Pa Jayhawk
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- Nov 15, 2005
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Would I purchase this to practice putting at home at the price range indicated over similar priced options? Certainly, it is far better than the other devices that I owned or tried, I am yet to find the one in my basement to throw away. It is compact, stores nicely and is easy to set up to practice. With my experience with the one I previously purchased I doubt I would have purchased this one simply because of my past experience and would have simply stuck to my home carpet, however after using this it is certainly something I would consider at the price range and although my previous one has been unused for about 3 years I can see that I will certainly take advantage of this one and doubt that it will find it's way into my basement storage anytime soon. My old one was bulky, the mat was attached to the end of the slope and really gave you no idea if a bad putt was due to the mat, the slope or your putting.
Simply put, it easily allows you to practice any type putt from 3 feet up to 20 feet (by adjusting the slope of the Boomerang) on the mat that returns the ball nicely. The ball rolls true and gives you a nice gauge of how you are stoking the ball. There is no "disturbance" when the ball hits the slope, which is very nice. Although the Depth of the cup can be dialed in to any of the distances, I am not sure I would fully use this feature and would instead set it to one depth based on what I most frequently practice and then can get a simple idea of where I stand on all other distances when I change the slope. From an addictive game standpoint on being able to return the ball and seeing how many I can do in a row, I am not sure that is what I was looking for, but it certainly gives you an idea on how you are putting, and further provides a nice visual on the stroke that you are taking due to the width of the mat. At first I viewed this as a possible downside and thought the ball may run off the mat on the way to the device, but after using the device I am convinced that it is a positive feature.
I have tried this out for the last week or so. All of my original observations stand. I would simply add that for the price range I would find it hard to beat. I have not received the DVD, but will update the review when I do. The mat rolls up nicely and stores in the LR closet with the system. It is very compact and unrolls nicely and putts true upon unrolling the mat. By adjusting the slope of the Boomerang you can practice anything from fairly short putts to longer putts. The system returns the ball nicely and to the same range of whatever putt you have set it up for based on the slope of the device. You can gauge the depth of the Boomerang easily to capture the ball for all type putts. However, if you change from longer to shorter putts by adjusting the slope you must dial the hole to capture the ball. For longer putts you must dial a deeper cup for it to hold the putt, if you switch to shorter putts, you must dial it back. It will do as advertised and return both golf balls if you tap it out, but again, for longer putts it requires that you dial in the cup to a deeper depth. So my observation, and due to my laziness, I select one setting and if you have it set for say a shorter putt the ball will return on longer putts even if you hit the hole squarely. I personally set it up to trap and return for longer putts and if I am practicing shorter putts it will usually trap both golf balls. You can do it either way. I do not view this as being a bad thing, but simply need to tap it out if I trap a second ball.FKA Pa Jayhawk said:I received the Boomerang today. Arrived in great shape, I set it up and played around with the depth dial. I hit about 50-60 putts and will use it more during the next week and post a review.
First impressions:
I bought this mat about 4 years ago:
http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/p...ageBucket=0&parentPage=family&searchId=712272
and it has been setting in my basement for about 3 3/4 years because it is basically a bulky pain in the butt. Based on first impression I would definately buy the Boomerang over it in a heartbeat and the old one will be going in the trash if I can even find it. The Boomerang is much smaller, very portable, and I like the ease of slope adjustment which the old one does not have as well as how true the ball rolls. My other first impression is that I like how narrow the matt is on the Boomerang, it really gives you visual feedback on how you stroke the putter because it is not terribly larger than the putter head and you can more easily see how you bring the putter back and follow through. Also, unlike my other one, the matt which is attached on the old one, is really hard to work out the creases, and the ball would react differently on the slope, the main reason I never use it anymore. This is definately not a problem on the Boomerang. The key is probably how well it keeps my interest, because all in all it is a superior product for a similar price range, that returns the ball well and rolls true.
Anyways, I will test it out and post a more thorough review in the review section after I try it out
Thanks!
Would I purchase this to practice putting at home at the price range indicated over similar priced options? Certainly, it is far better than the other devices that I owned or tried, I am yet to find the one in my basement to throw away. It is compact, stores nicely and is easy to set up to practice. With my experience with the one I previously purchased I doubt I would have purchased this one simply because of my past experience and would have simply stuck to my home carpet, however after using this it is certainly something I would consider at the price range and although my previous one has been unused for about 3 years I can see that I will certainly take advantage of this one and doubt that it will find it's way into my basement storage anytime soon. My old one was bulky, the mat was attached to the end of the slope and really gave you no idea if a bad putt was due to the mat, the slope or your putting.
Simply put, it easily allows you to practice any type putt from 3 feet up to 20 feet (by adjusting the slope of the Boomerang) on the mat that returns the ball nicely. The ball rolls true and gives you a nice gauge of how you are stoking the ball. There is no "disturbance" when the ball hits the slope, which is very nice. Although the Depth of the cup can be dialed in to any of the distances, I am not sure I would fully use this feature and would instead set it to one depth based on what I most frequently practice and then can get a simple idea of where I stand on all other distances when I change the slope. From an addictive game standpoint on being able to return the ball and seeing how many I can do in a row, I am not sure that is what I was looking for, but it certainly gives you an idea on how you are putting, and further provides a nice visual on the stroke that you are taking due to the width of the mat. At first I viewed this as a possible downside and thought the ball may run off the mat on the way to the device, but after using the device I am convinced that it is a positive feature.