mm wrote:
On Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:55:33 -0700, poolfan
wrote:

Also, the
system is designed to provide 4 feet of clearance between the hoop and
the wall at a height of 10 feet.

I agree with Ray and DPB. 200 pounds is a lot to begin with, and the
fact that it stciks out 4 feet means that most of that 200 pounds will
be putting much more force on the wall, outwards as well as down, than
if the same thing were screwed right to the wall.

And, every bit of that "outward" force at the top mounting point will be
balanced by an "inward" force at the bottom, creating a nice lever arm
in between.

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