 Perfect Practice for Perfect Price |
| Review Date: April 21, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Timothy W. Zimmerman, TigerTimSJU |
This 9' putting green should help my short game immensley. The return mechanism works perfectly. I read a few reviews that complain about the folds and seams in the carpet. Even the instructions suggest using a bunch of phone books to flatten-out the surface. Don't listen to them!! - A regular garment IRON at medium heat with some steam works perfectly! After 5 minutes there wasn't a ripple to be found and now each putt rolls true and strait.
Great value, and the return mechanism makes it so simple to get high reps. |
Fun for all ages!
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| Review Date: April 28, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Rachel & Danny's mom, Manassas, VA |
| I bought this for my golf-loving husband for Christmas. When he opened it up, the KIDS went crazy (ages 2 and 8). Husband enjoys it, especially when the weather is not favorable and they are stuck indoors. We set it up in the basement playroom. Kids love to watch the balls shoot back to the original putting position. Great product! |
AWESOME
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| Review Date: October 28, 2009 |
| Reviewer: ENT Doc, Johns Creek, GA |
This is great. The iron tip (iron with steam) works- smooth and the ball rolls smoothly.
The noise is kinda loud, but I think I'm going to try to fill the plastic hollowness with some spray foam- should help.
Great product, the return is really designed well. it shoots back fast, controlled and leaves the ball right in the middle of the green strip!
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Putt Return System
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| Review Date: February 6, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Richard A. Snyder, |
| This item works great. The "only" problem we have had with it is that one of our cats finds the return function fascinating ! Too often he decides to lay on the mat while "catching" the returning balls ! We are not golfers but my wife said she would like to learn so I bought this as a gift for her. We both found out immediately that learning to not hit the ball too hard was the most difficult part. The unit goes together quickly and the mat lays flat without a problem. The ball return has worked perfectly---except for the cat issue !!! |
Putter system
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| Review Date: April 20, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Harriet C. Matuszczak, Chicago IL |
| Son-in-law love this. Don't know if it improved his game, but he has fun trying. |
excellent putting system
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| Review Date: December 26, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Good buyer, Downingtown, PA, USA |
the product works as mentioned in the ad. excellent return mechanism and works perfectly.
the cons that i see is that 1) the return system material (plastic) is too flimsy, wish this was harder and heavier. 2) the mat is crumpled due to the folding in the box. |
It actually works!
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| Review Date: December 27, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Joshua E. Bodinet, |
| I wasn't sure about this thing when I ordered it. When viewed online, it appeared to be something that would arrive and have a large margin of error with regard to actual usability and quality. As I purchased this as a present, I was happily surprised to see that it surpassed my expectations in both the functionality and construction departments. And while the return track doesn't remain snapped together completely and the ball rolling on the track is a bit noisy, the ball-returning-to-the-same-spot action depicted in the picture shown online actually does happen with a good degree consistency (even when the track junctions pop up a bit) so I am giving the product a 4 out of 5 stars. I will buy this item again if I ever need to purchase another golf-related gift. |
return golf putter
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| Review Date: November 17, 2008 |
| Reviewer: A. Destefano, ny |
its great my partner really enjoys it.it takes minutes to put together
and with the automatic return ball it really is a lot of fun |
Putt Return Works!
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| Review Date: January 14, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Lila Lee, |
| I bought this as a gift for my husband, who is learning to golf. At first, it took a while for the green mat to 'flatten' out and he was considering returning the gift. However, after putting books on the mat for a few days he decided to try the putting and likes how accurately the return mechanism works. |
decent
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| Review Date: March 20, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Larry L. Ferris Jr., Chicago, IL |
| The concept and the mechanics on this are good but when mine came the mat was crushed and had creases all up and down it. I laid Chicago city phone books and 300 lbs. of weight onto it for a week and they are still there. I can use it but there are still bobbles all up and down it. Just keep the box so you can ship it back because unfortunatly I threw mine out too soon and customer service said there wasn't anything they could do about it! |
Fun...but flimsy
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| Review Date: September 1, 2010 |
| Reviewer: John Strong, Loveland, OH USA |
I am giving this putting device a 2-star rating because of the "fun factor" (yes, it is addictive and entertaining...while at the same time - hopefully - a useful practice device). But sadly there are quite a few not-very-good aspects to this product, which honestly would make it a 1-star (at best) if not for that fun. Let me explain...
