution.