SAPLIZEGolf Putting Mat, Visible Trajectory Tracing, Multiple Training Modes, with Putting Alignment Mirror and Adjustable Green Slopes, Putting Green Matt for Indoors and Outdoors

Got it as a gift and it was great!

My 16 yo golfer loves it, particularly the adjustable slope and turf that shows ball path.

I bought this mat because of its versatility. Ability to change speeds, slopes, and distances. But the mat rubber backing is so thin the ball can't stay on line because every grout line in the tile influences the ball flight. I have to use the mat on an area rug. Also the foam wedges throw the ball drastically off coarse making them useless. Again this is because of the thin backing. The overall quality is good, and the brushing direction does effect the ball speed as advertised, everything else is a waste of money. If you have a tile floor avoid unless you have a large area rug.

I like the feel of the mat and the fact that I can sweep it to change the grain. The weird part is the numbering. It has a foam bumper that attaches to the end with Velcro. That is the end that you are putting toward. The first number at the putting cup end is 7. Then 6, etc. #1 being the number farthest from the cup. Backwards. I bought it mostly because it comes with a mirror.

Significant thought went into this take on the classic indoor putting surface, and I was intrigued enough to want to give it a try. Ultimately I went away a little disappointed, but it may be that I have unrealistic expectations for what is generally possible to do indoors.Two features in the product description stood out: (1) the ability to change the resistance of the "grass" (simulating grass height and dampness on a real green) by brushing the grain towards or away from the hole, and (2) the ability to install challenging topology on the green by inserting provided styrofoam wedges underneath the carpet-like green. In the event, neither of these features won my heart. The green is simply too narrow, and the wedges too large, to simulate the kind of gently rolling character of a challenging green. In fact, the Amazon product page has a nice illustration of the kind of topology you might be able to mimic with this putting green. If you go to the fifth product picture, and look at the bottom left insert, you can see a rather mountainous approach to the hole, more likely to be found on a minigolf course than an actual course. (The top picture, which seems to be showing a realistic gently curving putt off an installed ridge, is totally unrealistic; I found it impossible to negotiate the ridge created by the provided splints without having the putt sail off the opposite side of the putting surface, well short of the hole; the wedges are simply too large to allow a manageable challenge.)Another unsatisfying aspect of this putting green, IMHO, is that there is no hole, leaving you to be rather subjective about whether or not you sank that putt. Especially so if the putt sails over the edge region of the circle representing the hole; would it have dropped, or would it have lipped out? Of course this is a problem not unique to this particular item; it is the ultimate challenge in devising such indoor greens, and there is no viable solution short of ripping up your hardwood. The ultimate solution with homemade indoor putting surfaces is a sideways cup, which actually is probably too severe a test. Some commercial practice surfaces address the problem by having a steep rise in the surface just before the hole. With this in place, you do in fact get a satisfying "plunk" when you sink a putt, but the downside is that we are back with an unsatisfactory putting surface topology that is not representative of a real golf course, and more like minigolf.Especially given the rather high price of $75 for this putting surface, I don't see it providing compensatory value. I imagine one could install more realistic elevations on the surface by using pieces of junk mail rather than the provided wedges. Perhaps one could invent a more realistic "hole" target that would really give you feedback as to how you putting is progressing.The product is made in China.I obtained this item at no cost as a Vine reviewer. My review is honest and objective, the same as if I had paid for the product. Thus, to mid-July 2022 I have reviewed 40 self-purchased products and awarded 68% of them a “5”. I have reviewed 59 VINE products and awarded 73% of them a “5”.