SKLZ Pure Practice Golf Hitting Mat with 3 Surfaces – Tee Turf, Fairway Cut and First-Cut Rough, 63.5 x 40.6cm

Our Verdict

A hitting mat is the part of a home golf set-up that people skimp on and then regret, and this SKLZ mat is a sensible first one from Amazon.ie’s own stock. It gives you three surfaces in one: tee turf that holds a real tee, so you can tee up a driver or a hybrid as you would on the course, a tight fairway cut for irons and wedges, and a strip of first-cut rough for practising out of a slightly fluffier lie. At about 63.5 x 40.6cm and about 1kg it is a hitting mat rather than a full stance platform: you stand on the floor beside it, and it is light enough to carry back into the house after each session, which is no bad thing in a damp Irish garage. The listing does not give a pile height or say how much cushioning it has, so on a bare concrete floor consider a firm rubber underlay, check it sits flat and does not creep, and build up to full shots. Stock was low when we checked.

Key Features & Irish Specs

• Three hitting surfaces in one mat: tee turf, a tight fairway cut and a strip of first-cut rough
• The tee turf holds real tees, according to SKLZ, so you can tee the ball up for drivers and woods
• About 63.5 x 40.6cm (25 x 16in) and about 1kg, so it is easy to lift and store indoors
• Plastic turf on a plastic backing, which SKLZ describes as built to last through multiple seasons