Zen Swing Stage Review
We assess how successfully the feeling of sloping fairways is being introduced to practice and simulator experiences
The Zen Swing Stage will almost certainly take your golf game to the next level with the ability to recreate the same uneven lies found on the golf course in the comfort of an indoor studio or driving range bay. Coaches and students should benefit massively by demonstrating how different lies will affect ball flight.
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Robust, well made and realistic
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Controlled easily using a touch screen
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‘Deep Strike’ zone allows for tees to be inserted
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Sparse locations limit access
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Expensive to install
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Zen Swing Stage Review
The Zen Swing Stage comes to market in May 2023 with the aim to bring the realistic nature of hitting from the sloping lies you would find on the course to the indoor golf simulator or driving range. You may be familiar with the Zen Green Stage, as seen on Sky Sports Golf - it's widely known as one of the best putting mats that can create various breaking putts to closely simulate putts you would face on the course.
The Zen Swing Stage is 6ft by 8ft mat that runs on hydraulics which are controlled by a simple touch screen panel paired via Bluetooth. Impressively, the Swing Stage can be altered from a completely flat lie, to having the ball play up to 9 percent either above or below your feet and 12 percent uphill or downhill, so you can recreate pretty much every lie you may face on the course in the comfort of a studio or driving range. It’s undeniable that this is one of the best golf mats on the market in terms of innovation.
The changes in elevation happen quickly, but not to the point that it'll throw you off if you're stood on it. It is pretty intuitive to operate and the surface has enough friction to it to prevent the ball from rolling away in its most extreme settings.
One of the common problems found in most artificial golf surfaces is the ability to press a golf tee into the mat and have it hold position. However the Zen Swing Stage possesses a ‘deep strike’ oval that allows golfers to tee a ball at their desired height and can be also used to hit balls off with any other club in the bag.
The Zen Swing Stage truly is a unique piece of kit and would be sure to improve many golfers who practice indoors and is ideal for golf coaches looking to achieve realistic scenarios for their students to play from while taking lessons. This is by far one of the best training aids available and would work perfectly when paired with some of the best golf simulators on the market. As is the case with all premium products, the Zen Swing Stage comes to market at a relatively high starting price of £14,340, although there is nothing quite like it on the market.
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Sam has worked in the golf industry for 12 years, offering advice on equipment to all levels of golfers. Sam heads up any content around fairway woods, hybrids, wedges and golf balls but also writes about other equipment from time to time. Sam graduated from Webber International University in 2017 with a BSc Marketing Management degree while playing collegiate golf. His experience of playing professionally on both the EuroPro Tour and Clutch Pro Tour, alongside his golf retail history, means Sam has extensive knowledge of golf equipment and what works for different types of golfer.
Sam’s current What’s In The Bag?
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke TD, 9°
Fairway Wood: Titleist TRS2, 13°
Driving Iron: Titleist U505 17°
Irons: Ping Blueprint T 4-PW
Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM10, 50°, 54°, 60°
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour X
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
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