when you set it up make sure the bungee looses tension about 15 feet from the thing your hitting (lay it out on the ground with the handle 15 feet from the lip and use the yellow rope to get variable lengths) and when your using it DONT let it snap back. Ruins the elastic bands and destroys the handle. Make sure when your riding in to let it go after all tension is out or you will be dropping another two hundo after a couple weeks of use