The Quick Verdict
Get the Fiberbuilt Player Preferred Studio 10×4 Center. At $1,699 list it's a 120 in by 48 in platform with the hitting panel in the middle, so right- and left-handers work off the same mat. The Fiberbuilt Performance Turf Tee Box 4×4 at $499 list is the one to get if the studio footprint or the $1,200 gap at list is a deal-breaker: it's a 49 in square mat that does the basics without the bulk, the weight, or the price.
What They Have in Common
Both mats come from Fiberbuilt and share the same warranty terms — one year limited on the turf and five years limited on the rubber base. Both assemble without tools, sit on a modular shock-absorbing rubber foundation, and both let you use real tees.
Where They Differ
Size and hitting geometry
The Studio 10×4 Center is 120 inches by 48 inches. The Tee Box 4×4 is 49 inches by 49 inches. That's a very different floor plan.
The Studio's center-hitting design is worth understanding: the 2×4-foot Pure Impact Turf panel sits between two 4×4-foot rubber-backed stance mats, so a right-hander and a left-hander both hit from the same mat without repositioning anything. That's genuinely useful in a shared bay. The Tee Box uses a uniform Performance Turf surface with no separate panel — you tee up from anywhere on it, which is a different kind of flexibility. There's no separate hitting strip at all; it's one continuous surface.
Fiberbuilt also notes that its Grass Series adjustable tees aren't compatible with the Studio system. The Tee Box has no such restriction — a standard tee goes straight into the turf, anywhere on the mat.
Thickness and weight
The Tee Box is 2 inches thick; the Studio is 1.75 inches thick — a 0.25-inch difference. Those are the finished heights of each mat off the floor. Worth measuring before you decide.
The Studio weighs 174 pounds. The Tee Box weighs 72 pounds — 102 pounds lighter. If the mat is moving around a shared garage or going in and out of storage, that difference is real.
Replaceability and included parts
The Studio ships with its component parts listed: the Pure Impact Turf hitting panel, two stance mats, the rubber foundation, and the Friction-Fit Tee Holder. Whether Fiberbuilt sells a replacement panel isn't stated anywhere it publishes.
The Tee Box has no replaceable strip at all — it's one surface. Fiberbuilt also doesn't publish a parts list for it. When it wears, you're replacing the whole mat.
Price
$1,699 list versus $499 list. The gap is $1,200 at list prices.
Who Should Buy Which
Get the Fiberbuilt Player Preferred Studio 10×4 Center if:
- You're building a permanent hitting bay and need 10 feet of mat width
- The bay is shared between right- and left-handed players
- You want the modular hitting-panel design with defined stance zones
Get the Fiberbuilt Performance Turf Tee Box 4×4 if:
- You need a mat that moves — 72 pounds versus 174 pounds is a meaningful difference
- The 49×49-inch footprint fits your space better than a 10-foot-wide platform
- $499 list is your ceiling, or you want to size up to a 5×5 or 6×6 without committing to the Studio price
- You prefer a uniform surface where you can tee from any spot without a dedicated panel
The Bottom Line
The Studio 10×4 Center is a studio mat: wide, heavy, component-based, built to stay put. The Tee Box is simpler — one surface, lighter, cheaper, and easier to reposition. The Tee Box does what a mat needs to do at a fraction of the list price and about 100 pounds less to haul around. But for a dedicated bay — especially a shared one, where both hands hit regularly — the Studio earns its $1,200 premium.