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| Fiberbuilt Player Preferred Studio 7×4 | SIGPRO Softy 4×7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (MSRP) | $1,299 | $999.99Lower price |
| Type | Hitting Mat | Hitting Mat |
| Size | 85 in × 49 in | 84 in × 48 in |
| Thickness | 1.75 in | 2.5 in |
| Hitting area | Hitting panel to one side | Hitting panel to one side |
| Replaceable hitting strip | Not published | Yes |
| Tees | Friction-Fit Tee Holder fits in the hitting panel holes to allow you to use real tees for any type of tee shot | Our SIG proprietary blend tee line turf takes a tee — real tees at adjustable height |
| Durability guarantee | Not published | Not published |
| Weight | 122 lbs | 21 lbsLighter |
| Material | Pure Impact Turf hitting panel; rubber-backed stance and spacer mats; shock-absorbing 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 | Pure Impact Turf hitting panel (1'x4'), Rubber-backed stance mat (4'x4'), Rubber-backed spacer mat (2'x4'), Shock-absorbing rubber foundation, Friction-Fit 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 for most setups. At $999.99 list versus $1,299 for the Fiberbuilt Player Preferred Studio 7×4, you're saving $299.01 while getting a replaceable hitting strip and a mat that weighs 21 lbs instead of 122. The Fiberbuilt is worth the premium if you want a system that ships as a complete modular assembly — spacer, foundation, tee holder, all of it — and you're not planning to move it once it's down.
Both are offset mats, meaning the hitting panel sits to one side rather than centered. Both take real tees. Both are sold as single SKUs with no size or handedness variants. And both put the hitting panel and stance area in roughly the same footprint — 85 × 49 inches for the Fiberbuilt, 84 × 48 inches for the SIGPRO.
This is the biggest functional difference. The SIGPRO's 28-inch hitting strip is designed to come out and be replaced when it wears down. The Fiberbuilt Player Preferred Studio 7×4's Pure Impact Turf panel is sold as part of the system — Fiberbuilt doesn't publish a strip-replacement option for this configuration, and the warranty on the turf itself is only one year. That's not a knock on the material; it's just the structure of the product. A replaceable strip is the difference between a worn mat and a new mat without buying the whole thing over again.
One caveat: SIGPRO's own pages describe the hitting strip's height three different ways — 2⅜ in, 2½ in, and 2⅝ in. If the exact height matters for how a launch monitor sits beside it, that inconsistency is worth flagging before you order.
The SIGPRO measures 2.5 inches thick; the Fiberbuilt comes in at 1.75 inches — a 0.75-inch gap. Those are the published figures; if you're running a launch monitor on the mat surface, measure that 0.75-inch difference against what your unit needs. The Fiberbuilt does include a spacer mat intended for a launch monitor, which partially addresses that.
On weight: the SIGPRO is 21 lbs and breaks into two pieces for storage. The Fiberbuilt is 122 lbs. That 101-lb gap isn't abstract — the Fiberbuilt is going wherever you put it and staying there. Fiberbuilt recommends this configuration for home use rather than commercial.
The Fiberbuilt ships as a complete system: hitting panel, stance mat, spacer mat, rubber foundation, and a friction-fit tee holder. The rubber base carries a 5-year limited warranty; the turf and stance mats get one year. The SIGPRO lists the mat with its integrated hitting strip and nothing else — no separate foundation, no spacer. The Indoor Golf Shop publishes no warranty for the SIGPRO Softy 4×7 at all.
The SIGPRO Softy 4×7 lists at $999.99. The Fiberbuilt Player Preferred Studio 7×4 lists at $1,299. That's a $299.01 gap at list. What each price covers differs: the Fiberbuilt is the whole system — panel, stance mat, spacer mat, rubber foundation and tee holder — while the SIGPRO is the mat with its integrated strip.
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Both mats cover nearly identical ground, literally. What separates them is replaceability, weight, and system completeness. The SIGPRO Softy 4×7 covers the first two, and at $299.01 less at list, it earns the default pick. The Fiberbuilt Player Preferred Studio 7×4 justifies its price if you want a single-purchase modular system with a 5-year warranty on the base — and you're done moving it once it's down. But for most home setups where long-term hitting-surface replacement actually matters, the SIGPRO makes more sense.
Get the SIGPRO Softy 4×7.
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