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1. Justin Murray

   

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   2/17/2016 7:02 AM

   I am wanting to get pricing for hitting mats for our driving range tee. Who are some companies that others have used? Also, the good and bad to look out for with hitting mats.

   
   
   
   
2. Andy Jorgensen

   

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   2/17/2016 4:02 PM

   We went with a http://www.Fiberbuilt.com Continuous Tee Line system on ours. It is 7 years old and have had zero issues. When we first put it in, the members were a bit skeptical...but after a few weeks the positive reviews came rolling in. They now love it and we have seen an increase in revenue compared to when we had our old mats. We went with 11 stalls and the cost was around $18k.
   
   We chose the modular system so that if we ever have to replace just one section we can without having excessive cost.
   
   Only downside is the rubber tee "pegs" keep getting stolen. Who knows why....

   
   
   
   
3. Justin Murray

   

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   2/18/2016 7:02 AM

   Thanks Andy, I will contact them. Do these just lay on top of the surface, such as concrete? We will need to construct a area(base) for this project. More than likely remove the cart path for the mats and reroute the path.

   
   
   
   
4. Joshua Sawyer

   

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   2/18/2016 7:02 AM

   Ditto on Fiberbuilt...we dug out so the mat system would sit flush with turf-we gave enough space to mow in between them with a triplex. Initially, we used a crusher run base, but there was movement in heavy rains. Ended up with concrete-the only issue was holding water in heavy rains, but a few drain holes took care of it. The mat allows you to rotate the hitting area effectively, but the tees are kind of a pain.

   
   
   
   
5. Andy Jorgensen

   

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   2/18/2016 9:02 AM

   Justin Murray said: Thanks Andy, I will contact them. Do these just lay on top of the surface, such as concrete? We will need to construct a area(base) for this project. More than likely remove the cart path for the mats and reroute the path.

   
   
   
   We poured a concrete pad for ours.

   
   
   
   
6. Justin Murray

   

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   2/25/2016 11:02 AM

   I have spoken with Fiberbuilt and Turfhound. Any others out there worth calling?

   
   
   
   
7. Patrick Reinhardt

   

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   2/28/2016 7:02 PM

   We have been looking at the EZ-Tee mats from Synthetic Turf International.

   
   
   
   
8. Brian Powell

   

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   3/6/2016 5:03 PM

   Just put in a 12 station Turfhound system. Quickly won over members that were skeptical.
   
   The underlayment is recommended at 2-4 inch rock, and 4 inch concrete base with the mats assembled on top. The system works quite well and is a system that can have individual mats changed out as needed. The mats come with a slot that holds a normal golf tee and the mats can be rotated 180 degrees. In our area costs for concrete, rock, mats and setup totaled about $24k for roughly 135 linear feet which was 12 stations, a rough height turf boarder and space between each hitting station.
   
   Very pleased.