2022 GOLF HITTING MAT BUYER’S GUIDE

There are so many different golf hitting mats on the market. Which one is best for you? Ah, that’s where we come in!

Some are easily portable and come with multiple different surface types. Others are semi-permanent and meant for your at home simulator. Not all artificial turf performs the same. You can even tailor some hitting mats to your course conditions and, most importantly, the mat you chooose must prevent you from shattering your wrists when you hit a ball!

We tested the most popular golf hitting mats including Rukket, Rain or Shine, Me and My Golf, Swing Turf, Wittek and Safeplay. They offer an array of price points, different grass types and features. Read on to discover which is right for you.

Breaking Down Hitting Mat Details

Whether you’re looking to buy a new hitting mat today, looking for some buying advice or just want a closer look at what’s on the market, this guide will help you find the right mat to fit your needs.

Me and My Golf Tri Turf Mat

Three different grass types for dialed-in practice.Fairway section has a tight “country-club” lie while the rough section has a little grip to it.The final section is for driver shots.Easily portable with non-slip base and handle.Includes ball-tray collection area.

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Why not soup-up your game with fixes for your existing putter? You chose your putter for your own personal reasons about the feel and the ease of sinking more putts. Unfortunately, your game change over time and some of those 3 putt holes start to creep in. That puts doubt in your mind and that never helps your game. Why not try a few easy fixes with your existing putter?

I recently discovered a few ideas about changing my putting game and hope that these concepts will help you too.

Adding Weight and Momentum
My first improvement came when I tried hitting with a friend’s tennis racquet (yes, in a tennis match). We both had the same racquet model but the head weight on his racquet was a bit heavier than mine. From my fist hit, I realized that the perimeter weighting was adding momentum to my swing. Hitting balls seemed effortless.

That made me recall a practice swing with a friend’s heavier weighted putter. I love my White Hot Odyssey putter but realized that I should try it out with some extra weight. I bought some lead tape at my local golf retailer and used it to tape on an extra weight to the top center of my putter head. [BTW Tiger Woods always adds lead tape to his putter for The OPEN to manage longer putts on the oversized British greens.] I now realize that the extra weight adds momentum which makes it easier to limit shaking hands and swing directly up my putting line. The feel is different and takes a little practice, but I love the ease of making this simple change to my existing putter to improve my game. It’s WORKING!

Change Your Putting Grip Style
Why not try different ways to grip your putter. It doesn’t cost anything. There is a trend for professional golfers to grip their putter handle with the lead hand low (instead of the traditional trailing hand low as we do for all other clubs.)

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LIV Golf, which debuted with eight tournaments in the LIV Golf Invitational Series this year, said it is expanding to 14 tournaments in 2023 and raising purses from $255 million to $405 million.

 

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MyGolfSpy Ball Lab is where we quantify the quality and consistency of the golf balls on the market to help you find the best ball for your money. Today, we’re taking a look at the 2022 Callaway Chrome Soft X. To learn more about our test process, how we define “bad” balls, check out our About MyGolfSpy Ball Lab page.

About the Callaway Chrome Soft X

Perhaps the most noteworthy thing I can tell you about the Callaway Chrome Soft X is that it’s the company’s most-played ball across the men’s professional tours. Despite that, it’s dwarfed in the retail market by Callaway Chrome Soft.

We’d classify the previous model as mid-flight, high-spin. Our expectation is the 2022 model will offer similar performance characteristics. Worth noting: the prior-gen Chrome Soft X was one of the longest we tested in 2021.

Chrome Soft X Construction

The 2022 Callaway Chrome Soft X features four-piece construction with a TPU (injection-molded) urethane cover. It’s a dual-mantle design as opposed to a dual-core design like the Titleist Pro V1x or Srixon Z-Star XV.

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L.A.B. Golf’s new MEZZ.1 MAX is 20-percent larger than the original MEZZ.1.Customers can now choose custom options for both the L.A.B. MEZZ.1 and L.A.B. MEZZ.1 MAX putters.Stock pricing is $469 for the L.A.B. MEZZ.1 MAX, with the custom version priced at $559.

Making a larger MEZZ

If you thought L.A.B. Golf was finished with large-profile putters, guess again. Today L.A.B. Golf released the new L.A.B. MEZZ.1 MAX, a 20-percent larger version of their best-selling MEZZ.1 putter. L.A.B. Golf reports that the new design was driven by customer feedback. Players liked the original MEZZ.1 design but wished it was a bit larger. Looks like L.A.B. has granted that wish.

