3 in 1 Golf Practice Set

I live in LA where a lot of the driving ranges are mat and not grass. Also, I have limited space. I was looking for a durable net that I can use on a weekly basis in my backyard. I read some of the reviews concerning the durability of the net. The net is able to stop all of drives and iron shots while using either a wiffle golf ball or limited flight ball. I still don't understand why people are hitting real golf balls in their backyard. The kids have even used the larger net for soccer balls and wiffle baseballs. The net is easily put together. I have not been using the inground stakes but rather flatening it out and dragging it into the garage. I have had no issues with the net and have recommended it to my friends. update May 2012: We have have been really abusing the net with baseballs, soccer balls, tennis balls, and wiffle golf balls. The net is still as good as new. We have misplaced one of the stakes and the net will move when one of the larger balls is used.

This is really a pretty nice golf practice net once you get it assembled and placed where you want it, but... It is impossible for one person to assemble by him or herself. Assembly requires two people and an open space almost 20 feet square. Once assembled it takes two people to re-position, take in and out of the garage etc. To store it conveniently, you must completely disassemble it. I have a nice back yard but compact, about 15 x 50, and I really don't want to have the net out in view when I am not using it. This is going to be a challenge. So, if you have a space in your warehouse or backyard where you can put it up and leave it up, I think you will like it. UPDATE OF 23 JUNE 2015 Okay. The more I use this net, the more a like it, especially with some minor modifications... I sliced four tennis balls and put one on each leg of the net. This allows me to drag the net around my backyard and re-position it by myself. I also like the cheesy little driving mat for use with the driver. I still use the very plush 48 X 60 driving mat from Allturfmats for practicing with my irons. I find that driving into a net allows me to focus on where I am striking the ball with the club face. (There is no urge to raise up and see how far you've hit the ball. The answer is always "about three feet.")

I've had this product for about 5-6 months now and love it! It's the best golf net out right now for this price range. It's perfect for the backyard so those of you who are too lazy and/or broke like myself to drive out to the range constantly have a great way to still get you swings in. I hit real golf balls into it on a pretty consistent bases and have had no problems with the materials as far as tearing thru the nylon or anything of that matter. Setting it up was a piece of cake it took be about 15-20mins after opening it up to put it up and i did it alone. (Im about 6'3) so Id imagine it to be a bit quicker with an extra body. Cons:The mat it comes with is pretty cheap i ripped thru the rubber and rubber tee pretty quickly but in my opinion the fact that it comes with the mat and chipping net is a complete bonus in the first place. If your an intermediate to advanced golfer its nottoo hard to miss its def a good size but beginners need to be careful. When I first started out i actually shanked a couple balls to the right and so to avoid that i got a bit closer...The fiberglass poles wont withstand to many irons swinging into them so give youself enought space for your followthrough.(That con was more of a user problem) Lastly, the net stays up during breezy days but it will not hold in tuff wind. I now make sure to remove stakes and lay down after using because the pole snapped on the 1st one i bought after leaving it up over night.. i owned it for 3 days andd yeah. But it'll stay up just beware if you live in a REALLY windy area like myself. And for that con hence the lack of a 5th star.

Product seems fine and works well. but one of the segmented poles broke at the coupling. Not too hard to fix. I just removed the broken inch of the pole and added some glue and re-inserted it in the coupling. I'll see if they send me a replacement as I'm just starting the warranty claim today. In less than a day the seller contacted me via email and offered to replace the pole. I had the replacement in less that a week. Great Job taking care of the customer... One day later and I had an email from the company saying they would send me a new pole. That's GREAT service! I'll let you know then I get the replacement.

This practice set completely underwhelms. First off, it arrived broken: one of the elastic chords in the frame bar was snapped. I had to to stretch it through each segment of the rod carefully to get it to extend all the way out just so I could rig it up to at least try it. Since one leg was shorter than the other, it never completely stood up correctly. (I should have sent it back at that point, but didn't...) The chipping net is somewhat difficult to assemble, but not impossible. However, it isn't very useful and if every cheaply made. (I should have sent it back at that point, but didn't...) After hitting off the mat only a handful of times, it is completely unusable. The imitation turf peeled off and shredded like a piece of paper. (I should have sent it back at that point, but didn't...) A few more times of use, and now the blue "target/net" you see in the stock pic is ripped in half and the ball has ripped right through the cheap netting enough times to open up several holes and launches balls into my neighbors yard. It is also worth noting that the slightest hint of a breeze blows this thing over. It relies on small, metal "pins" to anchor it to the ground, and they do not stay in the ground at all! I had finally had enough of this cheap set. After only a handful of uses, it is almost* useless. Unfortunately for me, I gave it too many chances and overlooked too many flaws and now it is too late to return it. Shame on me. I would not buy again. You have now been informed. *I say almost useless, but not completely. If you have small kids wanting to hit wiffle balls into a net for any reason, it would suffice for that.

This net is perfect--especially with one simple alteration. Easy to assemble, large and sturdy--with some extras. If used outside in grass and anchored down, I am convinced it will collect real golf balls hit very hard and not topple over--but I don't know for sure. Here's the alteration. If you take the front floor strap that connects the left front to the right front and shorten it a bit by tying some knots, the whole thing will stand upright on its own. If you put it inside a house or in a garage and can't anchor it down, this little trick will make it stand upright and if you use wiffle balls, it will collect them without toppling over. However, if you need to move it around, it will twist and contort as you like to move it around, but when you are ready to set it, just push the legs out to their fullest extent and it is set. I use it in the garage with wiffle balls and pitching wedges to work on my stroke (I don't have enough head room for a full swing).

This is my second golf practice net. The first one was cheaper and I kept it outdoor. After over one year of frequent use, the material which was covering the bottom made by plastic, disintegrated. This second type is a little more expensive but it is much better than the earlier design and even reasonably strong wind does not blow it out. The extra newly designed mat for driver, PW and chipping practice is also very practical and I like it. However, I only use plastic golf balls, not real golf balls, since I am afraid to use the real golf ball in a very narrow confinement surrounded with glass windows. I enjoy my practice with them 2-3 days a week when the weather permits.

Lot of value-3 things come with the kit, but limited utility if you want to use your whole bag. The launch mat allows you to use your own tees but it's elevated so you can't just nestle a ball on the spot and hit a ball from it. The big net is really arched so it's too short for many clubs. I found balls hit by my high loft clubs sailing over the net. You certainly can't use a driver or any of the big clubs in your bag. A couple of normal balls and I found myself having to restake it to keep it from leaning forward. The system used to stabilize it is just some L shaped metal stakes and they loosen easily. They need to work on a better system.