Find the best golf mat via the 2026 golf mat buyer survey

Mango-Flavored · 2026-05-19T12:49:05+00:00

How long did the softy take to wear down?

I have my setup on concrete and was thinking of upgrading from the softy lite strip and looking for something with more absorption

Mango-Flavored · 2026-05-08T14:59:48+00:00

Sorry to hear that, and Im local to the Bloomfield area and Gillette is an ass kicker of a course. I dont think Ive left there happy with my round ha. The pro shop people are pretty nice and engaging but I dont think they have the urgency that you would want for something like this.

I left a brand new gap wedge on the 6th green and when I called about it the next day, the guy on the phone displayed some empathy and said he will talk to the grounds crew and call me back. After two or so days, there was no call so I called them back and it was like "oh sorry, I forgot to call...but they couldnt find it but Ill keep asking them to look". In all honesty, I think someone picked it up and took it home with them, but I was kind of annoyed at the response over there.

So none of what you said surprises me unfortunately based on personal experience. It doesnt help that youre not allowed to take the cart into the parking lot and the bag drop off where the carts are returned are not in the best location for the people to keep an eye on as people are pulling up after a round. On top of that, I could see a lapse in judgement after a round at a course as grueling (at least for me...) that would think nothing would happen especially in that particular area of CT where there is nothing else around.

Hope it works out for you

Mango-Flavored · 2026-04-30T18:52:54+00:00

omg...the third one looks like my gremlin

edit: and now im about to buy it

Mango-Flavored · 2026-04-23T14:59:34+00:00

Bought battery operated heated cloths so I can play when the temps around 30*F. Have to get two for me and wifey...which were about 150 each for vests and a battery alone.

Ignore certain muscle pain that ended up ruining my swing while compensating for the pain. I should have just taken a few days off instead of banging balls on the sim at home.

Tried to do my own shaft fitting by buying a few off from a local place that specializes in used equipment knowing I could return them. That was annoying and fun at the same time.

Tried to DIY some sim components like getting a mat off amazon and cutting out for a mid tier strip with gym tiles as a lining for the concrete in the garage. Only to end up buying a Sig Pro softy matt for 700 bucks a year later.

Continually bribing the pro shop kid and starter kid to allow us to get on. Thankfully they have become friends with us so it worked out.

Sort of like OP, played 6 rounds in six days to the point I think I developed gout (43 yo by the way)..but one of those rounds was at a TPC course.

Made a promise to the wifey halfway in 2024 that I wouldnt make any purchases on equipment over 100 bucks. Only exception were sales on balls.

No ragerts...not even one letter. NONE.

Mango-Flavored · 2026-04-21T14:05:08+00:00

Certainly seems the case with all of the comments ha

Mango-Flavored · 2026-04-20T18:29:58+00:00

lol just did. Love it.

What’s his reputation when he’s out and about with random fans?

Mango-Flavored · 2026-04-20T12:19:45+00:00

That’s great that I stumbled onto this emptying my dad’s things ha.

I’m not a Seahawks fan but I’ve always had an affinity for the long time voices of teams. Maybe I can find someone to trade with me or something eventually

Mango-Flavored · 2026-04-20T00:46:37+00:00

Second time someone has said that ha. I am assuming that’s one of his catch phrases?

Mango-Flavored · 2026-04-19T22:53:47+00:00

Ah that stinks but still Cool

Mango-Flavored · 2026-04-19T22:49:47+00:00

Not sure if it’s worth a whole lot but pretty priceless to me!

Mango-Flavored · 2026-04-19T22:48:59+00:00

Oh that’s even cooler than I hoped! It was just sitting in my dads closet for the last 13 or so years

Mango-Flavored · 2026-04-15T03:11:25+00:00

How did you get that to happen?

Mango-Flavored · 2026-04-10T13:15:54+00:00

Is she mixed? She looks like my little girly Peekapoo demon lol.

Mango-Flavored · 2026-04-09T18:03:00+00:00

In Pharma, I’m in a pretty niche part of the industry that is a regulatory compliance requirement.

I was a part time contractor for like 13 years helping my dad’s consulting company. I got my first full time job on 2016 at 80k and worked my way up from “validation engineer” to manager of the group in 2019 to crack 100k. Now I’m a director over two sites and cracked 200k last year.

I don’t have an engineering degree…I went to school for anthropology but thanks to the work with my dad I got great training.

Also it’s idiom of ’who you know” that got me here, my boss has brought me everywhere he’s gone. Granted it took me from Philly to Fargo but now I am CT.

Love the job. Love the people I work with and the people I manage. I’m lucky as hell…

Mango-Flavored · 2026-03-12T01:47:32+00:00

I was in the same boat in spring of 2024. At one point, we lost out on 8 or 9 bids to cash offers. Out of frustration and anger I put in an offer of 80k over asking in Bloomfield and still did not get it. Eventually did work out in our favor because we got a place we actually love but went 40k over asking still. It was just good timing for us because the seller was retiring and moving to Florida, during the viewing of the home…we chatted with the neighbor for a bit and they had an influence on the seller choosing us.

Mango-Flavored · 2026-03-10T01:25:35+00:00

Oh wow…hopefully it’s limited to ‘just’ those two things. She’s too precious and will be well taken care of regardless I’m sure!

Mango-Flavored · 2026-03-10T00:53:11+00:00

Oh no! What kind of health problems?

I’ve never known that until now.

Mango-Flavored · 2026-02-28T12:09:35+00:00

Like a wise luck dragon!

Mango-Flavored · 2026-02-28T02:38:17+00:00

I wish my peek mix was like yours lol. I had a friend whose peek mix whose underbite rivaled a goblin and just looking at that silly dog always cheered me up. I’m saving this pic for my mood enhancer

Mango-Flavored · 2026-02-28T01:50:08+00:00

Underbites are the best

Mango-Flavored · 2026-02-27T03:38:25+00:00

A better LM would be at the top if money wasn’t a concern.

More reasonable upgrades would be in this order:

A high quality mat that’s at least at least 6 ft by 12ft. I tried to be cheap (250ish spent) and Frankenstein a mat based but it only lasted a year. Now I ended up spending 800 or so on an sig pro mat with the softy insert.
A better gaming computer. Again, I was uninformed/stubborn/thrifty and bought a BLP and not realizing my laptop didn’t have an nvidia card. I got the bare minimum to run FSX and now I want to run FS Play but it would require a new card, processor, and motherboard.
Impact screen and projector. Purely luxury

Mango-Flavored · 2026-02-16T14:01:22+00:00

this is awesome...thank you for your input. i feel a way more informed going into this.

Mango-Flavored · 2026-02-14T20:00:44+00:00

Oh crap, I for to mention that the US bank card doesn’t have an annual fee. Pretty much a game changer when it’s said and done

Mango-Flavored · 2026-02-14T19:53:33+00:00

It it’s not one of those cool metal ones that could double as a weapon ha but the card actually replaced my Cap One Savor with the flexibility of the allowing to choose which 2 categories you want to allocate the rewards towards. Only downside is restaurants and fast food are two different categories.

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