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| Fiberbuilt Grass Series Studio 7×4 | SIGPRO Softy 4×7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (MSRP) | $1,249 | $999.99Lower price |
| Type | Hitting Mat | Hitting Mat |
| Size | 85 in × 49 in | 84 in × 48 in |
| Thickness | 2 in | 2.5 in |
| Hitting area | Hitting panel to one side | Hitting panel to one side |
| Replaceable hitting strip | Not published | Yes |
| Tees | The 1' wide x 4' deep hitting panel includes 4 tee holes, which accommodate standard rubber tees or friction-fit tee holders; one rubber 2.625" tee and one friction-fit real tee holder included (Adjustable Tees temporarily discontinued) | Our SIG proprietary blend tee line turf takes a tee — real tees at adjustable height |
| Durability guarantee | Fiberbuilt Grass hitting panels provide the ultimate in durability and come with our 300,000-shot guarantee | Not published |
| Weight | Not published | 21 lbs |
| Material | Fiberbuilt Grass hitting panel (UV-inhibitor-coated nylon fibers); Performance Turf stance and spacer panels; modular rubber foundation | 1-inch thick Teeline turf over a soft foam insert with a responsive ABS polyurethane layer and three compression slots (strip); teeline turf stance |
| In the box | One 1'x4' Fiberbuilt Grass hitting panel, One 4'x4' Performance Turf stance mat, One 2'x4' Performance Turf spacer panel, One rubber 2.625" tee and one friction-fit real tee holder, Tool-free modular rubber foundation with easy-lock fasteners | Golf mat with integrated SIGPRO Softy hitting strip |
| Warranty | Stance and turf mats: limited 1-year warranty against manufacturers defects; rubber bases: 5 year limited warranty against defects | Not published |
Get the SIGPRO Softy 4×7.
Get the SIGPRO Softy 4×7. At $249.01 less at list, it covers almost the same footprint as the Fiberbuilt Grass Series Studio 7×4, takes a real tee at any height, and has a hitting strip you can swap out when it wears down. The Fiberbuilt Grass Series Studio 7×4 is worth the premium if the 300,000-shot guarantee on its Grass panel matters more to you than a replaceable strip, and the spacer sized for an optical launch monitor is a genuine differentiator if your setup uses one.
Both are offset-position mats — hitting panel to one side, stance area to the other. Both come in at 2-inch-plus thickness. Both accommodate real tees. And both are 4×7-ish in practice: the Fiberbuilt Grass Series Studio 7×4 measures 85 in × 49 in and the SIGPRO Softy 4×7 measures 84 in × 48 in. One inch of difference in each direction.
This is where the two mats make genuinely different bets. The Fiberbuilt Grass Series Studio 7×4 uses a 1 ft × 4 ft Fiberbuilt Grass hitting panel — UV-inhibitor-coated nylon fibers — backed by a 300,000-shot guarantee. That guarantee is on the panel specifically; the turf and stance sections carry only a 1-year limited warranty, and the rubber base gets 5 years. The hitting panel is 1 foot wide.
The SIGPRO Softy 4×7 takes a different approach: a 28 in × 12 in integrated hitting strip built from Teeline turf over a foam insert with a polyurethane layer and three compression slots underneath. The strip is replaceable when it wears out. So the two answer the wear question differently: Fiberbuilt guarantees the original panel for 300,000 shots, and SIGPRO lets you replace the strip.
Worth flagging: SIGPRO's own pages give the strip height three different ways — 2⅜ in, 2½ in, and 2⅝ in. That's a real inconsistency, and it matters if you're planning around a launch monitor placement.
The SIGPRO Softy 4×7 is 2.5 in thick; the Fiberbuilt Grass Series Studio 7×4 is 2 in. That 0.5-inch gap is the difference in surface height between the two mats.
The Fiberbuilt Grass Series Studio 7×4 includes a 2 ft × 4 ft spacer panel, specifically sized for an optical launch monitor. If your setup uses one, that's not a small thing — it's included in the base price and cuts one variable out of your installation. The SIGPRO Softy 4×7 notes room beside the strip for a launch monitor, but there's no dedicated spacer in the box.
Both mats take real tees. The Fiberbuilt Grass Series Studio 7×4 has four tee holes in the panel and ships with a rubber tee and a friction-fit real-tee holder; the adjustable tees the panel was designed for are listed as temporarily discontinued. The SIGPRO Softy 4×7's Teeline turf accepts real tees at adjustable height without fixed holes.
The SIGPRO Softy 4×7 weighs 21 lbs and breaks into two pieces for storage. Fiberbuilt doesn't publish a weight for the Studio 7×4. The SIGPRO Softy 4×7 carries no published warranty; the Fiberbuilt Grass Series Studio 7×4 does, though the coverage splits across components.
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The SIGPRO Softy 4×7 costs less at list, covers nearly the same ground, and answers the long-term wear question with a replaceable strip rather than a guarantee. The Fiberbuilt Grass Series Studio 7×4 justifies its higher price specifically if you're running an optical launch monitor setup — the included spacer panel is the clearest concrete reason to spend more. For most setups, the SIGPRO Softy 4×7's combination of price and replaceability is the stronger case.
Get the SIGPRO Softy 4×7.