Measure the pole first, because this pad is cut for square poles between 6 x 6 in. and 7 x 7 in. and it will not wrap a round post properly. Measure across the flat, not around the corner. That done, the specification that matters is thickness: a 2 in. high-density foam core at 1.56 lb. per cubic foot, which is enough to absorb an impact rather than merely covering the steel so it looks padded. A thin pad on a pole is decoration. Coverage runs 64 in. up from the base, which takes in the height a player actually collides with, shins through to head, on a driveway or a playground where a fast break ends at the post. It wraps on with segmented hook-and-loop tapes 1.2 in. wide, no tools and nothing drilled, and comes off as easily when the pole is being moved or stored. The face is polyvinyl chloride mesh fabric, wear-resistant, waterproof and sunlight-resistant, which is what keeps it serviceable outdoors through a season rather than only in a garage. Unfolded the pad is 64 x 31 x 5 in. and it folds to 44.5 x 24.4 in. for storage, weighing 7.16 lb., in black. Suits home courts, gyms, playgrounds, parking areas and children's activity areas.