IkeReyes Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Hello everyone! I have been debating between the GoSports Pro and the CCE hitting mats and I was hoping I could get some feedback from you all. I am going to be adding it to my Garmin r10 setup and don't want to break the bank with the $500+ mats. The GoSports mat goes for $150 and the CCE for $280 from Costco and my main concern is avoiding wrist and elbow tendinitis. Any information is much appreciated! cksurfdude and BallsLeon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksurfdude Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Happen to have a Country Club Elite mat and honestly it's ok, not great imo .. a little firm, so yeah extended hitting on it could potentially damage wrists and elbows... One suggestion is to look for a cheaper area/stance mat, cut out a rectangular strip and fill that with a higher quality mat with "give" for your hitting zone. IkeReyes and BallsLeon 2 Quote WITB of an "aspiring" play-ah ... Driver...Callaway Paradym (Aldila Ascent PL Blue 40/A) 5W...Callaway Great Big Bertha (MCA Kai'Li Red 50/R) 7W...Tour Edge Exotics EXS (Tensei CK Blue 50/R) 4H...Callaway Epic Super Hybrid (Recoil ZT9 F3) 5H...Callaway Big Bertha ('19) (Recoil 460 ESX F3) 6i-GW...Sub 70 699 V2 (Recoil 660 F3) 54°, 60°...Cleveland CBX2, CBX (Rotex graphite) Putter...EvnRoll ER5 or MLA Tour XDream (P2 Reflex grips) ...all in a Datrek bag on an MGI Zip Navigator electric cart. Ball often, not always, MaxFli Tour. Forum Member tester for the Paradym X driver (2023) Forum Member tester for the ExPutt Putting Simulator (2020) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkeReyes Posted August 13, 2023 Author Share Posted August 13, 2023 1 hour ago, cksurfdude said: Happen to have a Country Club Elite mat and honestly it's ok, not great imo .. a little firm, so yeah extended hitting on it could potentially damage wrists and elbows... One suggestion is to look for a cheaper area/stance mat, cut out a rectangular strip and fill that with a higher quality mat with "give" for your hitting zone. Appreciate the insight. I am thinking of doing exactly what you suggested and using the savings on building a DIY "Divot Action" insert. Looks very straight forward from what I have seen online. I was hoping to use the mat as is for awhile and then do the rectangle once it wore out a bit but only if the CCE mat is worth the price as is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunReno Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Hey everyone, I have a sim setup and have used the CCE mat for about 18 months. I bought the mat because of their advertised realistic turf response to fat shots. Since my miss is fat, I thought it would be good to 'feel' the fat shots while I was practicing at home. In theory it sounded great but in reality it resulted in some tendonitis, finger joint pain and several bent clubs. Hitting repeatedly off of firm surfaces is known to tweak your lie angles but for me, it actually bent my clubs toe down right at the distal end of the shaft. I just replaced the shafts this week and will likely be buying some different turf and cutting out a rectangle where I hit from and replacing that part of the CCE mat with a better hitting surface. The one that came most recommended to me was the EZ Tee Hybrid surface. Hope this helps! BallsLeon and IkeReyes 2 Quote Irons: PXG Gen4P Driver: Titleist TSR3 with Ventus Blue shaft Putter: Scotty Cameron garage sale find Launch Monitor: Uneekor QED Hitting mat: Country Club Elite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkeReyes Posted August 14, 2023 Author Share Posted August 14, 2023 10 minutes ago, RunReno said: Hey everyone, I have a sim setup and have used the CCE mat for about 18 months. I bought the mat because of their advertised realistic turf response to fat shots. Since my miss is fat, I thought it would be good to 'feel' the fat shots while I was practicing at home. In theory it sounded great but in reality it resulted in some tendonitis, finger joint pain and several bent clubs. Hitting repeatedly off of firm surfaces is known to tweak your lie angles but for me, it actually bent my clubs toe down right at the distal end of the shaft. I just replaced the shafts this week and will likely be buying some different turf and cutting out a rectangle where I hit from and replacing that part of the CCE mat with a better hitting surface. The one that came most recommended to me was the EZ Tee Hybrid surface. Hope this helps! Thank you @RunReno! This is very helpful. I have decided to cut out and make my own Divot Action insert but was hoping to wear in the mat as is a bit before having to take on that project. Is the CCE worth it knowing this or should I just go with the cheaper GoSports and cut it out immediately. