The GoSports does move a lot! I have one and it does hurt. I ended up buying a Carls hitting strip and cut a hole in the goSports to fit it. That defintiely fixed the issue with pain when fatting or hitting steeply on the ball. After fixing that, my biggest beef with the GoSports relates to durability. The foam underneath my feet has started to wear after only ~6 months of use. The Carls HotShot will be my next mat.
I watched to the end and during enjoyed the "mystery reveal" of ratings. This was a pretty thorough demonstration and evaluation of these mats for sure. My concern would be durability. These mats will take a serious pounding over their lifetime and I know it's hard to determine the "wearability" of a mat after a handful of shots. After watching the entire video, I'm left with two questions. 1) Which mat would be the most durable? 2) Which mat was the consensus favourite, factoring in all your criteria? Thanks guys!!
Hey! Impressed you made it all the way through! It was a long one. And you have a great point about durability. Hard to test for this video, but we can honestly say that we use all of these hitting mats decently often in our showroom and they've all held up well! Some show wear in the hitting area or standing area, but not enough to be concerned about. As for the favorite, it seems as though we leaned toward the higher priced ones, which makes sense. But that doesn't mean the lower priced ones aren't good values!
@@carlsplace It was a very good and thorough video. Most "reviewers" dont spend anywhere near the time that you guys did. I follow several "golf" channels here and as Im looking to buy a hitting mat, I dont wanna waste my money on something cheap, but cant spend $1300+ on a mat either. Plus, I live in Canada, so the exchange rate KILLSSSS me (Nearly 40% $CA to $US dollars.) I think most people want the best quality at the best price so I think, if I were to buy one, it might be the EZ Tee @ $450. I liked your criteria and for me "Realistic" and "Comfort" are more important that "Practicality" but the EZ Tee scored well across the board according to your review. Long story short...Great job boys!! I appreciate your candor....especially when you didnt rate your own Mat, but posted a review from a different guy. Nice to see integrity is still a "thing" on-line in 2024!! I will become your newest Subscriber. Cheers!!!
Great video, appreciate the effort it took to fat some shots 😫. I’m interested in the Carls place hotshot mat. I have two questions. 1: can you buy the divot strip along with the mats and 2: do you ship to the uk?
Thanks! Yeah, the fat shots didn't feel great on some of those! To answer your questions, yes you can get a HotShot mat with a divot strip, and yes, we do ship to the UK! At the moment, HotShot mats are out of stock, but we are still taking orders with the anticipation of them shipping in a month or two!
Are we professional golfers? Far from it. And we know it. But we also aren't new to golf as you might think we are. We were purposely hitting fat shots, or taking some "turf" so we could test out how each mat felt on our joints. No point in picking balls clean off the turf - then you don't get a good idea of how they truly feel!
@@jeffdugan2846 Hi Jeff. Thanks for the comment. We have acknowledged many times on our channel that we are not professional golfers. However, we purposely took even worse-than-normal swings to test out the mats and how they treated our joints.
I don’t see the logic in wanting a good player to test a golf mat. I see the logic in wanting a good player to test a golf club but that’s more a case of a lesser of two evils. Meaning the inconsistencies that you have to reduce in testing a golf club, are the very things you want in testing a golf mat. Unless of course you’re someone who isn’t really interested in knowing how a golf mat will react to a wide variety of misses. That’s the logic anyway but maybe I’m missing something.
Everyone's opinion is different! Some people prefer the firmer mats, while others prefer soft. Some prefer ones that provide more realistic punishment on fat shots, but some don't like those because they might grab your club and hurt joints a bit more. All personal preference, and these were our opinions. We appreciate yours as well!
It's ugly, isn't it?! But if you read some other comments and watch some other videos, you'll realize that we were purposely taking bad swings to actually hit the mat to get a feel for how forgiving they were on the joints, but also how they punished fat shots. We know we aren't professional golfers and that's not the point. Both of us typically pick the ball clean on a good swing, so we had to change things up to truly test out the mat.
People throwing shade because they see these guys hit a few chunk shots have completely missed the point. 1. The guys are specifically talking about how it feels when you hit a bad shot 2. If you have a single surface “fairway style Matt” then the surface is way less relevant if you are hitting perfect shots every time. 3. Put a few videos of your “pro swing” up so we can all critique you too…. I bet you’re the same sort of guys that yell at the TV telling PGA or LIV players what they did wrong…
Hey Kyle! Thanks for the comment! While we admit that we aren't professional golfers, we weren't using our normal swings in this video. Both of us are clean pickers, so we don't really get the full affect of chunking or taking a nice divot. So we purposely were trying to hit down into the mat, before or after the ball, so we could actually review the mats.
Hey Mike, thanks for commenting. The point of this wasn't to play good golf. We know we are not professionals. The point was to see how the mat punished your joints and your game when a divot or chunked shot was taken.
