Driving range mats...

[dufferman]

Do they come in different sizes?

At my local driving range, it feels like when I'm teeing up my driver, I'm also balancing on the back edge of the mat.

Others, I have plenty of room.

Do they come in standard sizes, or do smaller (cheaper??) driving ranges cut the sizes smaller to make more bays out of less material?

 

[duncan mackie]

they come in different sizes

 

[MegaSteve]

Many years ago used a driving range that had circular mats...

Thought these were a whole lot better idea...

 

[duncan mackie]

Many years ago used a driving range that had circular mats...

Thought these were a whole lot better idea...

why not a triangle?

 

[dufferman]

And different qualities too I guess? I'm thinking of moving to a better range, the holes and rips in these mats are a joke. But the real problem is (and this is totally mental) I just can't hit my driver right when I feel like I'm in a small box with no swing space or mat to stand on!

 

[MegaSteve]

why not a triangle?

Think the idea was to keep turning mats on a regular basis to spread the wear...

For me it meant I had to think more about alignment rather than just use sides of mat...

 

[Alex1975]

They are expensive too!! specialy the rubber footing they sit on.

 

[Fader]

My local range has the good old fashioned bog standard square mats, fairly recently replaced. I find I spend more time working on my game thoroughly when there. Yet when I've decided to venture out further to what some would class as better ranges with the modern automatic ball loading mats, I find that I go into just whack away and fly through a bucket with no real purpose mode!

Not sure why that is or the real reason for sharing it, but I find the more basic but looked after places much better for practice than the moderm hyped up places

 

[MegaSteve]

They are expensive too!! specialy the rubber footing they sit on.

The range was part owned by my brother...

He did mention once or twice how much they had cost!!

 

[dufferman]

TFor me it meant I had to think more about alignment rather than just use sides of mat...

Said driving range also doesn't believe in distant markers OR flags on the range, so aim and all those luxuries is well out the question.

 

[Alex1975]

The range was part owned by my brother...

He did mention once or twice how much they had cost!!

£2-400 ish?

 

[RGDave]

Not sure why that is or the real reason for sharing it, but I find the more basic but looked after places much better for practice than the moderm hyped up places

+1.

I don't do the whole electric tee, dozens of nets, flashing lights and dolly birds ranges.

Where I go, it's me (usually only me), 100s of cheap balls and a few sheep munching at the end of the fence. Baaa....

 

[Olivavu]

why not a triangle?

It wouldn't suit left handers.

 

[t0m]

Think the idea was to keep turning mats on a regular basis to spread the wear...

For me it meant I had to think more about alignment rather than just use sides of mat...

what about lefty's

 

[t0m]

i agree completely hate the autos

My local range has the good old fashioned bog standard square mats, fairly recently replaced. I find I spend more time working on my game thoroughly when there. Yet when I've decided to venture out further to what some would class as better ranges with the modern automatic ball loading mats, I find that I go into just whack away and fly through a bucket with no real purpose mode!

Not sure why that is or the real reason for sharing it, but I find the more basic but looked after places much better for practice than the moderm hyped up places

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Prefer the realism of the grass practice ground. When I do go to a range the quality of the mats is a huge factor and the one I use at Maidenhead has very good quality mats without auto tees.

 

[monktonhallgc1882]

I often find that range mats and balls are in extremely scabby condition