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Do golf mats damage clubs.
Those fat shots can do a number on your clubs too even if you don t hit shots on mats but find yourself playing and hitting a lot of shots off firm turf.
This rule greatly simplifies the complexity of rules on damaged clubs so next time your clubs take some damage worry not and.
You on the other hand might want to get that third ear checked out.
For several years i would hit terrible shots off the mats yet did just fine on the course.
And truthfully the worse your swing the more damage you can do to your lie angles.
The reality is if you are swinging the golf club properly strikes off the mats should feel pure.
One commonly expressed complaint is the mat can damage your golf clubs.
Most manufacturers have a warning that damage to clubs caused by hitting off mats will void the warranty on the clubs.
Those fat shots can do a number on your clubs too even if you don t hit shots on mats but find yourself playing and hitting a lot of shots off firm turf.
They may not make the pure sound that tight fairways do but in your hands a proper strike will feel pure.
Often mats have concrete or rubber underneath them.
The best thing to do is to hit the ball off those little plastic tees that are set into the mats.
It can especially hurt irons.
This includes damage that was made to the club in a fit of anger.
That said the half life of titanium is probably 60 years or so which should mean your golf clubs should be ok.
Mats may damage your clubs the black or green marks often left on the soles of clubs after a mat practice session are usually no more than a cosmetic annoyance.
Real grass allows a golfer to make divots.
Unfortunately i was coming way over the top.
Depending on your swing your club may come in contact with the underneath surface and it can increase the speed of a club s deterioration.
Much more serious is the potential damage to your clubs which repeated heavy impacts with concrete backed mats can cause.