When it comes to choosing the right golf mat for you, looking at offerings with a one-size-fits-all approach can short-change your practice experience. Why? Because each golfer is unique, from their level of play to their physical strengths and weaknesses and also the type of home practice environment they're looking to create or upgrade. As a result, their requirements for choosing the ideal hitting surface for them can be driven by a variety of factors:
- Practice Frequency - How much you practice will dictate how important durability of your hitting surface will play into your decision
- Injuries - If you have been experiencing elbow, shoulder or wrist pain when you play or practice, having a hitting surface that eliminates “turf shock” and lets you repetitively hit down and through without causing joint pain could be your priority
- Level of Play - How serious you are about working on your game and having the most accurate launch monitor metrics to replicate real fairway turf can dictate what type of hitting surface is best for you
- Type of Practice Setup - From the simplest outdoor net practice area to the most robust simulator room, the type of practice environment you create will help drive the decision on which type of hitting surface and mat is best for you
- Practice Location - Whether you're using your mat indoors our outdoors (or switching between the two) can have an impact on which hitting surface is right for you
- Aesthetics - The desired look of your mat can be a factor in your decision
- Budget - Your cost parameters can have a bearing on which hitting surface you choose, as different ones naturally come with a different level price tag
Because of the different factors that go into what each individual golfer needs and wants from a mat, Fiberbuilt Golf is the only manufacturer to offer three unique hitting surface options to accommodate those factors, and implements them across a variety of mat types, sizes and configurations. Each of the three surfaces delivers its own unique attributes for the player's practice experience, while all of our mats are built on modular rubber base systems that provide for total stability and quick tool-free assembly, a comfortable feel underfoot and cushioning for the hitting surface to help prevent injury. The commonality is that all of the hitting surfaces are at the top of the industry in quality and performance.
Here's a quick overview of the three hitting surfaces and how they address players' needs:
Player Preferred Series
The player who is serious about improving his or her game needs to take a good look at Fiberbuilt's Player Preferred Series of mats. It integrates Pure Impact Turf hitting panels that utilize a proprietary Vibration Absorption Layer to virtually eliminate the bounce of the club or “mat effect” that’s often seen in other brands’ turf offerings. The result is a hitting surface that has been launch monitor tested to provide the most accurate launch conditions for simulating real fairway grass, and also provides the feedback in feel and sound that better players prefer. That means it's the most reliable hitting surface for helping dial in your distances, which is key for better players to maximize their games. The Player Preferred Series delivers the ultimate hitting surface for simulator setups and is offered in Studio Mats and Combo Mats (the combination of a hitting surface and putting green).
Fiberbuilt Grass Series
For those players who love to practice, the Fiberbuilt Grass Series of golf mats delivers maximum durability (whether practicing indoors or outdoors), with unique fiber construction for the hitting panels that lets us offer a 300,000 shot guarantee. This means maximum value for your investment. And for those golfers who suffer from joint pain (often because they're also the highest volume practicers), the unique construction of the Fiberbuilt Grass hitting surface also delivers maximum injury prevention, virtually eliminating the effects of "turf shock" often found in other mats. While all of our hitting surfaces (combined with our rubber base systems) minimize the impact of golf practice on your body, the Fiberbuilt Grass Series is the gold standard. Nothing is easier on the joints, while still providing great feel and performance. The Fiberbuilt Grass Series is offered in a wide variety of mat types and configurations, being used in Studio Mats and Combo Mats, as well as in our smaller-footprint stowable mats like the Practice Station, Hourglass Pro Mats and Flight Decks.
Performance Turf Series
The Performance Turf Series uses one uniform surface for both stance and hitting throughout the mats, which makes for a simple, clean aesthetic while also allowing for incredible longevity by being able to move the ball and hit anywhere on the mat. For those players whose budgets factor significantly into their decision on mat purchases, the Performance Turf Series products deliver the most economical options amongst our lines of premium mats. And players love its tee-in-turf construction that lets you use real tees for any type of tee shot. The surface feels great underfoot and won’t crease or roll. The Performance Turf Series is available in our conventional Tee Box hitting mats, Combo Mats and the small-footprint Hourglass Mats (our only mats without a base).
So, whatever your particular needs and requirements are for creating your unique practice environment, Fiberbuilt has the hitting surfaces that will offer the highest performance, durability, injury prevention and even value. For more guidance, you can contact our customer service experts directly at (833) 328-3218 or customerservice@fiberbuiltgolf.com.
