What They Have in Common
Both mats come from SIGPRO, both use Teeline turf as the hitting surface, and they're within an eighth of an inch of each other on thickness. Neither carries a published warranty from The Indoor Golf Shop. They're the same 48 inches wide.
Where They Differ
Size and Layout
The Softy 4×7 runs 84 inches long; the Commercial Teeline 4×5 runs 60 inches long. That's two feet of extra stance room, which matters if you're a taller golfer or you're running a wider setup. The width is identical at 48 inches.
The bigger layout difference is how the hitting area is arranged. The Teeline 4×5 is a full-surface mat — you hit from anywhere on it. The Softy 4×7 is offset: there's a dedicated 28 × 12-inch hitting strip built into one side, with stance turf and space beside it. That space beside the strip is where a floor-standing launch monitor would sit.
The Hitting Strip
This is where the two mats diverge most. The Softy's strip is replaceable — when it wears out, you swap it rather than replacing the whole mat. The Teeline 4×5 has no strip at all; when the high-impact zone wears, the whole surface is the wear zone.
The Softy's strip also takes a real tee at any height. The Teeline 4×5's page never actually says the turf accepts a tee — a meaningful silence if you're planning to hit woods off a proper tee.
One thing worth flagging: The Indoor Golf Shop's own pages give the Softy strip's height three different ways — 2⅜ in, 2½ in and 2⅝ in. The published thickness difference between the two mats is 0.125 in — 2⅜ in on the Teeline against 2½ in on the Softy — so the Softy's own conflicting strip figures cover more ground than the gap itself. If that spec matters to your setup, it's worth contacting The Indoor Golf Shop directly before ordering.
Portability and Storage
The Softy 4×7 weighs 21 lbs and breaks into two pieces for storage. The Teeline 4×5 doesn't have a published weight. For a mat that ships LTL freight, that's a real gap in the published information.
Price
The Commercial Teeline 4×5 lists at $799.99. The Softy 4×7 lists at $999.99 — a $200 gap at list.
Who Should Buy Which
Get the SIGPRO Softy 4×7 if:
- You want a hitting strip you can replace without buying a new mat
- You hit with real tees and need the turf to accept them
- You want the extra two feet of length for a full stance
- Portability matters — you need to break it down and store it
Get the SIGPRO Commercial Teeline 4×5 if:
- Your launch monitor uses a wide detection zone that needs continuous Teeline turf across the whole surface, with no strip boundary to interrupt it
- You'd consider sizing up — the same design comes in 4×7 and 4×9 variants if you want more room without switching to the Softy's offset layout
- The freight delivery process doesn't bother you and you don't need a published weight before ordering
The Bottom Line
The $200 price gap doesn't tell the whole story here. The Softy 4×7 gives you a replaceable strip, real-tee compatibility, two more feet of mat, and a known weight. The Teeline 4×5's full-surface design is a legitimate reason to choose it — but only if your launch monitor actually needs that continuous coverage. For most home-bay setups, the strip you can replace is worth more than the money you'd save.
Get the SIGPRO Softy 4×7.