While we agree we are not professionals, we were purposely trying to chunk/take divots so that we could give feedback on whether the mats affected our wrists/elbows/etc. Most of the time, we try to relate to the average golfer!
Hi Jeff. Thanks for the comment. We have acknowledged many times on our channel that we are not professional golfers. However, we purposely took even worse-than-normal swings to test out the mats and how they treated our joints.
Howcome its always the Golfers whith the worst form and abilities that have the best Simulators and are always reviewing products that they get sent for free from manufacturers? Literally how can someone who cant even swing or bend his knees get free product or even give valuable insight???
Carls Place is a company that sells most of these mats, simulator bays, projectors and more. This their channel and just giving feedback on the products.
Nice comparison. It would be great if you could add a table with your scores at the end. This would give the viewers a good overview at the end.
The fact that you guys kept all the crazy shots and gave real time (ouch!) feedback was awesome.
Good information. Appreciate the chapter breakdowns. Gave it a like and will checkout your other content.
Anyone watch the whole thing? A breakdown of ratings would be great.
The GoSports does move a lot! I have one and it does hurt. I ended up buying a Carls hitting strip and cut a hole in the goSports to fit it. That defintiely fixed the issue with pain when fatting or hitting steeply on the ball. After fixing that, my biggest beef with the GoSports relates to durability. The foam underneath my feet has started to wear after only ~6 months of use. The Carls HotShot will be my next mat.
We love to hear it! 🥰
Based on this amazing review, I’m glad I just recently ordered my Trustrike. Still waiting for it to arrive. Great video gentleman.
Thanks for the kind words!
Went with Truestrike and have had it about a year. Would not change, excellent mat.
Takes 10 mins to move it.
@@robertreilly3504 I love the TS but hate how it wears a little indent in the surface
Good Job!!
I have the Fiberbuilt. Interested in the ramp for putting. Good idea 💡
Here you go! shop.carlofet.com/big-moss-return-ramp-3x3
Lessons are your friend!
I watched to the end and during enjoyed the "mystery reveal" of ratings. This was a pretty thorough demonstration and evaluation of these mats for sure. My concern would be durability. These mats will take a serious pounding over their lifetime and I know it's hard to determine the "wearability" of a mat after a handful of shots. After watching the entire video, I'm left with two questions. 1) Which mat would be the most durable? 2) Which mat was the consensus favourite, factoring in all your criteria? Thanks guys!!
Hey! Impressed you made it all the way through! It was a long one. And you have a great point about durability. Hard to test for this video, but we can honestly say that we use all of these hitting mats decently often in our showroom and they've all held up well! Some show wear in the hitting area or standing area, but not enough to be concerned about. As for the favorite, it seems as though we leaned toward the higher priced ones, which makes sense. But that doesn't mean the lower priced ones aren't good values!
@@carlsplace It was a very good and thorough video. Most "reviewers" dont spend anywhere near the time that you guys did. I follow several "golf" channels here and as Im looking to buy a hitting mat, I dont wanna waste my money on something cheap, but cant spend $1300+ on a mat either. Plus, I live in Canada, so the exchange rate KILLSSSS me (Nearly 40% $CA to $US dollars.) I think most people want the best quality at the best price so I think, if I were to buy one, it might be the EZ Tee @ $450. I liked your criteria and for me "Realistic" and "Comfort" are more important that "Practicality" but the EZ Tee scored well across the board according to your review. Long story short...Great job boys!! I appreciate your candor....especially when you didnt rate your own Mat, but posted a review from a different guy. Nice to see integrity is still a "thing" on-line in 2024!! I will become your newest Subscriber. Cheers!!!
@@BobzUrUncle-te6dj Those kind words mean the world to us. Thanks a ton!
@@carlsplace Well deserved guys!
Would be nice to have a summary comparison of all together
Great video, appreciate the effort it took to fat some shots 😫. I’m interested in the Carls place hotshot mat. I have two questions. 1: can you buy the divot strip along with the mats and
2: do you ship to the uk?
Thanks! Yeah, the fat shots didn't feel great on some of those! To answer your questions, yes you can get a HotShot mat with a divot strip, and yes, we do ship to the UK! At the moment, HotShot mats are out of stock, but we are still taking orders with the anticipation of them shipping in a month or two!
@@carlsplace great stuff! Can we email privately to discuss this further please?
@@ADAMPG32 No problem! Please reach out to our customer service team here: shop.carlofet.com/contact
Where can one get a mat that has a tee that moves down, gets a ball and comes up again like Japanese mats?
Great question. Golfzon makes those I think?
Do you ship matts and enclosures to Canada?
Yes, we can ship our enclosures and just our hitting mat to Canada!
Does Carl's Place offer the SigPro Mats? It was not in the review?
Hey Ed! Sorry, we do not offer SigPro Mats.
You guys forgot the Sigpro softy.
Oops 🤷♂
It was basically an ad for Carl's Place.
