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Hi! Pretty new to the forums but I’ve been doing a bunch of research on mats and wanted to know what everyone thinks about my plan. I have a skytrak on the way and a 4x5’ CCE mat from a few years ago with a Ruckett net. After reading a bunch of threads it sounds like the CCE is a potential injury waiting to happen. I read Mikes DIY hitting mat thread and a handful of other threads which was a big help.
I’m planning to do the following if you can let me know your thoughts:
1. Use the CCE 4x5 mat as a stance mat and cut out (utility knife/box cutter is my plan) a 1 foot by 1 foot square about a foot off the edge of the CCE and insert a hitting strip in the cut out square.
2. I ordered a few different samples of turf to test out since it seems like there is a wide variety of opinion on which mat is best to hit off of while avoiding injury. The samples that are being shipped are:
-EZ Poly Turf from Synthetic Turf International. I contacted the folks at TXG to see what they use and this was the type they say they hit off of.
-YGT-3D
-YGT-T35
The last two were posted in other threads and seem like good options to test out without spending $300 plus dollars. Had to pay shipping costs for the 1’ x 1’ samples. Any other recommendations on turf to try getting samples of to hit off of?
3. Cut out an area on the CCE mat and place the 18” x 16” CONFORMAX ULTRAGEL Motorcycle Seat Gel listed in the DIY thread. I plan to cut that with a utility knife to 1’ x 1’ and place it below the turf.
4. If I have to raise the turf slightly to make it even with the CCE I was thinking about using a foam pad referenced in some other threads. I haven’t give this one too much though yet since I’ll have to adjust the depth depending on how much the hitting strip/mat needs to be brought up.
The way I’m looking at it is if/when the strips wear out I can order a larger replacement of whatever one works best. Not sure if I have to glue the gel/mat/foam pad together to reduce movement (ordered a gorilla grip rug gripper). Hoping the hitting strip insert won’t move if I cut it right and it sits snug in the stance mat. I should have mentioned I have to set up and breakdown the mat every time I use it.
Please feel free to pick all this apart and let me know what issues you see or anything you’d do differently to improve it. Thanks in advance!
I’m planning to do the following if you can let me know your thoughts:
1. Use the CCE 4x5 mat as a stance mat and cut out (utility knife/box cutter is my plan) a 1 foot by 1 foot square about a foot off the edge of the CCE and insert a hitting strip in the cut out square.
2. I ordered a few different samples of turf to test out since it seems like there is a wide variety of opinion on which mat is best to hit off of while avoiding injury. The samples that are being shipped are:
-EZ Poly Turf from Synthetic Turf International. I contacted the folks at TXG to see what they use and this was the type they say they hit off of.
-YGT-3D
-YGT-T35
The last two were posted in other threads and seem like good options to test out without spending $300 plus dollars. Had to pay shipping costs for the 1’ x 1’ samples. Any other recommendations on turf to try getting samples of to hit off of?
3. Cut out an area on the CCE mat and place the 18” x 16” CONFORMAX ULTRAGEL Motorcycle Seat Gel listed in the DIY thread. I plan to cut that with a utility knife to 1’ x 1’ and place it below the turf.
4. If I have to raise the turf slightly to make it even with the CCE I was thinking about using a foam pad referenced in some other threads. I haven’t give this one too much though yet since I’ll have to adjust the depth depending on how much the hitting strip/mat needs to be brought up.
The way I’m looking at it is if/when the strips wear out I can order a larger replacement of whatever one works best. Not sure if I have to glue the gel/mat/foam pad together to reduce movement (ordered a gorilla grip rug gripper). Hoping the hitting strip insert won’t move if I cut it right and it sits snug in the stance mat. I should have mentioned I have to set up and breakdown the mat every time I use it.
Please feel free to pick all this apart and let me know what issues you see or anything you’d do differently to improve it. Thanks in advance!
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