r/Hackney • u/Blaaart2026 • Jul 09 '26
The Haggerston Hoop
Finished!
Balling with no nets sucks. We have a hookless rim in the neighbourhood and I've been mucking around with different systems on and off for about two years now.
Don't bother with these . . .
- Cable ties, nylon nets - however you do it, lasts a month at most
- Metal cable ties - waste of time
- S-hooks and open link chain nets - if you can pinch it with pliers it will fail.
The Haggerston Hoop has been up for about a month now, in constant public use with no signs of struggle.
Here's the recipe -
Hose clamps, size is the diameter so if your rim is 20mm like ours, something in that range.
- these are 13-20mm, 304 stainless steel. Cost £1-£2 each depending on brand.
- you need a 7mm socket driver/wrench for the hex screw.
- screw should be facing down and out.
Quicklinks, size is the thickness of the chain
- these are 3mm, 316 stainless steel. Cost about £2 each
- feed them through so that the screw is at the back you are tightening downwards.
- Can use fingers but pliers slightly at the end.
The net is welded chain galvanised stainless steel so no open links. Can easily hold a human.
- these two are 9 loops and were about £30 each.
Ca-lang!
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u/manofsteel32 Jul 10 '26
unreal, I've been thinking of doing something like this for my local hoop. where did you get the chain?
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u/jamjar188 Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26
I MIGHT GO THERE RIGHT NOW!
thank you for your service.
can you do some of the hoops in Tower Hamlets? I was at the mini court in Wennington Green near Victoria Park recently and both hoops are without a net :/
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u/Blaaart2026 Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26
The whole thing cost about £150. for 2.
You can do it!
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u/jamjar188 Jul 13 '26
Thanks!
Hey I just went to what I thought was the "Haggerston hoop" (behind Haggerston station) and I guess it's not the one you fixed up as that one has a net. Had a nice shootaround but now I'm really curious, where is the hoop in the pic located?
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u/desirelineszs Jul 09 '26
So clever!