Question -- Hitting net hooked to dry wall

[moadhia]

I have setup my portable sim area in my living room. I have two hooks attached to two ends of the livingroom dry wall and I attach the net to that. After 10 sessions or so, I notice that the hooks start coming out of the dry wall. I am using those plastic ribbed anchors plus a hook. How can I go about ensuring a much tighter hold ? I dont want open holes the dry wall and pretty soon I will run of space . Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

[andygg1986]

I am pretty sure you will need to be screwed into a stud, not just drywall. Those plastic anchors are more meant for vertical loads, not being pulled outward. If you need the hooks to be in a specific spot without a stud, you could run a 2x4 horizontally between the two closest studs and screw both ends into a stud. Then put your hook into the 2x4. You could paint it to match the room so it wouldn't be too ugly. Othewise, cut out a strip of drywall and mount the horizontal stud inside the wall, then patch the drywall.

[aeroburner]

pretty much dead on with andy's recommendation on adding an outside 2x support depending on the tension you are using you could go with a 1x also if its minimal