Hitting off a mat in a simulator is so much easier than on the course. No chunks etc., or at the very minimum they're no where's near as bad as on the course.
Golf would be so much easier if everyone could carry around a small piece of a golf mat with a couple of long tee like pegs that you could insert in the ground to hold it in place.
Lay it down, push the two tee like things into the ground, hit your shot and off you go. Could even have a little thingy to clip it to your bag.
Could sell a few million if you could get on Shark Tank. lol
