plug 68 is then press fit into the body portion note how closely the hard point is to eyelet 40 the coverage of the hard points is thus improved which results in increased protection especially when two nets 10 a and 10 b are placed adjacent each other as shown in fig3 cable 42 b extends through the eyelets on the right hand side of net 10 a and through the eyelets on the left hand side of net 10 b other cable guide means however are possible there are other ways to secure the cable guides to the net fig5 a and 5b more clearly show hard point 12 forward facing base portion 72 has cavity 70 receiving post or plug 68 fig4 therein in a friction fit manner this hard point is designed for nets including horizontal chords intersecting vertical chords see fig1 3 and 4 in this preferred design the net chords are received through slots 73 a d in wall 74 of hard point 72 the slots as shown for slot 73 a terminate in rounded portion 77 preventing wear of the net chords wall 74 in this embodiment defines a six sided structure with six sharp corners 75 a 75 f which dig into the skin of an rpg ogive top surface 76 may be flat as shown or concave slots 73 a and 73 c receive a vertically extending chord while slots 73 d and 73 b receive a horizontally extending chord in one specific design the hard point and the plug were made of steel hard point 72 was 0 625 inches from one edge to an opposite edge and 0 72 inches tall cavity 70 was 0 499 inches in diameter and 0 34 inches deep five.