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What's up with these posts lately? Ridiculous deal, then it gets positive comments with the same recipe⦠someone posts that they bought this at the same price. And then someone else posts who has incredible knowledge of the product and its competitive messaging almost immediately.
It's just clowns affiliated with the company who have something to gain from the sales.
What's up with these posts lately? Ridiculous deal, then it gets positive comments with the same recipe⦠someone posts that they bought this at the same price. And then someone else posts who has incredible knowledge of the product and its competitive messaging almost immediately.
I know squat about golf and this thing in particular. Seems crazy overpriced to me - but if this is something some people are looking for, and the price is comparatively inexpensive to what it has sold for in the past, why not?
Might be shilled, but I don't think there's an argument to be made that it's not a decent markdown from where it's normally sold.
I know squat about golf and this thing in particular. Seems crazy overpriced to me - but if this is something some people are looking for, and the price is comparatively inexpensive to what it has sold for in the past, why not?
Might be shilled, but I don't think there's an argument to be made that it's not a decent markdown from where it's normally sold.
This is a good quality mat with nice aesthetics, which is why you are paying a premium for it. The cheaper route would be to buy a horse stall mat as the base and a cheap mat from Amazon to put on top. When the spot you are hitting from wears out, you can cut into it and put a hitting strip in it.
Last edited by dye008 September 8, 2024 at 12:05 PM.
I get what you're saying but I think the argument is that the product has only 14 reviews on Amazon (granted I didn't check any where else). With such few reviews, it doesn't 'validate' the price tag at all. Now if 1000's of folks paid $800 for this, then I'd be interested in learning why. But there's no motivation to find that answer, especially when you scroll down to other similar products which are priced cheaper.
Unless you've built a platform to laydown cheap mats with proper padding underneath, you do not want to use cheap mats on hard surfaces. You will ruin your club as well as your hand/wrist/elbow etc
If you are risking ruining your clubs or hand/wrist/elbow from using a cheap mat. I would recommend not even playing golf, lol.
If you are risking ruining your clubs or hand/wrist/elbow from using a cheap mat. I would recommend not even playing golf, lol.
As someone dealing with hand issue from playing golf for many years, I would disagree on running cheap mats on hard surfaces like concrete or thick hardwood. Specially with forged heads, i would caution against it. At peak, i was around 2 handicap and during the last measurement, i was averaging 122mph clubhead speed and carried the ball 320+ on Taylormade's flightscope setup with a 8.5* head turned down -2 with a 85gram, low torque, low spin shaft.
Not every shot is set up to sweep. Large number of spin shots require quite a bit of downward strike which means you're digging into the turf just after ball
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I'm guessing you are the golfer who wouldn't let the other person to move the ball off a root. Congrats on a long drive on a sim, how about not trying to practice placing a backspin on a turf mat.
With a golf swing, there are variances in where a person strikes the ball and then the ground. The best swings hit downward with irons, meaning they impact the ground just after the ball and take a divot. Others that release their hands early make a scouping motion and pluck the ball off the ground giving it a high, shorter flight. If you have proper late release you will commonly strike the mat at a downward angle. If you release early, you will brush the mat and not strike into it nearly as hard if at all. Brushing the mat will likely never harm you. Having late release, if you use a mat that has low cushion and bad turf you will burn the turf over time and hurt your hands and joints. The clubs will wear more as well. This is why certain mats are needed. It's entirely possible to have an early release and use a cheap mat and never have an issue. That said, you will be hearting if the mat you use does not have proper padding just standing on it long enough. A mat such as this will have the needed materials. If you use a cheaper mat in quality, you can cheat by buying something like rubber gym tile or horse pads and lay them under the mat. As long as the turf is of decent quality on top of the rubber it can work. If you want a slam dunk where you won't have an issue, you buy a mat such as this. Lastly you don't have to buy full mats of high quality turf as you can get a hitting strip in the area where the turf is struck and a cheaper material where you stand as long as alll of the padding is adequate.
I was in the market for a good mat and almost bought it for the full price after am intensive researching for a good swing mat.
I have a cheap mat around $150 (5'X4') from Amazon for 6 years and constantly have an arm muscle pain. However, I bought a good mat insert which is 24" x 12" from a reputable mat factory and make a cut out from the cheap mat. I have been using it for 4 months now and my pain is gone.
I wish I could have this deal when I was in the market. Definitely, I will buy it for the discounted price all the way.
It is well worth it IMO.
Last edited by Love_Art September 9, 2024 at 01:48 PM.
Dumb question β is this just intended for decks facing the woods that you just drive into? Or are you supposed to get a net that catches the golf balls?
I own the fiberbuilt 7' x 4' grass series mat. I play in a simulator golf tour with a projector, screen, and launch monitor.
For building a dedicated simulator, you want a quality mat. Picking a high quality mat is for the safety of your arms and joints. Hitting a lot of balls can really start to hurt, especially for "tennis elbow." From the high quality mats, you can aim for more realism, or for more protection. This mat, the grass series, is designed for ultimate injury protection. You give up a little realism, because the ball sits on top of the bristle fibers.
These mats are also more on the commercial side. If I remember correctly, for 300,000 plus strikes. I have well over 20,000 on mine and it is still in excellent condition. I have rotated the panels a few times.
These are quality, expensive mats. If you are looking for a high quality, long lasting surface, this is a good choice.
As for pricing, I don't know that these go on sale very much according to the simulator forums. I did get lucky and bought the mat I use and the screen from someone locally that used it during covid times. They said they probably had over 20,000 strikes on the mat as well.
The retail for mine is around $1200. It is a niche product, but it is incredibly well made.
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Might be shilled, but I don't think there's an argument to be made that it's not a decent markdown from where it's normally sold.
Might be shilled, but I don't think there's an argument to be made that it's not a decent markdown from where it's normally sold.
Not every shot is set up to sweep. Large number of spin shots require quite a bit of downward strike which means you're digging into the turf just after ball
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I have a cheap mat around $150 (5'X4') from Amazon for 6 years and constantly have an arm muscle pain. However, I bought a good mat insert which is 24" x 12" from a reputable mat factory and make a cut out from the cheap mat. I have been using it for 4 months now and my pain is gone.
I wish I could have this deal when I was in the market. Definitely, I will buy it for the discounted price all the way.
It is well worth it IMO.
For building a dedicated simulator, you want a quality mat. Picking a high quality mat is for the safety of your arms and joints. Hitting a lot of balls can really start to hurt, especially for "tennis elbow." From the high quality mats, you can aim for more realism, or for more protection. This mat, the grass series, is designed for ultimate injury protection. You give up a little realism, because the ball sits on top of the bristle fibers.
These mats are also more on the commercial side. If I remember correctly, for 300,000 plus strikes. I have well over 20,000 on mine and it is still in excellent condition. I have rotated the panels a few times.
These are quality, expensive mats. If you are looking for a high quality, long lasting surface, this is a good choice.
As for pricing, I don't know that these go on sale very much according to the simulator forums. I did get lucky and bought the mat I use and the screen from someone locally that used it during covid times. They said they probably had over 20,000 strikes on the mat as well.
The retail for mine is around $1200. It is a niche product, but it is incredibly well made.
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