This is my third attempt at employing a bracket system to hold my hemispherical ball on the wall. For me, this is the best of the bunch. I first tried something similar, but with only two brackets. That was relatively unobtrusive when the ball was unmounted, but precise placement of the brackets, just slightly below centerline, was critical to holding the ball against the wall. Lower placements were unstable, with the ball prone to fall away from the wall, assuming you could get it set in place to begin with. I don't recommend the two bracket systems.
My second attempt was to use a wall mounted metal cage. The cage is sturdy, but juts out quite a distance from the wall. Unlike the smaller brackets, you must lift the ball quite a distance up and out of the cage. That won't be an issue for many, but if your space is cramped and you have your ball tucked in behind other equipment, dismounting the ball can become awkward, or at least more effortful than is necessary.
So I have tried again, and I believe I've achieved the ultimate system for me (and likely, most others). The addition of the third bracket makes all the difference in retaining the ball in the brackets, yet it still allows for very easy mounting and dismounting. Though plastic, these are "meaty" brackets and I anticipate them being quite durable.
My single complaint with all of these brackets is the bracket mounting screws are not suitable for use directly into sheet rock. They are going to pull out of the sheet rock, and sooner more than later. The best way to use the supplied screws is to mount them to an intermediary board that is of sufficient size to allow for both ends to be secured directly into an underlying stud. The supplied screws then hold securely into the intermediary board. This issue causes me to remove one star from my overall rating–a reduction that applies to all three of the systems I've tried.
Despite the above caveat, these brackets are the ideal way to hold hemispherical ("balance") ball off the floor. I like this mounting system a lot, and my need to explore alternatives has come to an end.
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