Portable pitching mounds

It looks great.  I hate to bring up a possible negative but is the slope correct?  It looks steep.  Maybe it's just the images.  I built one a while back and it was much bigger, longer and heavier than I wanted it to be in order to allow the correct slope.

 

What age range/height is it for?

I believe the photos are a little deceiving it is 4'x8' and is 10" tall to the platform. This one is built 10u-14u but would work up to high school with the rubber being change from 18" to 24"

But what is the slope?  It's supposed to be 1" per foot.  So, even if your front lip is 2-3" high, you need at least 7' in front of your 6" flat spot in front of the rubber.  So, with a reasonably comfortable platform behind the rubber, you would need the total length to be at least 9'.  I believe your 8' total length would confirm my perception that your slope is too steep. 

The slope is roughly 1.25 in per foot so yes it is a little steep but would work good for training purposes.

So, what's the deal? Are you building and selling these? Any idea what we're talking for shipping costs from say Texas to Colorado?

Yes I am building these and selling them for a fair price i believe. I have not looked into shipping cost at this time but would gladly look into tomorrow and let you know.

The shipping cost is looking like around $50 from Texas to Colorado

 

It looks like 5' of slope.

 

My son just turned 14 and he already strides far enough that he would be at or off the end of the ramp when he landed.

 

I'd suggested shortening the top part and reducing the slope so you have 6' or 7' of slope.

 

The distance is 7ft from the mound to then end. Thanks for the suggestion I
could make it 10ft long or shorten the platform