Is True Strike still most forgiving mat?

[Chanman]

Hey guys I’m about to pull the trigger on a true strike Matt and wondering if this is still the most easy on the joints and stop fat shots Matt out there? Thanks

[fortner28]

There are a few mats out there that people claim are the best. I just ordered a divot action insert and am going to try it out. That makes the most sense to me to avoid injury. I like that he matt actually gives a bit when you hit down on the ball

[Chanman]

I have tried the Divot action and it was good but not sure if it was the answer for my commercial setup , it wore out quite quickly and people were hitting the start of it and folding it back , I get all kinds here , but was definitely easier to hit and did not hurt as much . Tried the CCE mat and seems good as well but let’s you know when you hit it fat , but I have heard allot of the Quattro mat and wondering if that’s maybe Also the answer ?

[linkkingx]

If you have a commercial setup you should probably prioritize durability over anything else. You should check out something like the STI EZ Tee poly or hybrid. Supposedly it's less punishing than CCE. I know they use it in a bunch of commercial applications and I believe it's what Trackman uses in their setups. I haven't tried it yet myself, but there are some positive reviews here if you search around for them. I also want to try the swingturf from rain or shine which seems pretty similar. You could also always go with Fiberbuilt which is known for both durability and injury forgiveness.

[Dax]

For a commercial set-up, I agree with the durability comment. I do think Finrebuilt would be good for commercial use. Truestrike would be good as well, but it would wear quicker I feel and has a higher replacement cost.

I have the fibrebuilt now and prior to this owned Truestrike. Both are good, but I did prefer Truestrike. My only issue with it was my need for my mat to be more flush with the rest of my surface.

my next mat will either be the soft strike that Jay sells or a divot action.

[Chanman]

Hey thanks Dax , so you think the Soft Strike would feel more real life then truestrike?
sounds like it’s between these too now ,

how would o purchase a softstrike mat?

[Dax]

Sorry I have not tried the soft strike yet, but think it would be good to try based on Jay’s videos. Check out Jay’s video on his golf sim walk through on YouTube. His channel is Golf Simulator Videos.

[linkkingx]

I've heard from a couple of people that have the soft strike that although it feels nice and soft to hit off of, it is already showing wear after a pretty short period of time. That is in a home simulator, I imagine it wouldn't last very long in a commercial setting.

[Chanman]

Oh really Linkking X that’s good to know, hmmm maybe back to true strike , I’m thinking of ordering just the gel insert and I guess the moulding for it and then have the T-line turf that lots of sim company’s and driving ranges are going with for stance then have putting surface that , km

[DS12]

In a commercial setting, I'd bet the true strike gel mat will get chewed up pretty quickly. Have you looked at tartan turf or the EZ Tee hybrid mat from synthetic turf?

[Dax]

I have seen a private course near me use them. I am not sure how long they have been in use for, but did see a lot of wear on their mats and given the course I suspect they had them new at the beginning of the season (which hear is April) and I would have played at the beginning of August. The other thing to remember for a commercial type setting is that there is really no ability to put a tee on the mat other than something like a Birdtee.

[mikemcd22]

Unfortunately I received this yesterday about TrueStrike when trying to replace my gel section. Not sure what's going on but doesn't sound good considering the insert alone was $390.00. Do they really expect me to replace the entire stance platform?:

"Unfortunately we no longer offer the individual TrueStrike pieces.

I also wanted to give you a heads up TrueStrike is affected by an industry wide backorder until at least mid-April."

[Dax]

Wow, after reading this, I am glad that I sold mine.

[Hacker1]

This must be an issue in the US as in the UK still possible to buy sections and spares

[linkkingx]

Another reason why you want to go for durability and something that will be cost effective and easy to replace.

[Chanman]

Hey thanks Mike for the post ,
yeah maybe there not the answer then .
Hmmm I’m am leaning more towards the Quatro insert about 20 inch wide 3 or 4 feet long and then just a cheaper but good quality stance mat .