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaffleHouseTour Posted August 15, 2023 Share Posted August 15, 2023 May be a bank breaker, but it’s better than a wrist or club breaker. Actually right at $425 - get the True Strike Gel Section- it’s just the striking insert and drop it in to the rectangle you cut out of your stance mat. I have the insert dropped into my backyard green/practice area. Fat shots disappoint and good shots don’t. No wrist or joint pain. Installed spring of 2021 and I still like it. JohnSmalls, BallsLeon and IkeReyes 3 Quote Walking ahead of my BagBoy QuadXL w Alphard eWheels Driver: Callaway Mavrik SubZero 9* Neutral w stock Evenflow Riptide R flex shaft 3W Titelist TS2 15* Draw w Tensei Blue R flex 3H, 4H Cobra One Length F9 Speedback hybrids (1”short) w Fujikura Atmos R flex shaft 5I-GW Cobra Forged TEC Black One Length (1”short, 2* flat) KBS 90 R flex shafts 56, 60 Cobra King MIM One Length Black (1” short) KBS HiRev2.0 125 S flex shafts ER7 or Scotty Futura X - 35” OnCore Elixr (lemon or lime) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkeReyes Posted August 15, 2023 Author Share Posted August 15, 2023 6 hours ago, WaffleHouseTour said: May be a bank breaker, but it’s better than a wrist or club breaker. Actually right at $425 - get the True Strike Gel Section- it’s just the striking insert and drop it in to the rectangle you cut out of your stance mat. I have the insert dropped into my backyard green/practice area. Fat shots disappoint and good shots don’t. No wrist or joint pain. Installed spring of 2021 and I still like it. Appreciate the advice but unfortunately it's a little out of my price range for just the insert alone. Maybe I'll do that down the line after buying the stance mat first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 @IkeReyes when they come back in stock, look at this one from Carl's https://shop.carlofet.com/golf-hitting-mats/replacement-parts-and-accessories/divot-hitting-strip the price is a lot more palatable. IkeReyes and BallsLeon 2 Quote In the bag: Driver: Darkspeed X 9° UST Mamiya LIN-Q M40X Blue 7F4 Fairway: Apex UW 19° & 21° Project X HZRDUS Smoke RDX Black 5.5 Irons: JPX 923 HMP 5-PW UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Wedges: T-22 Denim Copper 48°, 52° & 56° UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Putter Sycamore 005 Wide Blade Bag: Fairway 14 stand bag Balls: Chrome Tour Cart: CaddyLite ONE Ver. 8 God Bless America, God save the King, God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallsLeon Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 I've been looking at different mats, and landed on a bit of a DIY solution. My goal might be a little different however as I want something for hitting outdoors into the net. I landed on a length of EZ Tee Hybrid hitting mat: https://simturf.com/product/ez-tee-hybrid-hitting-mat/ Then mounting it onto rubber tiles with velcro stripping: Rubber tiles Heavy duty velcro strips Could get enough for just a hitting strip, or make a whole mat. Quote Driver : Rogue ST Max LS, 10.5° loft, MCA TENSEI AV White 65g, Stiff flex (45") 3-Wood: Rogue ST LS, 15° loft, MCA TENSEI AV Blue 65g, Reg flex (42.25", tipped 0.5") 3-Utility: 699 Pro V2 Utility Satin, 18° loft, HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 80g, 6.0 flex Irons: T200 6i-GW, 27°-48° lofts, Nippon Modus3 120g, Stiff flex (+0.5”, 1° upright) Wedges: Indi FLX S-Grind, 52°/56°/60° lofts, Dynamic Gold Spinner 115g, Wedge flex Putter: King Vintage Sport 60, SteelFiber P125 shaft (34"), Quad Tour Taper grip Bag: Ultralight Pro, Ski Patrol/Black Push Cart: Nitron, Black/Red Rangefinder: Bushnell Tour V5 Shift 2023 MGS Forum Review: Sugar Golf Balls (Final Review Posted) 2023 MGS Forum Review: Sycamore 009 Mini Putter (Final Review Posted) 2024 Unofficial Review: The "Putting Thing" by WhyGolf -TJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkeReyes Posted August 16, 2023 Author Share Posted August 16, 2023 19 minutes ago, BallsLeon said: I've been looking at different mats, and landed on a bit of a DIY solution. My goal might be a little different however as I want something for hitting outdoors into the net. I landed on a length of EZ Tee Hybrid hitting mat: https://simturf.com/product/ez-tee-hybrid-hitting-mat/ Then mounting it onto rubber tiles with velcro stripping: Rubber tiles Heavy duty velcro strips Could get enough for just a hitting strip, or make a whole mat. Thanks for the info. Are you planning on standing on your mat or just having the strip to hit off of? BallsLeon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallsLeon Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 24 minutes ago, IkeReyes said: