XMARK Professional Speed Bag Platform with Chain Swivel for MMA and Boxing

It's always a bit of a coin toss to see reviews and a product description, and then order a product without seeing it. And I wasn't thrilled at the prospect of paying $57 just to ship this back if it was a bust ... But this choice was a winner.Heavy steel, continuous welds (not spot welding) across the connecting pieces. Well designed to mount on wall studs, with brackets already placed 16" on center. Plastic and steel washers with easy to turn screws hold the platform at the height you choose. Locks in place easily and securely. When you loosen the screws to adjust the height, the platform doesn't fall on your head ... you have to maneuver it so it's completely parallel to the floor to let it slide down.I'm not a boxer, and I use this for cross training, so I can't compare this to a "professional" platform, but in the past I had used lower quality platforms -- with great disappointment -- and this is clearly superior. I can still say that the platform does not shake when the speed bag is bouncing, so the return is consistent. No adding bags of sand on top of the platform to stabilize it, as others had written in their evaluation of competing platforms. Being happy with how it performs makes it more likely you'll actually keep using it to train with a speed bag, rather than to hang your clothes ...Note: there are no instructions with this unit. Just the parts. And it's heavy -- 40+ pounds -- and unwieldy. I had a carpenter install it ... well worth the cost of one hour of labor to have him put it in. (By the way, he's 180 pounds and did a pull up off the end of the platform after installing it to show how solidly it was fixed to the wall...)

I just turned sixty. :( The last time I used a speed bag was in my teens but I needed a low impact exercise and remembered my younger days. I was pretty darn good back in the day. This is mounted to a wall in my old house and is sturdy. But two issues. Using a stud finder I centered my holes for the wall racks and put them up loose with the lag bolts supplied. But, when I tried to install the platform bracket per instructions, no go. The platform bracket is too wide so I had to mount it on the outside of the wall racks, not the inside per instructions. So, the red knobs are on the inside and harder to adjust. Not sure if its my old house studs or the XMark bracket thats out of wack. So, Measure first!! Second, the swivel has 1/8" up and down slop in the upper part of the swivel. I'm sure I will be happy getting back in the "swing" of things. ;)EDIT: December 4th, 2020 - Updated to FIVE Stars!! - Not only was there vertical slop but horizontal also. The swivel unit uses a master link for a motorcycle chain to hold the bag. The upper part of the link had slop in it also. Both of these issues are easily fixed. First, the vertical 1/8" slop. Unscrew the upper most part of the swivel and inside is a bearing held in by a nut. Remove the nut and bearing and add a large washer under and replace and adjust the nut for proper tightness. Done. Then, for the horizontal slop at the master link. Remove the link clip and add a small nylon washer on each side and re-install. Done!! Easy and cheap. Why didn't the manufacturer do this in the first place??!! Like riding a bike. The basics came back to me with no problem except my shoulders and arms are a lot older.

This speed bag mount not only works amazing but is elegant to look at as well. The board has a beautiful finish and was packaged as to prevent damage. This completely blows the speed bag mount at the local gym out of the water. I would recommend this over the Valor Athletics type platforms because it protrudes from the wall more making it easier to do behind the bag hitting. Vibration is very minimal, the mount is rock solid. I first mounted two vertical 1x6 boards to the wall studs and then mounted the platform to the 1x6. I have a total of 8 bolts anchoring the platform to the studs. The feature to move the platform up and down works well and I have not experienced any slipping. In my opinion this is the best bag mount that you could possible get for this price point. I haven't tried a chain type swivel before, but I really like the swivel included. I know some other reviewers didn't care too much for the swivel. I think its the bees knees!

I do not write reviews, but I had to write one for this product. The assembly was very easy. The parts came laminated and labeled to a cardboard backer. Each part is labeled clearly ,and the instructions identify where each are supposed to go.Once assembled, the other reviews are right, the unit is a bear in terms of weight. I had something to put it on top of and prop it up against the wall while lag bolting it in. One note is I measured the holes in the verticle brackets to mount to the wall and they are EXACTLY 16" on center. The holes in the brakets are large enough so that you will have some wiggle room in case your wall studs are not exactly 16".Get another person to help you if you do not have an object to support it in while you lag it to the wall. The unit is VERY nice and sturdy, sodo it right the first time.I highly recommend this product.The wooden platform is like a very thick piece of furniture. Very well finished and extremely thick.I did read the other reviews and added a 3/8th washer to each tightening handle as recommended, but I wasn't sure if I really needed it. The adjusting of the height once installed us very easy.Overall I highly recommend investing in this item if you want to use a speed bag. I would be very suspicious of any sub par reviews. Excellent product - 5 stars.

works good, true bounce, looks great.