Perspex (a hardened plastic compound) is a great backboard material. The thicker it is the less it will cushion the impact of the ball, 7 millimetres thick is plenty. Drill slowly. Plywood is a cheap backboard although not greatly resistant to weathering.
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Darryl Dawkins has broken 2 backboards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NBA regulation backboards are 6 feet wide by 42 inches tall. The inner square on the backboard is 24 inches wide by 18 inches tall.
Backboards are the boards on which the baskets for the sport "basketball" are attached. The backboards are fixed on a frame at the height of 2 meters and 90 centimeters.
The standard basketball backboard measures 1/2 inch thick by 42 inches high by 72 inches wide. In the National Basketball Association (NBA), their backboards include a rectangle in the center that measures 1.5 feet high and 2 feet wide.
The backboard shall be a rectangle measuring 6' horizontally and 3 1/2' vertically. The front surface shall be flat and transparent.www.Basketball.com/nba/rules/rule1.shtml
Glass has better rebound action
You can find acrylic basketball backboards online here: http://www.hitrunscore.com/acrylic-basketball-hoops.html
Yes, Rally Master backboards are good, in fact, they are among the best in the industry. They are made of a dense plastic material that is very durable. You can get boards that are sloped for a more lofted return or regular flat walls with no slope.
the backboard was invented in the 1900s
There wasn't a first final in the NBA
yes. as a matter of fact he broke backboards doing it.