Pitching Mat Advice

[Bullbuck]

I'm looking for some advice regarding a pitching mat. I have a piece of old artificial turf from a football field that my daughter uses when we practice in the gym. It's cut to the right size and we have affixed a pitcher's plate to it. The bottom of the mat is non-tacky and the gym floor always seems to be dusty. We have been using duct tape to hold it down and stop it from sliding when she strides out, but the tape has marred the gym floor in the past and we go through it pretty quickly.

I am looking for an alternate solution.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance from this bucket-sitting dad.

 

[City Slicker]

We have four of these in the gym and they work great.

3' x 10' XL Green Softball Pitchers Pitching Mound with 5mm Foam Power Line

by All Turf Mats

 

[Bullbuck]

We have four of these in the gym and they work great.

3' x 10' XL Green Softball Pitchers Pitching Mound with 5mm Foam Power Line

by All Turf Mats

I should have been clearer. I'm looking for an alternative to the duct tape, i.e., something sticky - or at least not slippery - to put on the bottom my existing mat or some other way to fasten the mat down.

I could dig into my first communion money if I wanted to buy a brand new mat, but I don't want to give the moths a chance to fly out of my wallet.

 

[City Slicker]

Lol. We used "carpet tape" (like the stuff that you put under a rug) on pieces of turf before we purchased the mats. It works fine.

 

[swohio]

Spray the bottom with a can of flex-seal. It has a rubber-like finish. You can also make a boat out of a screen door with the left over.

 

[EmilyL]

I recently purchased the Portolite Long Mat. It has worked out well for practices in the gym but it is quite pricey. If you have room in your budget for it I would recommend.

 

[DanMaz]

Fitness Gear Mult-Purpose Mat | Curbside Pickup Available at DICK'S (dickssportinggoods.com)

use white tape for your power line down the middle. We used Velcro to attach a pitching rubber to it and this mat will not slip on a gym floor. its only $59 bucks. I am sure a few moths leaving the wallet won't be a big thing. gotta get it done the right way sometimes man! lol ** good leg drive pitchers will finish at the end or almost off the mat