The guage is correct. Well packaged & as pictured. My complaint is that the ball is plastic!  It doesn't have a sufficient hole (more like NO hole) for the hoop. It is VERY hard to put back in the hoop.  I ordered 3 different colors & dropped every ball several times loosing them when trying to put them back in the hoop & I was putting it in for someone else! Unless you are skilled in this type of hoop, you will be unhappy.