SIGPRO 3D 5×5 vs SIGPRO Softy LITE 4×7

The Quick Verdict

Get the SIGPRO Softy LITE 4×7. For an indoor simulator bay, it's the better-designed mat: the hitting strip is replaceable, putting turf across the stance area feels like the right call, and at 1.25 in thick a floor-standing launch monitor can sit right on it without a riser. The SIGPRO 3D 5×5 is worth it if you're setting up outdoors, or if you want a square mat you can hit from anywhere on the surface — but the Softy LITE is where most home-sim builders should land.

What They Have in Common

These are both SIGPRO mats sold through The Indoor Golf Shop. Neither publishes a weight, a warranty or a swing guarantee. The 3D 5×5 is sold as the mat only, with tees separate. The shared omissions matter — you're picking on design and dimensions, not on any assurances from the maker.

Where They Differ

Size and shape

The 3D 5×5 is 60 in × 60 in — a square. The Softy LITE 4×7 is 84 in × 48 in — a rectangle that's a foot shorter in one direction and two feet longer in the other. Which one fits depends entirely on your bay. If you're dropping a mat into a wide-open outdoor range or a large garage, the square reads as simpler to position. In a defined simulator enclosure with a fixed-width hitting zone, the 7-foot length gives you more runway front-to-back while the 4-foot width keeps it from bleeding into the sides.

Thickness and launch monitors

The 3D 5×5 is 1.6 in thick. The Softy LITE 4×7 is 1.25 in thick — a difference of 0.35 in. That doesn't sound like much, but it's the whole question for anyone using a floor-standing launch monitor. The Softy LITE's 1¼ in is specifically called out as low enough for a floor-standing launch monitor to sit on the mat itself. There's no equivalent note on the 3D 5×5, so with that one you'd be measuring the 1.6 in step against whatever you're running.

Hitting surface and strip

This is the sharpest difference between the two. The 3D 5×5 has one uniform woven-turf surface, no hitting strip at all. You can tee it from any of four insert holes and hit from anywhere on the mat, and it's listed as built for high-volume commercial hitting. When the surface wears, that's the whole mat. The Softy LITE uses a hitting strip SIGPRO calls the Softy LITE strip, with putting turf across the stance area. That strip is replaceable, which means the mat can outlast its highest-wear zone without replacing the whole thing. SIGPRO doesn't publish the strip's dimensions or its position on the page, which is worth knowing if you're trying to plan your footwork.

Tees and real-tee compatibility

The 3D 5×5 has four tee-insert holes and is designed to work with simulator tees — the Tomahawk NEO plastic tee, the Bir-Tee, the TeeClaw. The TeeClaw is worth noting because it lets you use a real golf tee. The Softy LITE cannot take a real tee. Its stance surface is premium putting turf rather than teeline turf. If hitting off a real wooden tee matters to you, that narrows it to the 3D 5×5.

Outdoor use

The 3D 5×5 is waterproof and rated for outdoor use — woven turf over a polyurethane glue base, built for high-volume commercial hitting. The Softy LITE is indoor only. That's about as clear a fork as two products can have.

Price

At list, the 3D 5×5 runs $529.99 and the Softy LITE 4×7 runs $839.99 — a $310 gap.

Who Should Buy Which

Buy the SIGPRO Softy LITE 4×7 if:

• You're building an indoor simulator bay and the mat stays inside
• You're using a floor-standing launch monitor that'll sit directly on the mat
• You want the hitting strip to be replaceable so the mat can last longer than its wear zone
• You don't need to hit off a real wooden tee

Buy the SIGPRO 3D 5×5 if:

• You need a mat that can live outdoors or in a space that gets wet
• You want to hit from anywhere on a large square surface
• Hitting off a real tee matters and you'd rather use a TeeClaw setup
• The $310 list-price difference is a real factor and the indoor-strip design isn't something you need

The Bottom Line

Both mats have gaps in the published specs — no weights, no warranties, no swing guarantees from either. But the design gap between them is clear. The 3D 5×5 is a commercial-grade, all-surface, outdoor-ready range mat. The Softy LITE 4×7 is an indoor simulator mat with a replaceable strip and a thickness that works with floor-standing launch monitors. For a home sim setup, the Softy LITE is the more purposeful design, and the extra $310 at list gets you the strip you can swap out rather than the mat you eventually replace.

Get the SIGPRO Softy LITE 4×7.