One-Piece Training Mound - Game & Practice Pitching Mound for Backyards & Youth Fields

this is a good, if not expensive, start to a backyard mound. it seems sturdy enough and well built (have only had it for a little while). the downside for me is that it slopes off to each side and the back from pretty close to the rubber. it makes pitching from the windup kind of awkward, because no matter where your rocker step is -- back or to the side -- you're stepping downhill with that rocker step. other than that, it's a pretty good backyard practice mound.

The kids that I give lessons to love this mound they say there are no problems with it and like how short it is so when they finish they end up on the grass or dirt not the mound. It is also nice that it can be used on both sides so the wear and tear factor goes down a lot. Great product!!