Get the SIGPRO Softy 4×7.
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| Fiberbuilt Grass Series Traditional 5×4 | SIGPRO Softy 4×7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (MSRP) | $1,199 | $999.99Lower price |
| Type | Hitting Mat | Hitting Mat |
| Size | 60 in × 48 in | 84 in × 48 in |
| Thickness | Not published | 2.5 in |
| Hitting area | Hitting panel to one side | Hitting panel to one side |
| Replaceable hitting strip | Not published | Yes |
| 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) | Our SIG proprietary blend tee line turf takes a tee — real tees at adjustable height |
| Durability guarantee | 300,000-shot guarantee | Not published |
| Weight | Not published | 21 lbs |
| Material | Fiberbuilt Grass hitting panel; Performance Turf stance mat; one-piece solid 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 | 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 | 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 |
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Get the SIGPRO Softy 4×7. It's $199.01 less at list, it's longer, its hitting strip is replaceable when it wears out, and it takes real tees at adjustable height right in the turf. The Fiberbuilt Grass Series Traditional 5×4 is worth the premium if the 300,000-shot guarantee and the one-piece rubber base matter more to you than a strip you can eventually swap — but those are specific priorities, not defaults.
Both are offset-position mats — the hitting panel sits to one side, stance area to the other. Both take real tees directly in the turf. Both are 48 inches wide. And both are built around a dedicated hitting panel or strip set into a larger stance area.
The Fiberbuilt runs 60 inches long. The SIGPRO runs 84 inches long — 24 more inches of mat, same 48-inch width. If your bay is tight front-to-back, the Fiberbuilt fits where the SIGPRO won't. If you've got the space, that extra length gives you more room to stand comfortably and, if you're using a floor-standing launch monitor, the SIGPRO's layout is specifically set up with space beside the hitting strip for one.
Here's the catch on thickness: Fiberbuilt doesn't publish one for this mat. The SIGPRO lists at 2.5 inches, though there's a wrinkle worth flagging: its own pages give the strip height three different ways (2⅜ in, 2½ in, and 2⅝ in). SIGPRO hasn't resolved that publicly, so if the strip height matters for your setup, it's worth contacting them before you order.
The Fiberbuilt's hitting panel is a 1-foot-by-4-foot Fiberbuilt Grass section — a distinct grass-fiber construction that comes with a 300,000-shot guarantee. Fiberbuilt doesn't list that panel as separately replaceable, so there's no published path to swapping just that section.
The SIGPRO Softy's hitting strip is designed to be replaced. When it wears out, you swap the strip, not the whole mat. That's a meaningful difference in long-term cost if you're hitting a lot of balls. The SIGPRO strip is a foam-insert construction with an ABS polyurethane layer and compression slots — which sounds like engineering, but I don't work at SIGPRO, so I can't tell you exactly how that translates to feel.
Both mats take real tees in the turf. The Fiberbuilt also has a 4-hole panel that accommodates Fiberbuilt's Adjustable Tees — though as of this writing, those are temporarily discontinued. It ships with a 2.265-inch rubber tee and a friction-fit holder. (A small flag: every other Fiberbuilt Grass listing says 2.625-inch; the Traditional 5×4 page says 2.265-inch. Worth double-checking before you lean on that figure.)
The SIGPRO weighs 21 lbs and breaks into two pieces to store. Fiberbuilt doesn't publish a weight for this mat.
On warranty: Fiberbuilt covers the rubber base for 5 years and the turf and stance mat for 1 year. The Indoor Golf Shop publishes no warranty for the Softy 4×7.
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The SIGPRO Softy 4×7 lists for $199.01 less and delivers a longer mat with a replaceable hitting strip and published weight. The Fiberbuilt Grass Series Traditional 5×4 counters with a 300,000-shot guarantee, a one-piece rubber base, and a published 5-year warranty on that foundation where the Softy has none at all. For most buyers building a bay, the SIGPRO's replaceability and lower price point are the more practical combination. The Fiberbuilt makes sense if you specifically want that grass-fiber panel and the structural confidence of a one-piece base.
Get the SIGPRO Softy 4×7.
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