Have you ever met a golfer who did not have gizmos, gadgets, and other little widgets stuffed in his bag or hidden away in the garage designed somehow to improve their game? Players love these things for some reason and often buy them even when common sense tells them the thing wont work or do as it says it will do. Yet of all the things a player might buy to improve his game, a golf mat is usually far down the list.
In the old days, the only place to find a pad was on the practice range. To some degree, that is still true for most people. But before you race out to buy another addition to your garage consider why you should even consider owning one. A golf mat can be the most valuable and useful items that any player can have on hand. It is vital that you practice on something that feels and acts like real grass. Understanding the reasoning behind purchasing something of high-quality and with a guarantee to protect the consumer from common wear just amounts to good common sense.
You should keep in mind that the last thing we want when we are practicing our swing mechanics is to be learning the wrong swing. That can happen if you are standing on a pad that is made...