You're not wrong. We do sell most of these hitting mats...
It’d would’ve been great to watch a golfer test out these mats!
Are we professional golfers? Far from it. And we know it. But we also aren't new to golf as you might think we are. We were purposely hitting fat shots, or taking some "turf" so we could test out how each mat felt on our joints. No point in picking balls clean off the turf - then you don't get a good idea of how they truly feel!
Well said, smart! I did not mean to come across rude- I meant more or less hearing from a pro’s point of view on feel. For a future video maybe!
@@ogk3v665 Noted! And appreciate the constructive criticism! We will certainly keep that in mind!
There is high school golfers who could have hit the shots for you
You need a single digit capper to do this
It's not that we disagree, we just try to relate to the average golfer and most golfers are not single digit cappers.
Those guys are way below average golfers as you can tell watching there swing. Need better golfers to demonstrate.
@@jeffdugan2846 Hi Jeff. Thanks for the comment. We have acknowledged many times on our channel that we are not professional golfers. However, we purposely took even worse-than-normal swings to test out the mats and how they treated our joints.
I don’t see the logic in wanting a good player to test a golf mat. I see the logic in wanting a good player to test a golf club but that’s more a case of a lesser of two evils. Meaning the inconsistencies that you have to reduce in testing a golf club, are the very things you want in testing a golf mat.
Unless of course you’re someone who isn’t really interested in knowing how a golf mat will react to a wide variety of misses.
That’s the logic anyway but maybe I’m missing something.
Agree
u sure that simulator is calibrated correctly
Yup, we calibrate before every video!
I really don't like hitting off of golf mats, I like hitting off of fairways and tee boxes
Don't blame ya! If only we could grow real grass inside!
Then why are you watching a video on simulator golf mats...........!?!?!?
@@jlnew10 🤣
I have the EZ tee and have purchased 5 different mats and you can't go wrong with the EZ tee I think they are not giving you the truth.
Everyone's opinion is different! Some people prefer the firmer mats, while others prefer soft. Some prefer ones that provide more realistic punishment on fat shots, but some don't like those because they might grab your club and hurt joints a bit more. All personal preference, and these were our opinions. We appreciate yours as well!
Hard to watch this guy swing a golf club.
😂😂😂
It's ugly, isn't it?! But if you read some other comments and watch some other videos, you'll realize that we were purposely taking bad swings to actually hit the mat to get a feel for how forgiving they were on the joints, but also how they punished fat shots. We know we aren't professional golfers and that's not the point. Both of us typically pick the ball clean on a good swing, so we had to change things up to truly test out the mat.
@@carlsplacethat firsr mat i originally bought it and its worthless, great review, after a few hits it tore from divots and it does move alot.
People throwing shade because they see these guys hit a few chunk shots have completely missed the point. 1. The guys are specifically talking about how it feels when you hit a bad shot 2. If you have a single surface “fairway style Matt” then the surface is way less relevant if you are hitting perfect shots every time. 3. Put a few videos of your “pro swing” up so we can all critique you too…. I bet you’re the same sort of guys that yell at the TV telling PGA or LIV players what they did wrong…
You a real one, Mr. boredymcboredface! ☺
No hitting mat is going to fix that horrific ball striking. Wow lmao
Hey Kyle! Thanks for the comment!
While we admit that we aren't professional golfers, we weren't using our normal swings in this video. Both of us are clean pickers, so we don't really get the full affect of chunking or taking a nice divot. So we purposely were trying to hit down into the mat, before or after the ball, so we could actually review the mats.
@@carlsplace ya ok whatever you say guy
Maybe get somebody who’s not a 30 handicap to hit the shots.
Hey Mike, thanks for commenting. The point of this wasn't to play good golf. We know we are not professionals. The point was to see how the mat punished your joints and your game when a divot or chunked shot was taken.
have you tried getting someone that can play golf to test the mats?
While we agree we are not professionals, we were purposely trying to chunk/take divots so that we could give feedback on whether the mats affected our wrists/elbows/etc. Most of the time, we try to relate to the average golfer!
your swing is so outside in, it would be hard to know if your getting good feedback@@carlsplace
@@danwilson4526 You are correct in noticing that we are not professionals. We are your average golfers trying to relate to the average golfer! 😄
Get real Golfers to Test
Hi Jeff. Thanks for the comment. We have acknowledged many times on our channel that we are not professional golfers. However, we purposely took even worse-than-normal swings to test out the mats and how they treated our joints.
Howcome its always the Golfers whith the worst form and abilities that have the best Simulators and are always reviewing products that they get sent for free from manufacturers? Literally how can someone who cant even swing or bend his knees get free product or even give valuable insight???
We try to relate to more of the average golfer, and like to see those average golfers working to improve their games!
Carls Place is a company that sells most of these mats, simulator bays, projectors and more. This their channel and just giving feedback on the products.