Shooting Star Disc Swing

This is a nice disk swing that I recommend. it does seem to have a slightly bigger seat than the ones Ive seen at toy stores. The swing rope is attached to a very large bolt. i guess it is intended to go into a tree or thru the wood of a swing set. a nice man at Lowes cut the bolt off for me so I could hang it from hardware. (regular bolt cutters wont do it, you'll need something bigger). The kids are really enjoying the swing.

This swing comes with a screw/eye for attaching it to a tree or swingset. I didn't realize that the screw would be attached to the rope, and since I didn't want to use the hardware it took a bit of effort to remove it. I ended up using pliers to pull the staples off of the rope and then tying/splicing it onto a ring so I could clip it to the hardware I already have in our sensory room. No big deal, I'm just glad I didn't open it in front of my son- he wouldn't have been so patient. It's a pretty nice swing, made of hollow plastic that is light weight, but feels sturdy. The base is sort of oval shaped, which I think would work well for a varitey of sizes of kids. The rope is scratchy nylon; it's sturdy enough, but some kids hate the feel. That kind of rope also tends to break down outside and get really prickly. We might have to replace it with something fabric covered at some point, but that shouldn't be too hard. The swing came with a piece of plastic that was supposed to be used to adjust the height- I couldn't figure out how to attach it, and worried that it would come loose during use, so I just tied a knot below the swing to raise the seat. All in all: it's a good product at a good price, and designed to last. I question their choice of rope, and wish the screw/eye wasn't attatched, but it's worth what I paid for it.

Bought this intending to hang from a tree, but the rope was not long enough so had to replace it. Might as well have just constructed the whole thing myself.

Gives my son something new to do outside. Has a good length of rope included and the anchor bolt already attached. I didn't use the bolt as I was attaching to an existing rope hanging from a high tree limb. Holds me up with no problem and I'm at least 100 lbs heavier than the target group for this. Sturdy construction, so you can rest easy putting your child on this.

We bought this for our grandchildren (3 yrs and 5 yrs) and it seems pretty useless. Like others here, the rope is way too short to hang it from anything, it had a large bolt attached to the rope that is supposed to be bolted to a wooden swing set, it is NOT designed to hang from a tree! Once I had it up my kids could not sit on it, they just slid off and when they were able to hold on to it, the moment it started swinging, they started screaming they were scared of it and I was afraid they would fall off! Once they did get off it (they fell on the ground) they wouldn't go near it again! This may be better for older kids but then they may be too heavy to sit on it.....You could make your own for much cheaper..Don't waste your money!

It works ok for older kids, but my 4 year old cannot keep balanced on it and has pretty much given up on it. Sad, because he was so excited when we got it for him.

Purchased to replace a swing on my daughters metal swing set that was in need of some attention. Worked great for us, she loves it. While this was not made for our swing set, with some minor modification I had no issues getting it hung up.

We live in the country and have massive live oaks growing. So we have a "swing tree" in the front yard. We build a copy of standard bench swings out of rope and cedar, and then hung this disc on another limb. It is BY FAR the swing the kids most prefer. So much so that I bought two more to hang on other trees. Some notes, you'll end up needing to use 1/2 rope if you're hanging it yourself using rope. I'd go with nylon before polypropelene (PP stretches too much). If you've never hung a rope swing, go with a slip knot lie a bowline on a bit (google that) or even a double overhand with a backup knot. For the line, braided would be best. I wanted braided polyester, but other than expensive climbing or tree sawing rope, it's too hard to find. I went with braided nylon (from another amazon seller-search for Rope King SBN-12300 Solid Braided Nylon Rope 1/2 inch x 300 feet ) to get a rope with less stretch. Nylon's harder to hold than poly, but in 1/2 it's all about the same, and little kids do ok. Ideally, as an FYI, I'd have rather hung 3/4 for a rope swing. It comes with a rope for hanging on a standard swing set. I suppose that would be ok, but your kids would no way enjoy that as much as a tree. If you have a tree with a limb of 6-8 inch minimum at the base, and ideally 15-25 feet high, the higher the better for swinging, I'd hang this in that. It's what we did. A long pull back by us and they love it. Note that for any disc, they'll always need a partner in order to swing on it. My kids take turns pulling each other back. I let extra rope hang out the bottom so they can grab it and pull each other farther back. On my first one, a metal washer was included near under the hole. A tied know against that washer secures the swing. On my second two, the middle center was taller, great for crotch comfort, but a plastic insert was used... certainly not too strong. But again a big knot is what is going to secure this anyway. Good luck in your rope swing efforts, I hope this helps you all. Thumb it if it does. I always enjoy seeing that.

Fun. We couldn't access a beam as recommended, but have done well with a heavy duty hook in a doorway frame. Great 'twist' on swinging.

Kids Loving it

Awesome product, on time and reliable!

Great swing. Kids love it. Just be careful: If you have younger kids, we found the rope wasn't very long so a) they can't reach it. And b) it is exactly face level, so be careful not to them near when in use. But overall, great swing. Perfect for older kids.