This new incarnation of the MEZZ.1, the MEZZ.1 MAX, features the same aluminum and stainless steel construction as the original. The MEZZ.1 MAX also has PXG-level sole weights, whose number will double should you want to go with the armlock or broomstick version of the MEZZ.1 MAX. Remember, anchoring is still illegal, though. We’re watching you, Adam Scott, a long-time Cameron player who relatively recently ditched his Scotty for a MEZZ.1.

In addition to satisfying customers, the move to a larger profile should make the L.A.B. MEZZ.1 MAX even more stable than the original MEZZ.1. This is a significant achievement as most original MEZZ.1 players already comment about that putter’s stability.

Customize your L.A.B. MEZZ.1 or MEZZ.1 MAX

There is a lot of cool gear in the golf equipment world that doesn’t always fit neatly into Most Wanted Tests or Buyer’s Guides. You still want to know how it performs. In our We Tried It series, we put gear to the test and let you know if it works as advertised.

What We Tried

PING Glide Forged Pro Wedge Customizer– PING’s new online design interface that allows golfers to create customized versions of their Glide Forged Pro wedge.

Your Custom Builder

Dave Wolfe – MyGolfSpy writer and putter fanatic. I’ve tested hundreds (maybe thousands) of flatsticks and learned to program BASIC on a Timex Sinclair 1000.

PING Glide Forged Pro Wedge Customizer

PING enters the online club design arena with their new Glide Forged Pro Wedge Customizer. Truth be told, PING has had an online custom presence for a while. At least in terms of online fitting. I remember going to PING to get fitted for a set of i25 irons. Before I met with the fitter, I used PING’s online fitting tool to get an idea about what my build could look like. A couple of in-person tweaks later and my i25 irons were dialed in. In fact, those irons still find bag time all these years later.

Ben Hogan has closed. And this time it looks as though it’s for good.

The Fort Worth-based descendant of the original company Ben Hogan himself started in 1953 let its entire workforce go last Friday and has ceased operations.

“I don’t know if it’s permanent,” Hogan CEO Scott White tells MyGolfSpy, “but I suspect it is.”

This latest twist in the Hogan story certainly looks like the final one. And the irony is that it has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the performance of the Ben Hogan Golf Equipment Co.

Ben Hogan is Closing: Why?

“It really boils down to the fact that our majority shareholder, ExWorks Capital of Chicago, filed for bankruptcy in March,” says White. “So we weren’t getting any funding at all.”

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The Best Shoes at the 3M Open and Pro-Am

No weeks on the PGA TOUR provide better golf shoe content than those with pro-ams preceding them. The 3M Open and its pro-am were no exception, providing an eclectic mix of golf shoes that I’m excited to share. 

Golfers (especially those on Tour) generally are so vanilla. Not every golfer has the confidence to pull off a floral Tony Finau fit. On the other hand, celebrities and athletes do have that confidence. They are less worried about fitting a mold so they tend to break out some shoes that you may not see on the pros. 

For today’s edition of Spy Kicks, I’ll be guiding you through some of the best shoes worn by Tour players and celebrities at the 3M Open.

Let’s get it!

Jason Day in the NIKE Air Max 90 G

While Day hasn’t been lighting up scoreboards (or scorecards) as of late, his choice of golf shoes is noteworthy. 

Rory McIlroy, Will Zalatoris And Matt Fitzpatrick played some beyond-belief, first team all world golf in 2022. But those who made all four major cuts deserve recognition for the accomplishment in a year just nine were able to do so.

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I have been blessed to teach several hundred golfers each year for the last six or so years in a Golf School setting and as a result I’ve learned a tremendous amount about how any golfer can make the most of this special ‘golf education and vacation’ experience.

Beyond the basics of sunblock, a big hat, finger tape and lots of hydration, my intent with this article is to share a few ideas and concepts you may not consider as you prepare for your school. Some people do this, but most don’t. I feel that we could all benefit from this approach…

Write down five important notes or objectives that you feel your coach should be aware of. This will serve as your list of the things you hope to upgrade during your time together.

Manage your expectations. You will not be a scratch golfer at the end of the school, but you will certainly have the necessary tools to start making improvements in the upcoming weeks. Remember that frustration is the product of unreal expectations!

Don’t come flying out of the gate on the opening day and burn yourself out. Pace yourself. This is going to be an environment where you will most likely hit more golf balls than you’ve ever hit in a two or three day period, so take it easy. You will get the job done!