Carpet needs to be front and back roll to try to improve lay flatness

I bought the XL because I had the room, but the room is carpeted, which I think makes it a bit harder to get the mat to lie really flat. If you have concrete or hardwood floors this might not be as much of an issue. I've been working on it for the past couple weeks and have gotten it so the ball rolls pretty straight. Rolling it up tightly the opposite way from how it came was of help, and so did lightly spritzing the mat with water then ironing on a 4 setting.The tilted end and ball return feature are Must Haves in my opinion to really enjoy and use a lot. After practicing on the carpet with 5 or 6 balls always getting in each other's way, this feature is GREAT! Super easy to set up and once the mat is flat it's fantastic to practice on. The lines allow you track both your putting stroke and the ball's path to the hole. I'm pretty new to golf but looking for ways to improve. I've been using this for about 2 weeks and It's already helped me develop a more consistent, comfortable stroke and better feel for distances. Every time I walk by I hit a few putts, or maybe 25. I live where there's snow 6 months a year so It's great to have something fun to do during winter!!I would recommend this to anyone who wants to improve their putting game or doesn't have good access to practice greens.UPDATE: After a few weeks I've realized that you need to be careful of using the scale of feet on the mat to judge putts on an actual course. Because of the ramp, you have to hit the ball WAY harder to get it into the hole than for an actual putt of the distance shown on the mat. The last 1 foot of ramp is like another 8 feet further you have to hit it to make it in, which I think is misleading.

After 4 weeks of use, 1. Developed with price in mind. It is not a $3,000 simulated turf putting green and don’t expect it to be. 2. All practice drills and tools each have a specific purpose this is no different it is one piece of the puzzle. Perfect Practice will definitely allow you to refine your putting stoke and fundamentals to help you become an overall better putter but it is one piece. 3. It is manufactured and packaged with price a key consideration. Good to high quality; but making it optimal for shipping pricing has caused them to fold or roll the surface more than I believe they wanted to and I can imagine the product team discussion on this point. 4. Getting the surface to lay flat. Depending on what you desire it will be a challenge. I laid things out as you see in my photo. It had more bumps than I would prefer. I gave it a couple of days. Not much change. I then took a 8’ 1x12 and placed it on 1/2 with two cinder blocks on top for three days. Only minimal improvement - sill more bumps and higher than I preferred. I used a steam iron “carefully” without much improvement. I then took a staple gun (this is where it will always be and no one will be moving it) and I stapled it at the bump points on the edges. I’m a golfer and I don’t care about the hardwood floor…and it’s a game room. This improved things considerably but I still had humps or slight bumps that influenced the ball roll enough that I finally we to the nuclear option. 4” wide double sided rug tape. I pulled out the staples and then very carefully found the bumps and applied the tape to those sections, starting at the cup end and working my way back down the runway until complete. Even then there remained some rises along the piping on the edge that I still stapled down. At this point I was all in anyway. Now I have a Perfect Practice setup like the factory did it. And I can use the full 15 feet with out the surface having any influence on the ball. Actually I probably fixed it too good. It’s a hardwood flood and I did not consider the very subtle crown the boards have. On the long putts which have higher speed if I do not get the putt rolling smoothly it can bounce on occasion. But that is good visual feedback and I know immediately what I did.Finally, my rating is high. Just because I’m a golf nut it was not fair to be hard on these folks with my goal of perfection. This is why I titled this “do not let Perfect be the enemy of Good” You do not have to do all that I have to have a very good inexpensive putting practice tool that will make you much improved at putting. And if you like to be perfect you now know what it will take….most likely. Oh, and make sure it is a space your wife will let you get away with doing what I have done. I’m a lucky man

Easy to assemble. There could be more care taken by the manufacturer when the carpet is rolled up to ensure there aren’t any creases. I suggest shrink wrap. Outed came in just fine

Edges curled on both sides. Pain to flatten

This is an excellent putting mat. The problem is: it doesn't lay totally flat. I've tried stretching. putting a board with weight on it. it just doesnt lay flat. they need to figure that out.

The compact stze

Fun gift and helpful for practicing putting, but the mat is still wavy from being rolled up in the box after 2 weeks.

It’s a Christmas present so he hasn’t gotten it yet so we really can’t say yet

Over all I am happy with the product. The only complaint I have is the ball return does not deliver the ball back onto the putting green like in the video. I took a picture of the wood piece which clearly shows a fixed stopping point for the ball return.