Get the Fiberbuilt Player Preferred Studio 8×4.
| Fiberbuilt Grass Series Traditional 5×4 | Fiberbuilt Player Preferred Studio 8×4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (MSRP) | $1,199Lower price | $1,499 |
| Type | Hitting Mat | Hitting Mat |
| Size | 60 in × 48 in | 97 in × 49 in |
| Thickness | Not published | 1.75 in |
| Hitting area | Hitting panel to one side | Hitting panel to one side |
| Replaceable hitting strip | Not published | Not published |
| Tees | The 4-hole Fiberbuilt Grass panel accommodates our Adjustable Tees, and the Performance Turf stance mat also allows you to place a real tee anywhere in the turf; ships with one 2.265" [sic] rubber tee and one friction-fit real tee holder (Adjustable Tees temporarily discontinued) | A Friction-Fit Tee Holder fits in the hitting panel holes to allow you to use real tees for any type of tee shot |
| Durability guarantee | 300,000-shot guarantee | Not published |
| Weight | Not published | 133 lbs |
| Material | Fiberbuilt Grass hitting panel; Performance Turf stance mat; one-piece solid rubber foundation | Pure Impact Turf hitting panel; rubber-backed stance and spacer mats; shock-absorbing rubber foundation |
| In the box | Solid rubber foundation, Performance Turf stance mat (4'x4'), 1'x4' Fiberbuilt Grass hitting panel, One 2.265" rubber tee, One friction-fit real tee holder | Pure Impact Turf hitting panel (2'x4'), Rubber-backed stance mat (4'x4'), Rubber-backed spacer mat (2'x4'), Shock-absorbing rubber foundation, Friction-Fit Tee Holder |
| Warranty | Stance and turf mats: limited 1-year warranty against manufacturers defects; rubber bases: 5 year limited warranty against defects | Stance and turf mats: limited 1-year warranty against manufacturers defects; rubber bases: 5 year limited warranty against defects |
Get the Fiberbuilt Player Preferred Studio 8×4.
Get the Fiberbuilt Player Preferred Studio 8×4. It's bigger, it publishes a thickness, it comes with a spacer designed for a face-on launch monitor, and the $300 premium is easy to justify when you look at what you're getting. The Fiberbuilt Grass Series Traditional 5×4 is worth considering only if your space genuinely can't fit a mat that's 8 ft 1 in long — or if the Grass panel's 300,000-shot guarantee is a dealbreaker feature for you specifically.
Same brand, same two-tier warranty (1 year on the turf, 5 years on the rubber base), same offset hitting position, and same requirement for a firm, level surface. Both use a rubber foundation under a separate hitting panel, and both accept real tees via a friction-fit holder.
The Grass Series Traditional 5×4 measures 60 in × 48 in. The Player Preferred Studio 8×4 measures 97 in × 49 in. That's a meaningful difference — the Studio is roughly 3 ft longer, which changes how much bay space it claims. The extra length on the Studio comes from a 2 ft × 4 ft spacer mat, which Fiberbuilt includes for positioning a face-on launch monitor. The Grass Series carries no such feature.
The Grass Series Traditional uses a 1 ft × 4 ft Fiberbuilt Grass panel and backs it with a 300,000-shot guarantee. The Player Preferred Studio uses a 2 ft × 4 ft Pure Impact Turf panel. That's a foot more hitting panel across, but Pure Impact Turf carries no shot guarantee. If the hitting panel's longevity claim matters to your buying decision, the Grass Series has the explicit number and the Studio doesn't.
The Studio comes in at 1.75 in thick and 133 lbs. Fiberbuilt publishes neither thickness nor weight for the Grass Series Traditional. That 1.75 in is the finished height of the mat off the floor, and it's a figure you can measure your own setup against. On the Grass Series, there's no equivalent figure to plan around. If you're configuring a launch monitor setup, the Studio gives you an actual spec to use.
The Grass Series ships with a 2.265 in rubber tee and a friction-fit real tee holder, and its panel has four tee holes. It also lets you push a real tee anywhere into the Performance Turf stance section. The Studio ships with a friction-fit holder and its panel holes. Worth noting: Fiberbuilt's product page for the Grass Series lists the included rubber tee as 2.265 in, while every other Grass panel listing says 2.625 in — that discrepancy is on Fiberbuilt's own site, and I'd confirm which tee ships before ordering.
Get the Fiberbuilt Player Preferred Studio 8×4 if:
Get the Fiberbuilt Grass Series Traditional 5×4 if:
Both mats share the same warranty structure and the same brand, so the comparison comes down to what you need your mat to do. The Studio costs $300 more at list, but it gives you a published thickness, a wider hitting panel, a built-in spacer for a face-on monitor, and a known weight. The Grass Series gives you a shot guarantee the Studio doesn't match, in a smaller footprint at a lower price. For most setups, that package of published specs and launch-monitor-ready design tips the Studio ahead.
Get the Fiberbuilt Player Preferred Studio 8×4.