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Driving range mats vs. real grass
Posted on 7/11/17 at 11:27 am
Posted on 7/11/17 at 11:27 am
Which do you prefer? And do you have any perceived pros and cons of each.
I prefer grass, the range I'm on only has mats.
Mats may teach you to hit off a tighter lie, but don't provide the feedback for fat or thin.
I prefer grass, the range I'm on only has mats.
Mats may teach you to hit off a tighter lie, but don't provide the feedback for fat or thin.
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Posted on 7/11/17 at 11:34 am to themasterpater
Mats are the worse. Good way to break a club too.
Posted on 7/11/17 at 11:38 am to themasterpater
Grass. Not close. The tight lie thing is dead wrong. The mat won't give any feedback on your divot/dig/ground interaction of a true tight lie.
Posted on 7/11/17 at 11:54 am to themasterpater
Grass, easily. Mats do not teach you to hit off a tight lie. My club bounces off the mat and will pop the ball up for me.
Posted on 7/11/17 at 11:56 am to themasterpater
If you want to actually work on your swing and get better, only go hit on grass.
Hitting off mats will lead to bad habits because the way you contact the ball on a mat is not indicative of how you will contact the ball on grass, unless your swing is very flat.
If you insist on hitting off mats, I would only use your longer clubs i.e. driver, 3 wood, long irons - hitting shots with your 7,8,9 irons off mats will do more damage than good for your game because you can counteract a flaw in your swing by just hitting down on the ball and the mat will level out the club face at impact, so you think you are hitting it straight.
Hitting off mats will lead to bad habits because the way you contact the ball on a mat is not indicative of how you will contact the ball on grass, unless your swing is very flat.
If you insist on hitting off mats, I would only use your longer clubs i.e. driver, 3 wood, long irons - hitting shots with your 7,8,9 irons off mats will do more damage than good for your game because you can counteract a flaw in your swing by just hitting down on the ball and the mat will level out the club face at impact, so you think you are hitting it straight.
Posted on 7/11/17 at 12:08 pm to BagMan69
10-4. I'm in DC and most places only have mats. Less range time, more playing time then.
Posted on 7/11/17 at 12:28 pm to themasterpater
quote:
Which do you prefer?
mats are for sweepers. grass is for trappers.
Posted on 7/11/17 at 12:43 pm to themasterpater
REAL GRASS!!!
Posted on 7/11/17 at 1:12 pm to themasterpater
I've heard you should put a towel behind the ball if you hit off the mat, to get feedback if you hit it fat.
Posted on 7/11/17 at 3:01 pm to themasterpater
Grass!! Mats are hard on clubs
Posted on 7/11/17 at 3:22 pm to themasterpater
Home - Mat
Course - Grass
I have a 4'x6' mat at my house... I don't want to tear up my yard.
I buy a cheap 56° SW from Academy and just keep it out there in my ball bucket and replace as needed.
I have a flag at about 90 yds depending on where I move the mat for mowing.
I still get pretty good feedback of when I hit it fat... I'm pretty honest with myself and know the feel of a stroke that hits the mat before the ball.
Course - Grass
I have a 4'x6' mat at my house... I don't want to tear up my yard.
I buy a cheap 56° SW from Academy and just keep it out there in my ball bucket and replace as needed.
I have a flag at about 90 yds depending on where I move the mat for mowing.
I still get pretty good feedback of when I hit it fat... I'm pretty honest with myself and know the feel of a stroke that hits the mat before the ball.
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