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Spurk Golf Mat Review: The Perfect Tool for Winter Golf?

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The Spurk Golf Mat – a great option to keep you playing golf through the winter months.

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You know it’s the dead of winter when golfers are bringing their mats to the course. Plenty of courses enforce the use of a golf mat during the winter months and a lot of the time they can be a real pain to use. Enter the Spurk golf mat – a possible solution to making winter golf enjoyable.

I must say that the Spurk golf mat was a pleasant switch from that poor quality stereotype that is perceived of golf mats as a generalisation. Read our review to find out how useful these golf mats were.

5 star review
NCG SUMMARY

This is a quality piece of kit that feels great to hit the golf ball off. With plenty of spin on offer chipping off the Spurk golf mats is not only a joy but fun as well.

With a solid base made up of six spikes, stability isn’t an issue with these golf mats. There will be no need to trudge down the fairway in retrieving your mat as it will stay securely in the ground.

PROS

  • Long and short pile grass options available
  • Sturdy through impact
  • Produced bags of spin

CONS

  • None

First Impressions

I tested out both the short pile grass golf mat and the long pile grass golf mat, both of which had a confidence inspiring look to them that made it easier to be able to adopt to hitting of a different surface. This was evident even with its more compact profile than what is standard with golf mats.

They didn’t seem clunky or excessively big, which is ideal to be able to store and carry around the course. It’s also appropriately sized, I believe, as a smaller area suited my eye at impact better than a more traditionally shaped golf mat.

Spurk Golf Mat

Both the shorter and longer grass pile mats visually mimic the experience of playing off grass more than anything I’ve encountered before. There doesn’t seem to be an obvious elevation that is evident with some golf mats, the golf ball isn’t elevated above the golfers at feet.

These are great looking golf mats that have a fluffy look that is enticing to strike the ball cleanly with plenty of launch. Something that cannot always be said about the fairways of golf courses across the winter months.

Spurk Golf Mat

NCG Verdict

The first thing to say about the performance of these golf mats is that they are incredibly stable. How often is it that when you strike the ball from a mat and it flips over or finds itself laying down the fairway like a divot. It can be constant and annoying, but the Spurk golf mats have no such problem.

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Equipped with six spikes that make it easy to lock into the ground, producing strong stability. Having a stable base meant I had plenty of confidence to strike the ball with greater force and swing faster, having the trust that I would gain a pure strike if I made the right contact.

Spurk Golf Mat

Green keepers will also be happy as this stability protects fairways from any ground damage with its stability. The spikes also don’t leave much of a mark in the ground.

This golf mat stands up to any on the market right now. Due to its compact size it can be easily transported and stored in a golf bag.

I tested both the short and longer pile grass mats with a number of clubs. Around the greens, I found the shorter pile grass mat to spin considerably and was extremely easy to generate bags of spin from all over the course.

This was particularly useful for creating different types of shots and was, in truth, extremely fun to use. Additionally, I found hitting longer irons and drives of the mats very comfortable.

Overall, I would certainly recommend the Spurk golf mats. If you are a winter golfer and will be heading down to the course over the next few months then a golf mat will become an essential bit of your kit and this is definitely worth the price.

The price can be off putting but I do think the quality of these mats warrants it and they do seem to be durable to last you more than one winter.

A great piece of kit to help keep you playing golf through the winter.

Spurk Golf Mat Review: The Details

Available: Now

RRP: £27.50 each

More information: Amazon website

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About the author

Max Mcvittie

A bit of a late bloomer to the game of golf, Max fell in love with the sport when he attended Saturday coaching sessions down at his local golf club after being inspired by friends and family members.

Max has remained a member of Eden Golf Club in Carlisle for a number of years now as he looks to get his handicap down into single figures. Most of his golfing career has been spent battling a permanent slice off the tee, which has led to some ugly rounds.

Having studied at the University of Sunderland, Max is starting out his dream career in sports journalism. During his time at university, he picked up valuable work experience at Reach PLC, BBC Radio Cumbria and GiveMeSport, whilst also getting work published in the Teesside Live. He also spent time working at a local weekly newspaper, Eskdale and Liddesdale Advertiser, as a general news reporter partially covering some local sport just north of the border in Langholm.

Max has just started his journey with the NCG working as the assistant equipment editor. He looks forwarded to reviewing the latest golf equipment, taking up an interest in reviews when buying his first golf club, a Cleveland RTX wedge.

With his bag not going under too many changes throughout the last few years, Max carries an M3 driver, Titleist GT3 Fairway Wood, M2 hybrid, a set of M2 irons, Callaway Jaws wedges and a TaylorMade Spider putter. And yes, Max is a bit of a self-proclaimed TaylorMade fan boy.

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