A11N Portable Pickleball Net Review

Assembly

Takes 2 people approximately 5 mins to put together.

• First time we put it together, it took about 10 mins to figure out and put it together.

The metal interlocking buttons on mine were easy to push in without much force at all which is great for 1 man assembling.

• Easy assembly unlike other nets. I see some older reviews on amazon of other amazon nets that had problems where they had a maybe less smooth experience interlocking the metal pipes. A11N portable pickleball net does not have this problem at all.

Instructions were pretty clear and easy to follow. And this is coming from someone like me who is bad at following instructions.

• A few instructions to clarify:

• Place net on the taller side of the middle pole.

• If you want to the middle to be lower (like 34 inch like regulation), don’t pull the net over the top of the middle pole. If you put it over like instructed, the middle part will be 36 inch.

You can also make the net shorter in width and make it a half-court mini net. For at home in garage/yard practicing.

Unboxing

This is what the box looks like:

Easy unboxing:

Net Stability and Tension

One thing I worried about before getting the net was the stability of it. Especially at around 20lbs, I worried if it would get blown around by the wind.

The net did not disappoint and was able to stay very stable on the floor.

The tension of the net is pretty good. I have not had it long enough to see if it’ll loosen up though.

Don’t expect the height tension to be perfect like tournament nets, but it’s basically almost as good as your local park’s rec nets. For less than $100, it’s a good deal. Most players below 4.5 level won’t be able to tell the difference.

With the advantage of portability, I have placed the net in between two handball court walls at an elementary school and the distance between the two walls is actually a little bigger than the size of a pickleball court. So it’s perfect for drilling. The wall makes it so we don’t have to run far to pick up balls.

Is It Worth It

With paddles costing anywhere from $100-$200, it’s worth it to get a net.

In fact for beginners, I would get one of the inexpensive but high quality carbon fiber paddles (link to clone guide__) and then used the saved the money to buy a portable net.

Way more worth it and improve your game faster.

Being able to drill when all the courts are taken up is key to improving.

Instead of spending that money on a slightly better paddle that the average person won’t be able to tell the difference anyway.

You don’t even need a partner, just drop feed the ball to yourself like what tennis players do, and you can practice your drives, drops, and even serves.

Pro Tips:

• I would recommend carrying the net in a separate bag or put it into another bag then put it in the main bag. This way when you are carrying the bag around, your net doesn’t get caught with the metal poles and become a tangled mess or even rip.
• ColdWaterSteve on reddit recommends replacing the top band ploypro cord with a steel cable “to make the nets closer to the $2,000 tournamnet nets”. He explains how he modified it here.

You can get yours here: https://www.amazon.com/A11N-Portable-Pickleball-Conditions-Regulation/dp/B07HMXWB7C

https://a11nsports.com/products/a11n-22ft-portable-pickleball-net-system