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Anyone else hate hitting off mats at the driving range?
Posted on 8/15/24 at 4:07 pm
Posted on 8/15/24 at 4:07 pm
I swear that’s the one thing Baton Rouge is really lacking A decent driving range where you can hit off grass. Beavers is nice, and Greystone is quality most of the time too and both are a bit of a drive from BR, but Sherwood is god awful and I swear Santa Maria never lets you hit off the grass anymore. Am I the only one that feels this way?
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Posted on 8/15/24 at 4:18 pm to gsvar2004
I never hit off driving mats.
It's the best way to screw up my back.
It's the best way to screw up my back.
Posted on 8/15/24 at 4:36 pm to gsvar2004
Before a round, I don’t mind hitting a few off the mat. It’s almost impossible for a bad strike and puts me in a great mood for the round.
Sustained practice on a mat is a recipe for aching joints
Sustained practice on a mat is a recipe for aching joints
Posted on 8/15/24 at 4:36 pm to gsvar2004
Theoretically, I would prefer to hit off of grass but the quality of the grass at most ranges is so piss poor I often prefer a mat. Now, resort golf, TPC, etc yeah...gimme grass.
Posted on 8/15/24 at 4:39 pm to gsvar2004
I suppose It’s OK to hit a driver off a tee on the mat, but hitting irons off of a mat will not give you a good indication of how your swing is because it corrects shots that are hit fat.
Posted on 8/15/24 at 4:45 pm to gsvar2004
I don’t like it.
It is ok for a warmup, but it is not the same as grass.
It is ok for a warmup, but it is not the same as grass.
Posted on 8/15/24 at 5:23 pm to gsvar2004
I don’t mind it.
Our league played up at Quail Hollow last weekend and the damn range grass was 3+ inches thick
Our league played up at Quail Hollow last weekend and the damn range grass was 3+ inches thick
Posted on 8/15/24 at 6:36 pm to htcthc321
At good places the mats are so much better than when I was growing up. I'd rather hit off a good mat than most ranges out there these days.
Posted on 8/16/24 at 9:57 am to TigerBR1111
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corrects shots that are hit fat.
Can’t correct distance. Fat will go shorter and you absolutely should know if you did
Posted on 8/16/24 at 11:53 am to TigerBR1111
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but hitting irons off of a mat will not give you a good indication of how your swing is because it corrects shots that are hit fat.
I mean I don't hit off mats very often, but i know when i hit a fat shot off of a mat..
I hit balls at Santa Maria yesterday and their mats are waaaaay better than that shite at the Legacy on Sherwood..
Posted on 8/16/24 at 11:58 am to Hu_Flung_Pu
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Can’t correct distance. Fat will go shorter and you absolutely should know if you did
Not the mats that I hit off of at City Park driving range in New Orleans back in the day.
A fat shot would just bounce off the mat perfectly into the ball without losing club head speed
Posted on 8/16/24 at 12:00 pm to gsvar2004
I have to at times. I don't like it. I don't think its give you the proper feedback. Driver , no problem but I think it kinda screws with my iron game some. But I pretty much suck anyway so there is that. LOL
Posted on 8/16/24 at 12:44 pm to gsvar2004
I have never hit a bad shot off the mat, it makes me think I am going to have a good day striking my irons. Then I get in the fairway and find out I still suck. 
Posted on 8/16/24 at 1:09 pm to TigerBR1111
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A fat shot would just bounce off the mat perfectly into the ball without losing club head speed
Posted on 8/16/24 at 1:12 pm to gsvar2004
I rather hit off mats than try to find a nice patch of grass in the see of trenches at our locals. Would be nice if people would learn the correct way of hitting on a range. Maybe it wouldn’t look like it was carpet bombed
Posted on 8/16/24 at 3:16 pm to TigerBR1111
quote:This damn near ruined me.
it corrects shots that are hit fat.
Posted on 8/16/24 at 8:10 pm to AlxTgr
I get the shanks after hitting on mats for an extended period…no idea why but it makes me very wary of mats
Posted on 8/17/24 at 10:41 am to AlxTgr
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it corrects shots that are hit fat.
100% agree. Sets you up for failure on the course.
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