I ordered this putting device on the strength of 4-stars. Yes, some of the reviews were mixed, but I was not put off by many of the negatives. And I decided to go with the rating itself as the deciding factor. The box (a pretty large one!) arrived yesterday afternoon, and the unit was quickly set up. Here is what I experienced:
Initial "glue problem": The putting surface (which is indeed better quality than many I have seen in stores) is glued to the black plastic hole/diverter at the far end (see advert picture). Well, the gluing job had been partially botched, and the surface was "wrapped" down around the plastic so that it would not lay flat on the floor. A bit of tugging, and this was fixed, though there is a distinct "hump" in this area as it transitions up to where the cup is. Not crippling, but not very clean either.
The putter stand: It talks about a built in putter stand and back-stop. Well, it does have one. But it is a single sheet of formed plastic you stick into the base with three little plastic fasteners. Honestly, the whole thing looked so cheap and flimsy with that on (and visually distracting frankly), that I took it back off. I have only once putted a ball hard enough to even need the back stop, so this really is a pretty useless feature (unless you have small kids who don't know their strength, I suppose...).
The real trouble began that first evening. After playing with it for (at most) 30-45 min of putting time (intermittently over several hours), the electric kick-back device (very similar to what is in stand-alone ball return cups) refused to work. The piston (which hits the ball) has stuck in the "on" position, rendering it useless. I (carefully) reset it and tried to play some more. Within a few minutes, it happened again. There is a warning in the box about rapid and repetitive action causing premature failure of the mechanism.... so clearly they have had problems with this part. Well, I was putting at a leisurely pace, and surely I would expect it to stand up to routine cycles through the loop (putt, sink putt, kick back, line up, putt.... etc.). I have now gotten quite good at resetting the piston (without hurting myself in the process, since the trigger is also right there), but this really is a pretty unforgivable quality flaw in the product.
Lastly, let's get clear about the dimensions: The advert and box clearly say: "Adjustable from 3 feet to 9 feet". Wrong. The diverter that puts the ball in front of you for the next putt (where the guy in the picture is standing) is at exactly 7.5 feet from the cup. There is some room to move the ball back from there, but if you hang the ball on the very back edge (which isn't very practical), you are at 8.5 feet. You cannot get to a 9 foot putt unless you start off the back surface (and hop the ball over the leading edge of the turf itself). This is not a fatal flaw, surely, but as a potential buyer I want you to be aware that your longest putt will be in the 7.5-8 foot range.
Many of items mentioned in other reviews I found to be true: the plastic is "hollow" and feels pretty flimsy. The ball makes quite a lot of noise as it shoots down the track (because the plastic is hollow), and the surface came very wrinkled from the box and is very hard to straighten out (I tried the hot iron idea mentioned elsewhere, with limited success). None of these individually are horrible, but as a total package...
So what is to like? Well, the fun factor is there, if you like putting the ball into the hole (or missing) and watching it fire back (usually) right to where you started. And I truly hope that practice makes perfect, as this is a great way to repeat my putting stroke and try to make it more "automatic".
My overall impression is: "cheap". For the amount I spent on it, honestly I would expect much higher quality and feel - not to mention flawless operation for quite a lot more than a few hours! Other than the kick-back mechanism (which as I have said is problematic at best), this item cannot have more than a few dollars worth of plastic and maybe a bit more in the turf.
The jury is still out on whether I return this as defective. If I only have to reset the piston a few times per practice session, I will probably keep it (and hope the $ is worth it in improved short-putting). If the failure rate of the kick-back mechanism gets worse in the coming days, it will go back for a refund. |
Some drawbacks
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| Review Date: February 20, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Duffer, |
| If you putt on greens with a 3" hill right before the cup this is the product for you. As advertised it does make you hit the ball harder but you do not (in my opinion) get a good feel for distance control which is as important as alignment unless you hit the cup every time. Also the ball hangs up in the return and does not always roll out on the surface. I might be able to tweak it so it does. |
Broke
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| Review Date: February 21, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Richard M. Balgowan, Hamilton, New Jersey United States |
| I was very happy when I saw the putting green in mail. I set it up and put heavy objects down to flatten the surface since the rolled up green had so many bumps in it. After this I started to putt periodically throughout the night and really like the return system but sometimes it would hit the ball back really soft or get stuck by the whole which was a little bit annoying. After using the product for about 2 hours the return system broke. I thought it must of been something to do with the electric outlet so I just unplugged it and waited to tomorrow to figure out what was wrong since it was really late into the night. Woke up and still broken. 2 HOURS OF USING IT! BROKEN! Thats all I have to say. |
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