Thanks for the info. Are you planning on standing on your mat or just having the strip to hit off of? Decided to go for a full standing mat, 4x6". That came out to $534 for everything ($455 turf, $60 rubber tiles, $19 velcro). Still ends up being cheaper (and larger) than the Fiberbuilt Grass Series hitting mat at $799. However, just a hitting strip on EVA foam would be considerably cheaper than that. Quote Driver : Rogue ST Max LS, 10.5° loft, MCA TENSEI AV White 65g, Stiff flex (45") 3-Wood: Rogue ST LS, 15° loft, MCA TENSEI AV Blue 65g, Reg flex (42.25", tipped 0.5") 3-Utility: 699 Pro V2 Utility Satin, 18° loft, HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 80g, 6.0 flex Irons: T200 6i-GW, 27°-48° lofts, Nippon Modus3 120g, Stiff flex (+0.5”, 1° upright) Wedges: Indi FLX S-Grind, 52°/56°/60° lofts, Dynamic Gold Spinner 115g, Wedge flex Putter: King Vintage Sport 60, SteelFiber P125 shaft (34"), Quad Tour Taper grip Bag: Ultralight Pro, Ski Patrol/Black Push Cart: Nitron, Black/Red Rangefinder: Bushnell Tour V5 Shift 2023 MGS Forum Review: Sugar Golf Balls (Final Review Posted) 2023 MGS Forum Review: Sycamore 009 Mini Putter (Final Review Posted) 2024 Unofficial Review: The "Putting Thing" by WhyGolf -TJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkeReyes Posted August 16, 2023 Author Share Posted August 16, 2023 21 minutes ago, BallsLeon said: Decided to go for a full standing mat, 4x6". That came out to $534 for everything ($455 turf, $60 rubber tiles, $19 velcro). Still ends up being cheaper (and larger) than the Fiberbuilt Grass Series hitting mat at $799. However, just a hitting strip on EVA foam would be considerably cheaper than that. Very nice @BallsLeon !!! Let me know how it is. I'm mostly concerned about wrist and elbow pain so hopefully you can tell me if the mat has some give to it when hitting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallsLeon Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 @IkeReyes will do! And totally understand that, hoping the rubber provides some shock absorption as the EZ Tee has no foam backing. I found this guys youtube channel to be pretty helpful, he's made videos on all the major offerings. I believe this was his favorite for injury prevention: IkeReyes 1 Quote Driver : Rogue ST Max LS, 10.5° loft, MCA TENSEI AV White 65g, Stiff flex (45") 3-Wood: Rogue ST LS, 15° loft, MCA TENSEI AV Blue 65g, Reg flex (42.25", tipped 0.5") 3-Utility: 699 Pro V2 Utility Satin, 18° loft, HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 80g, 6.0 flex Irons: T200 6i-GW, 27°-48° lofts, Nippon Modus3 120g, Stiff flex (+0.5”, 1° upright) Wedges: Indi FLX S-Grind, 52°/56°/60° lofts, Dynamic Gold Spinner 115g, Wedge flex Putter: King Vintage Sport 60, SteelFiber P125 shaft (34"), Quad Tour Taper grip Bag: Ultralight Pro, Ski Patrol/Black Push Cart: Nitron, Black/Red Rangefinder: Bushnell Tour V5 Shift 2023 MGS Forum Review: Sugar Golf Balls (Final Review Posted) 2023 MGS Forum Review: Sycamore 009 Mini Putter (Final Review Posted) 2024 Unofficial Review: The "Putting Thing" by WhyGolf -TJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom the Golf Nut Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 I did the DIY and it's much cheaper. I needed a frame because my Optishot2 was tall, but you don't need a frame for what you are doing. Take a 4' x 6' piece of 1/2" plywood then cut out the section for your hitting mat. I then used the foam interlocking puzzle pieces that @IkeReyes mentioned (I got mine from Lowes). I used head liner adhesive to attach to the plywood. Then got an indoor-outdoor carpet from Lowes 6' by 8' for $30.00. Sprayed the foam tiles with the headliner adhesive and layed the carpet down, trimmed tucked and stapled from underneath. Then just inserted the hitting section to be level. Just measure the thickness of your hitting mat. You might not need to cut out the plywood but just the foam. Or, cut out the plywood and put two layers of the foam. The image below is the finished product, and it is still in great condition and used a few times a week. The only slight wear is by my right foot from pivoting. But to the untrained eye you wouldn't know. You can use Velcro strips to hold the hitting mat to the foam tiles. But being recessed holds everything in place for me. The board is a homemade down under board. IkeReyes, MattF and BallsLeon 3 Quote Driver, TSi 1 S Flex 3 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 7 Wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 Hybrid King Tec MMT R Flex Irons, Tour UST Recoil 95 R Flex (6 - Gap) Wedges, Snakebite KBS Hi- Rev2.0 54* & 60* Agera 35" Ultralight 14-way Cart Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkeReyes Posted August 16, 2023 Author Share