Speed Bag Platform (EA)

Great bag platform for the home gym!! I bought the "Elite" speedbag platform after reading the reviews and must say I'm glad I did. The Elite is a rock solid. You won't loose speed or rhythm to the movement of a flimsy frame or board. Mine came with Everlast's NEW style chrome plated Pro swivel that allows bag removal with the pulling of a simple cotter pin. (Not the hard to use old "Pro" style galvanized swivel with the chain link.) Coupled with a leather 4214 speed bag, this is one GREAT workout station!I'd like to address some of the "issues" that that others have mentioned that might make you think twice about the Elite:First, and obviously, you will need tools to assemble and install. A drill, drill bit, #2 Phillips head screw driver, tape measure, Torpedo (magnetic is a plus) level, and adjustable wrench will do the trick. These are all basic tools even if you live in an apt. If you don't already own these, you should... These tools will be easy to find if you don't want your own a tool kit.Mounting Hardware: This unit comes with all the hardware needed EXCEPT the fasteners to mount the horizontal wood pieces to the wall. This is reasonable, since Everlast has no idea where you'll hang your unit. Why add to the cost of the unit by adding a bunch of un-needed hardware? - To mount through ½" drywall into wood studs, I used 4 ea - 5/16" x 4" Lag Screws, and washers (Cost about $2.00 total at Lowes), plus a longer drill bit to pre-drill the wall studs for the Lag Screws ($5.00 at Lowe's, but will go into my toolbox and be usable long after this project is done.) Lowe's sales folks can help you decide which is the best hardware for your application.I usually like to span 3 studs when hanging stuff, too, but this kit is set-up to attach to two, at 16". This is absolutely not a problem, my platform does not move what so ever.Ceiling Height: I'm 6'1 and set mine about 4 inches down from an 8ft ceiling. I'm using the top setting, (bottom of the bag about mid nose height) so if you are much taller, you may want to hang a little higher.Instructions: It really doesn't need any... There are only 8 separate parts, plus fasteners. A simple look at the front of the box (or the Amazon product photo) will show you how every thing assembles. Just start by figuring how high your top wood needs to be and work your way down. Keep things plumb and level. Took my son and I about 1.5 hours to install, and we were clowning around much of the time.All in all, this is the perfect set-up for my family and friends. I highly recommend this unit!

For the price this is definitely a great product. It's built well enough and the wooden platform is heavy enough that it works perfectly and doesn't wobble or bounce around. That was my main concern when buying this because I've read a lot of reviews of other products and the main issue is when a platform isn't strong and heavy enough and the bag won't bounce properly. This setup was very easy to install to my cinderblock garage wall and it works great. I would highly recommend this to someone looking to get into speedbag workouts and even someone that routinely boxes. I wouldn't recommend this for a gym because if people are pounding on it all day long it won't last more than a couple years. But great for a homeowner.

4 stars for quality of product. It is well made and not too difficult to put together even though the directions that came with were awful. I included pictures to help with installation guidance. Small screws for bag holder & swivel. 4 bolts with nuts attach through the bottom of the circle platform into the metal hangers. Other 4 bolts mounting to wall boards once those are secure. Measure twice here because it's about 23" top to bottom. This needs to go into wood studs. You will need 4 lag bolts to mount the wood cross boards to the studs. 5/16 by 3" is what I went with. I wouldn't do smaller than that. Mount to a height where the bottom of the bag can move between chin to eye level.

Great speed bag platform for the money i use to train on the speed bag years ago and wanted to start back i bought this one from everlast it has held up very well i use it 6 days a week for no less than an hour or more a day. easy assemble if you do it right you can put it up by yourself you have to go to your local home store or hardwear store and get the 4 lag bolts to mount it to the studs in your wall but thats no big deal for the price you pay. The only thing i would change is the speed bag swivel to a higher quality one i havent forund one yet that i like but the one that came with the platform has held up nicely ive had this platform for about 7 months. when you go to get you lag bolts pick up a 30 to 50 pound bag of play sand wrap it in a garbage bag tape it to put on top of the platform to cut down on vibration when you are hitting the speed bag i would recomend this to anyone who is interested in learning the speed bag or taking it back up........David

This nearly-gym-quality speedbag platform is very solidly built, works very well, and - with a separately purchased speedbag - can really take a pounding. (It even came with a high quality swivel mount, so I did not need the one I'd ordered separately). One annoying thing was that this set doesn't include the simple 1/4 inch lag bolts (and washers) needed to attach it to a normal wood stud wall. The printed directions were very minimal with obvious translation errors (like the reference to a "wool stud wall"), so really only the single drawn diagram of the assembly in it was useful. The instructions could have given much better specific guidance on how high to mount the whole assembly on the wall, to get the (not included) speedbag at the right height - to make the built-in height adjustments (which can only adjust up and down about a foot) more useful. Still, it works great once up!