I have had a Gamma brand cage style hopper for a few years and it has been great. I coach pickleball. That hopper was nice because I could pick up balls right into the cage by pushing down on them. However, I tend to move around a lot on the court while I'm demonstrating different shots or doing drills with students. Having the wheels is super convenient. I have had ball tubes to pick up the balls, which made it easier than going around with the other hopper cage. Since I wasn't using the cage to pick up balls anymore anyhow, having the added mobility and storage capacity with this hopper is ideal.Setup is as easy as pulling the legs out and dropping the ball bag in the center. I've been strapping the corners onto the frame, which takes a minute or so, but it's fairly easy and if you didn't want to do that, you would probably be fine. This also fits in my small hatchback car more easily than the cage ball hopper. The legs collapse into a neat small compact cylinder. The bag comes off and can be compressed to whatever level the balls are. With the cage, it's always the same size, whether it's half full or all full. And the legs/handles on the metal cage always take up extra room in a vehicle. Looking forward to many years of use.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!]