[Rob2197]

I have a boom and can attest to it's merits.

I am in no way affiliated with the product but won one off of another website.

I don't know about the merits of different putting strokes and am not here to argue it one way or another. My personal opinion is that while I perfer the shoulder only putting stroke that vj talks about in another thread, putting and chipping are such a personal part of the game that there is no one set way to do it.

A putting mat in general is going to help increase your distance control. I'm an excellent putter and used to spend 10 min. a night putting on a putting mat 6 ft. long.

My experience with the boomerang is that it increases the regular benefits of a putting mat to the extreme. The ball in the lip helps to narrow the target thereby improving ability to putt to a certain spot some but far and away it improves your distance control because the putted ball must be moving the right speed with little variance to knock the trapped ball out. Too fast, too slow or not hit on the right spot and the ball that is trapped in the lip will not come out. And of course, it is fun thereby increasing the chances that the average golfer like myself will use it more often and for a longer period of time.

I do wish that the carpet was wrinkle proof or more flexible or something. Not so that I could unpack it at home better but so that I could take it on the road if I have to stay at a hotel. One good feature is that the putting cup and angled area is not attached to the mat, so I could just use a regular mat with it but most mats also have a problem with wrinkles and creases.

All in all, a good product. Definitely worth the money (if you use it after getting it) unless you are struggling with putting and distance control, then it's well worth more than the money it costs. Biggest strength - definitely improves distance control. Biggest weakness - putting mat seems to be of lower quality than most mats. Overall, I'd say 8 out of 10.