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Dogbone Indoor/Outdoor Home Putting Greens

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:22:24 +0000

Tour Links

Indoor Putting Green
Model: B0009OII1A
$319.00
3′x10′ Home Putting Greens

Work on improving your game almost anywhere and at anytime with the Tour Links 3′x10′ Dogbone Indoor/ Outdoor Putting Green. Like all Tour Links Putting systems, the Dogbone assembles and dissembles easily so you can practice in your family room, office, or back yard in just minutes. Plus, its generous 20 square-foot putting surface gives you ample room to practice a wide range of shots.

Item Weight: 85 pounds. # 2′ 10″ Width x 9′ 9″ Length. 20 square feet of putting surface. Weather resistant for Indoor/Outdoor use. Portable: Assembles/Disassembles in minutes. Turf: Tour Speed for more realistic putting. 2 Regulation Size Cups: Lower than the level of the turf allowing the ball to fall completely into the cup. 1 Practice Green Pin. Structural Molded Base. 2 interlocking panels. Player can stand on entire green. Elevated platform creates a level playing surface. # 2 Contour Pads: Create varying left-to-right and right-to-left breaks.

Putting Mat is a Good Investment

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:36:51 +0000

If you love golf as much as the people I know, an indoor putting green would make not only a good investment, but a fun way to sharpen your golf skills. Putting mats come in various lengths and widths with some extending as long as fifteen feet. They include many different features such as incline, smooth surface, sand traps, non-skid backs, and cups. Most do not require batteries or electricity unless you choose to go with a more expensive model that will provide you with more “bells and whistles.” Although, there are some very reasonably priced models (around $50.00) that include a battery operated automated kick back putting cup.

Whatever model of putting mats you choose to go with, it certainly will improve your golf game and offer you hours of entertainment and skill building. A putting mat can be rolled up into the bag that comes with it and taken just about anywhere. You can practice both at home or in the office; you can even take putting mats along on vacation. Even if a few rounds of golf is on your vacation agenda, you can use your putting mat if it rains or in between rounds of golf.

Another great feature that will make owning a putting mat a good investment is that many offer a continuous return. So whether you make the putt or miss it, the ball will return to you automatically. Some brands also offer more than one putting cup which will allow you to practice not only in a straight line, but you can practice a curved putt as well. If you choose a model that has a smaller than regulation size cup, it will help the cup look bigger on the golf course which in turn could help you make more putts. Many putting mats are even stable enough to walk on. So whatever style you choose to go with, putting mats are a great investment!

Indoor Putting Green

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:14:07 +0000

Golf Training Aid and Putting Green

Available in 7′, 9′ and 13′ lengths, these indoor putting greens help you quickly improve your putting.

Six separate devices deliver quick, positive feedback when you take a stroke. The String Guide marks a path to the hole, while the Ball-Marking Tool aids in your alignment. Maintain squareness at impact while emphasizing acceleration with the Stroke Groover Block, and learn proper head and body position by using the alignment Hash Mark. You can also create subtle breaks with the Contour Mats and learn to aim for the center cup with the Cup-Reducing Ring. Perfect for both left and right hand golfers.

The best all-in-one putting trainer ever developed, the Tour Links training aid delivers positive feedback to all aspects of your putting stroke. The product–which includes a putting surface and a host of feedback tools–will help you improve your line and shorten your stroke for maximum efficiency. The kit starts with a string guide that lets you follow your club path as you swing, along with a stroke-groover block that helps you maintain squareness at impact. It’s also easy to improve your alignment thanks to the ball marking tool. And golfers will love the alignment hash mark, which teaches you proper head and body position. Other features include contour mats that create realistic breaks and a cup reducing ring that hones your aiming skills. Suitable for left- and right-handed golfers, the training aid includes a three-year warranty.

Indoor Putting Green Features:

• Golf training aids
• Quickly improve your putt
• Six separate devices deliver quick, positive feedback when you take a stroke
• The String Guide marks a path to the hole
• Ball-Marking Tool aids in your alignment
• Made in the USA.

Indoor Putting Green Reviews:

Decent putting green – but, not a good value August 19, 2009
GrayD (Wayne, PA USA)

I bought the 9′ putting green for a little less than $300 from sports authority. the few reviews that i read said Tour Links was either the best or very good. having set it up and used it for a bit, i would not say it is worth $300.

first off, i wanted a flat putting green with a hole that actually dropped down. having some ability to change the break would be nice but that wasn’t a critical point for me. some of the other putting greens would elevate the hole end by sloping upwards. other putting greens had a little ring that held the ball. and finally, i saw a mat on ebay that had a sloped wedge with a hole in it. the other methods of representing the hole weren’t satisfactory to me for various reasons. this putting green was the only pre-made system that basically elevated the whole green so the ball could drop down.

the 9′ putting green comes with a set of rigid plastic bases that sort of click together (may take some effort and help from another person). the “mat” came rolled up and it is basically a thin mat that rests on top of the bases. no method of attachment was evident and i guess it is designed that way. it did seem a little short, but the manual said that under heat (sunlight), it would expand. it did curl up at first at the end, but i guess that it would eventually lay flat. the standing part of the set is not attached to the main putting green and is meant to slide to wherever you’d like.

i have to say that the mat was kind of disappointing. it is really just a thin piece of fake turf (1/4″ish thick). i thought it would have some sort of cushion or pad underneath, but it doesn’t. also, b/c it isn’t taped down, it slips a little if you walk on it. i’m hoping that it is at least made to last and won’t fray or come apart like some other cheap putting mats. after it settles down some more, i may use some velcro tape to hold it down, but maybe it’s meant to expand/contract a little – especially if you want to leave it outside. i’m keeping mine inside in the basement so that’s not something i’m too concerned about.

it also comes with two clip on attachments that hold the string to guide your ball, two pieces of slope adjusting pads that you can place under the mat, a plastic straight bar that you can use to align your putts, a hole reducer ring, a flag pin with ball lift, a sharpie pen and stickers to put on various parts of the set.

setting it up literally took 10 minutes. very easy setup and i was putting right away. construction seems solid and i’m not a small person and i could walk on it w/out any flex or bounce. the ball rolls fine on it and i don’t have a stimpmeter or anything, but it felt like a real greens. and i guess that’s the most important thing.

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this is definitely a better set than the $50 carpets you can get at the local sports store. they include the 3′x9′ kidney shaped pads, the izzo pad, the callaway pad… all feel cheap. but, is it $300 better? i don’t think it is so i can’t recommend it wholeheartedly.

another option i saw was birdieball’s foam pad putting green that costs much less. i didn’t like the idea of a foam though nor the ring holes. i mean, i’d like to try to replicate the actually greens as much as possible and the pale blue foam pad seemed to be too distracting.

i also saw bulk putting green mats on ebay for under $100 that seemed decent. if i were more of a do-it-yourselfer, i’d have bought that, built a base to elevate it and cut out holes… the key word is “if” so i didn’t go for that. (maybe in the future)

so, if price really isn’t an issue, and you’re lazy like me, go for it. it’s a pretty decent set to practice your putts.

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