Hitting Mats

[Wondergiulio]

Hi!

Has anyone experience with 5 star hitting mats?

If yes which one and what's the feedback?

[beelzeberto]

Pure strike or something like that is supposed to be the best, but expensive. 

[PlaidJacket]

The Real Feel is the real deal. I've owned one for years. Always outdoors and it's still good as new. Not cheap but you get what you pay for.

https://www.realfeelgolfmats.com/

 

[SteddyGolf]

Callaway makes a great small mat that actually fits in the large pocket of your golf bag. Best $39 I’ve ever spent.


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[sirchunksalot]

2 hours ago, SteddyGolf said:

Callaway makes a great small mat that actually fits in the large pocket of your golf bag. Best $39 I’ve ever spent.


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I've got one similar to the one you're talking about and it's been great for chipping practice it in the yard. 

[longdrivenate]

No experience with those but I have an All Turf Super Tee mat arriving this weekend. $150 off Amazon. Hoping it will be a worthy upgrade to the cheap POS I bought from Dick's awhile back. 

[THEZIPR23]

22 hours ago, PlaidJacket said:

The Real Feel is the real deal. I've owned one for years. Always outdoors and it's still good as new. Not cheap but you get what you pay for.

https://www.realfeelgolfmats.com/

 

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[BMart519]

On 4/21/2020 at 6:27 PM, Wondergiulio said:

Hi!

Has anyone experience with 5 star hitting mats?

If yes which one and what's the feedback?

I bought the 5 Star Zoysia fairway mat, I chose this one because it appears to be the thickest of the 5 star mats. I wanted something that would provide feedback and punish fat shots, if you are hitting off a perfect and flat lie there should be some additional difficulty which this mat provides. It also accepts wood tees. It shipped to Canada from the US in about a week which was a pleasant surprise. If you add one of the mats to your shopping cart they will email a 5% off coupon the following day FYI. 

The mat is a bit soft because of the turf length, so it needs to be setup on a firm surface and I would recommend using golf shoes while hitting to prevent sinking. One benefit is that it has made me more aware of my weight balance between heels and balls of feet. It is also easy on the joints because of this which was another major consideration for me. 

I picked the 5x5' mat which is expensive, but the extra size will allow me to rotate the mat to hit from 4 spots instead of 2 like a 3x5' mat so it should last forever. I haven't demo'd any of the popular mats mentioned above but the 5 star appears to be excellent quality and worth the cost. Nicer than any range mat I have been on except for maybe the odd high end commercial mat at private golf clubs. 

The attached photo shows the side of the mat, that is a green yoga mat, and white area rug underneath it for reference. The Real Feel mats look to have thicker turf but I felt the 5 star products were close enough in quality that price difference vs Real Feel wasn't justified. 

Edited April 23, 2020 by BMart519

[jddaigneault]

Real feel are legit. 

[Kaplack]

It is good to try and hit off a Mat that doesn’t make it too easy. Lou Stagner a stats guy has data that players hit the ball, Way more accurately off golf Mats than on fairways.

[BMart519]

On 4/23/2020 at 11:35 AM, BMart519 said:

I bought the 5 Star Zoysia fairway mat, I chose this one because it appears to be the thickest of the 5 star mats. I wanted something that would provide feedback and punish fat shots, if you are hitting off a perfect and flat lie there should be some additional difficulty which this mat provides. It also accepts wood tees. It shipped to Canada from the US in about a week which was a pleasant surprise. If you add one of the mats to your shopping cart they will email a 5% off coupon the following day FYI. 

The mat is a bit soft because of the turf length, so it needs to be setup on a firm surface and I would recommend using golf shoes while hitting to prevent sinking. One benefit is that it has made me more aware of my weight balance between heels and balls of feet. It is also easy on the joints because of this which was another major consideration for me. 

I picked the 5x5' mat which is expensive, but the extra size will allow me to rotate the mat to hit from 4 spots instead of 2 like a 3x5' mat so it should last forever. I haven't demo'd any of the popular mats mentioned above but the 5 star appears to be excellent quality and worth the cost. Nicer than any range mat I have been on except for maybe the odd high end commercial mat at private golf clubs. 

The attached photo shows the side of the mat, that is a green yoga mat, and white area rug underneath it for reference. The Real Feel mats look to have thicker turf but I felt the 5 star products were close enough in quality that price difference vs Real Feel wasn't justified. 

 

Update - this turf does not hold a tees. It does have cutouts on all 4 side for rubber tees which come with plugs in them. Fortunately, you can stick a wood tee in between the plug and mat to adjust to any height. Turf is trampling down where I take my stance, will be interesting to see how that holds up and if it fluffs up when I rotate the mat and hit from that spot. Fortunately, I can stand near the center of the mat and hit from the edges. It looks like getting the 5x5' size was the right call so it can be rotated at least 4 times over its life. 

It works as advertised on fat shots, irons will "dig" close to 1/2" and hit the ball near the top line on my G410 irons.