Staff Review of the Pickleball Inc. SwiftNet Portable Net System:

Finally, a portable net system for serious players, coaches, ambassadors, and tournament directors!

Around a year ago we got to see the initial prototype drawings for this net system, and we were quite literally stunned at the simplicity and ingenuity of the design. The designer of the net system worked closely with the engineers at the Carbon Recycling Technology Center (CRTC) in Washington State to craft a truly break-through net design. Based on their experience as true pickleball addicts, they came up with a net system so elegant, so durable, and so functional we couldn't believe what we saw. Using their engineering background, they solved the biggest problems we normally face with portable nets. Here's our impressions:

First, these net systems are durable. We mean run it over with a truck, have a 300 pound player step on the legs and not bend the system durable. We have used prototype versions of these on our "Pickleball Station" facility courts for the past 6 months, and while the traditional metal portable nets are constantly being bent when players run into them, these new SwiftNets just spring back into shape & keep on trucking! Gotta love that carbon fiber. The fact that they offer the best warranty we've ever seen on a portable net system is a testimonial to the quality of this system!

Second, they play like a real permanent net system. We all hate when balls "walk the tape" on the top of a portable net, and points are decided by a loose, or floppy net top. The top cord on the top of these SwiftNets are taut, and tight, more like a permanent in-ground net post system with a steel cable. Plus, there's no center post! Who hasn't been frustrated by a ball striking the center post & reacting oddly?! Add to this the fact that the feet are low and out of the way, the boom is flush to the net, and the center support at the bottom is tiny and the system causes few lets. Playing an around the post shot or an Ernie is easy, and the legs aren't int the way. A net shouldn't decide the game, and this net is a true tournament caliber net system. We Love the way the games play with the SwiftNet!

Third, these things are easy to set-up, move, and break down. In our shop, we have people who can now literally setup one of these in less than 120 seconds. They only weigh 14 pounds, so you can easily carry two of them out to the courts. Moving them around on the courts is just as easy, and in fact, a single person can move them without bending or damaging them.

Finally, this net is a truly precision system. You don't have to constantly adjust the net height. Metal portable net systems use a strap on the side with friction holding the nets in place. Metal fatigue, bending, weather, and just the stretching of the fabric all cause the nets to sag, or fall in height. The SwiftNet is designed to auto set the height and maintain it over weeks, or months without any adjustment.

The fact that these are made in the USA, and they keep recycled carbon fiber material out of the landfill is an extra bonus! Early in the discussions with the designers, they told us their objective was to design a net system that tournament directors, coaches, ambassadors, and players would prefer to use over any other portable net system. We think they accomplished their objective!