Get The Net Return Home Series.
| The Net Return Home Series | Spornia SPG-7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (MSRP) | $695 | $349.99Lower price |
| Type | Hitting Net | Hitting Net |
| Room needed | 9 ft wide, 8 ft ceiling, 14 ft deep | Not published |
| Footprint (W × H × D) | 7 ft × 7 ft × 3 ft 6 in | 7 ft × 7 ft × 7 ft |
| Hitting surface | Not published | Not published |
| Impact screen | None (hitting net) | None (hitting net) |
| Ceiling needed | 8 ft | Not published |
| Max ball speed | 225 mph | Not published |
| Ball return | Yes | Yes |
| Side barriers included | No | No |
| Stored size | Not published | Not published |
| Setup time | 5 min | Not published |
| Weight | 26 lbs | 20 lbsLighter |
| Material | UV-treated netting; aircraft-grade aluminum frame | Not published |
| In the box | Net, Frame with color-coded connectors | SPG-7 Golf Practice Net, Noise Reduction Target Sheet, Roof attachment for short irons & wedges, 1 circular chipping basket, Carry/Travel Bag |
| Warranty | 3-year warranty; FAQ: '3 years or 250,000 shots (whichever comes first)' | 1 year (Spornia’s warranty page states 60 days on netting) |
Get The Net Return Home Series.
Get The Net Return Home Series. At $695 list it's $345.01 more than the Spornia SPG-7, but it publishes a ball-speed rating (225 mph), a 3-year warranty, and a room requirement you can actually measure against your space before you buy. The SPG-7 is a real option at $349.99 — lighter, ships with more accessories in the box, and folds into a bag — but Spornia doesn't publish how much room it needs, and its own pages disagree on what size the net actually is.
Both are 7 ft × 7 ft hitting nets with automatic ball return. Neither includes side barriers in the base price. Both are marketed for indoor and outdoor use, and both have a pop-up or quick-assembly frame aimed at people who don't want to spend an afternoon with a socket set.
This is where they split hardest. The Net Return publishes a room requirement for the Home Series: approximately 9 ft wide, 8 ft ceiling, 14 ft deep. Those are the maker's numbers, marked as approximate, and they answer the question every buyer is trying to answer before purchasing.
Spornia doesn't publish one for the SPG-7. The frame is 7 ft deep — that's its footprint, not the space a swing needs — and Spornia leaves you to figure out the rest. If you're trying to decide whether the SPG-7 fits your garage, you can't get that answer from Spornia's product pages.
Here's the thing about the SPG-7: Spornia lists it as 7 ft square in the spec block, 2.1 m on the what's-included page, and 6.5 ft in their simulator guide. Those are three different numbers for the same net on the same website. That's worth knowing before you plan a bay around it.
The Net Return rates the Home Series at 225 mph ball speed — that's the netting's published limit. Spornia doesn't publish a ball-speed rating for the SPG-7 at all. Those two facts aren't comparable, but one of them tells you something and the other doesn't.
The Net Return's warranty is 3 years or 250,000 shots, whichever comes first. Spornia's is 1 year — except their warranty page says 60 days on the netting specifically. That's a contradiction Spornia's own site hasn't resolved, so figure it's one or the other and ask before you buy.
The SPG-7 ships with more: a Noise Reduction Target Sheet, a roof attachment for short irons and wedges, a circular chipping basket, and a carry/travel bag. The Home Series base package is net and frame only. Side barriers are $249 extra; a full package with turf and a No Fly Zone lists at $1,841.99.
The SPG-7 is also 6 lbs lighter at 20 lbs versus 26 lbs, and the SPG-7 is deeper by its frame (7 ft vs 3.5 ft).
The Net Return says the Home Series goes up in about 5 minutes without tools. Spornia doesn't publish a setup time for the SPG-7.
Buy The Net Return Home Series if:
Buy the Spornia SPG-7 if:
Two nets with ball return, same face size on paper, $345.01 apart at list. The Net Return Home Series costs more and gives you more to work with: a room requirement you can measure, a ball-speed rating, and a 3-year warranty. The SPG-7 ships with a better accessory kit and folds into a bag, but Spornia can't seem to agree on how big it is, doesn't say how much room it needs, and its warranty has a contradiction right on the website. A 9 ft ceiling sounds like plenty until you measure to the garage-door track — the Home Series at least tells you what to measure.
Get The Net Return Home Series.