One thing I absolutely can't stand is hitting off mats. To me it gives way to much of a false positive on striking the ball properly. When you strike behind the ball the club just bounces up and hits it anyways so you can't tell as easily if your striking it incorrectly. I am big on getting as close to a natural feel of turf as possible and if a product can help with that it would be great. This product definitely looks like a benefit so you don't have to carry around that mat, and it's light and portable something you can keep in your bag at all times.