The Original Country Club Elite by Real Feel Golf Mats 4' X 5' Simulator Size Golf Mat | Heavy Duty Commercial Practice Mat | Accepts A Real Tee | Swing Down and Through | Indoor/Outdoor

I wasn't in the market for a new mat, but I purchased a new launch monitor (Protee Vx) and I was having some trouble with the monitor picking up the ball. The company's help desk determined that my existing hitting mat was too white-ish for the monitor to distinguish between the ball and the mat (never would have guessed). Although the old mat (on the left) was similar in price originally, the new one (right), is darker, thicker, and exceptional in many other ways. I didn't realize how flat and hard the old one was until I stood on this one. Perhaps it's just something that has to be replaced periodically.

High quality mat that lasts a really long time.

This has been a great hitting mat and I recommend this product to anyone. I have took many many many swings on it and it seems really well made and shows no wear.

if you have the money, it is worth every dollar. i am 71 years old. had to lay off from golf for 11 years until this summer. i wanted to do 'all the right things. backyard net and hitting mat. didn't do any research. bought a popular mat for about $100. too many practice shots hurt: my wrists, elbows, and shoulders. i realized i better do some reading. i did. the country club elite has solved ALL of my previous pain problems from the very thin mat. . it has had at least two really really important affects: i can practice longer because my body parts do not get 'beat up. and i want to practice more for related reasons. it is also just 'cool' to walk onto the comfy mat. no signs at all that practice with irons will any any observable issues - scuffs, marks, etc. and if you are a cat lover, our rough and tough rescue cat loves to 'massage her 3/4" inch claws by digging away. absolutely no evidence of her shenanigan's. and she hangs out with me to chase balls and have fun. so glad i upgraded and the extra shekels to afford it. so again, if you have the dough, do waste a hundred or even 2 hundred until you are impervious to pain - and no one is. a great mat. it will keep me playing after 2 major back surgeries, a hip replace replacement, and currently to partial tears in 2 tendons in my left shoulder. i fear nothing!! until they tear - but it will not happen from contact with this mat!!

This mat is so durable that after thousands of shots in similar areas there is no noticeable where whatsoever. My previous mat wore out in three months and this one may last a lifetime. The thickness and design make it extremely comfortable to stand and swing on. Fat shots give feedback but it’s very easy on the hands and arms. I cannot recommend this mat enough!

The media could not be loaded. Here is the difference between a $100 mat and a $500 mat. In hitting practice I feel like it improved at least 80% of the golf club bounce when you hit back of the ball, you will lose a few yards of distance but you will keep the correct direction of the shot (I have a simulator to check it out)... it is a bit pricey!! Yes, but my arms, elbows, shoulders and neck... it is worth the expense.Update: In super slow motion, I hit it with the heel of the driver and you can see how it buries itself in the practice mat.

Very thick and durable

The media could not be loaded. I was skeptical at first but purchased it to see for myself. They are a bit overpriced but combined with the Net Return hopefully worth it since I live in the Northern Chicago Suburbs. I bought it to save on gas money to practice ranges, expensive range balls and to keep me out the cold or out of the limited flight practice domes. The mats actually do allow you to hit down and thru. My wrists do not hurt as they normally would from hitting too deep in other range mats either. They do not leave green stuff on your clubs either. I am 5' 10 220 and I fit on a 4'x5' mat just fine. Chipping and pitching or more like hitting off of a nicely mown fairway and not a hard pan lie. These are by far the best mats I ever hit golf balls off of. I just wish they were not so expensive. But I guess water under the bridge now.