Posted August 16, 2023 9 minutes ago, Tom the Golf Nut said: I did the DIY and it's much cheaper. I needed a frame because my Optishot2 was tall, but you don't need a frame for what you are doing. Take a 4' x 6' piece of 1/2" plywood then cut out the section for your hitting mat. I then used the foam interlocking puzzle pieces that @IkeReyes mentioned (I got mine from Lowes). I used head liner adhesive to attach to the plywood. Then got an indoor-outdoor carpet from Lowes 6' by 8' for $30.00. Sprayed the foam tiles with the headliner adhesive and layed the carpet down, trimmed tucked and stapled from underneath. Then just inserted the hitting section to be level. Just measure the thickness of your hitting mat. You might not need to cut out the plywood but just the foam. Or, cut out the plywood and put two layers of the foam. The image below is the finished product, and it is still in great condition and used a few times a week. The only slight wear is by my right foot from pivoting. But to the untrained eye you wouldn't know. You can use Velcro strips to hold the hitting mat to the foam tiles. But being recessed holds everything in place for me. The board is a homemade down under board. This looks great! I'm thinking of starting out with one of the two mats mentioned and then doing the cut out once I need to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max31man Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 I did the same as you. Built a Garmin R10 setup in my garage this spring. I started with the GoSports Pro as I was building it out, but like you I wanted to avoid any possible joint issues. In the end, I have 2x GoSports mats as stance mats (I’m a lefty but all family and friends are righty) surrounding a SIGPRO Softy hitting strip. All of this on top of 1in foam tiles to make it level. It’s a temporary setup since I’m moving in a few months. Hitting off a cushioned hitting strip is much more pleasant than a standard hitting mat. BallsLeon and MattF 2 Quote - Kyle M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkeReyes Posted August 26, 2023 Author Share Posted August 26, 2023 On 8/19/2023 at 9:53 AM, max31man said: I did the same as you. Built a Garmin R10 setup in my garage this spring. I started with the GoSports Pro as I was building it out, but like you I wanted to avoid any possible joint issues. In the end, I have 2x GoSports mats as stance mats (I’m a lefty but all family and friends are righty) surrounding a SIGPRO Softy hitting strip. All of this on top of 1in foam tiles to make it level. It’s a temporary setup since I’m moving in a few months. Hitting off a cushioned hitting strip is much more pleasant than a standard hitting mat. I decided to go with the Real Feel Country Club Elite Mat to start out. If I hate it I'll look into cutting out a piece and inserting a strip into it similar to how you are doing it. Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankdog Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 I know I’m a little late to the party here, but I have a CCE mat. I love being able to put a real tee into it, but I do get some wrist pain when using it on my garage floor in the winter. If I were to do it again, I would have probably bought a different mat. Quote G425 Max driver G425 SFT 3 wood G425 3 and 5 hybrid B21 irons 6-PW CBX Zipcore 48 and CBX2 52/58 Wedges 2 ball Ten Tour lined Tour BX ball Arccos Caddie with Apple Watch Hyperflex shoes Chiller Hybrid Stand Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkeReyes Posted September 1, 2023 Author Share Posted September 1, 2023 On 8/26/2023 at 8:10 PM, Shankdog said: I know I’m a little late to the party here, but I have a CCE mat. I love being able to put a real tee into it, but I do get some wrist pain when using it on my garage floor in the winter. If I were to do it again, I would have probably bought a different mat. I just received my CCE mat and it is so soft. I have not had a full swing on it yet but so far 75% swings feel pretty comfortable. I do not take a deep divot so hopefully it will work out for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gman8966 Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 FWIW, I have had a Fiberbuilt grass series mat for 10 years and use it multiple times per week. The middle section is matted down some from tens of thousands of shots, but the rest is flawless. I have never had any pain using it. Fat shots don't go as far, like in real life. It's been a great mat. I'm going to get another insert on order for when I need it. Quote I'm a hockey player playing golf today. TSR3, Ventus Blue Velocore 7X JPX 921 Tour Irons Evnroll EV5.1 ProV1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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