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John Lindsey
28th April 2001, 00:19
Does anyone have experience with both brands of mats? Swain seems to have been on the market first, and I have trained on them. Zebra is also well known, but I wonder how the two compare. I suspect Swain might be a bit more costly?

One thing I noticed about the Swain mats were that they were very hard at the edges. This might be due to the mats being brand new.

Aaron Fields
30th April 2001, 01:50
They are comparable. I have fallen on both, and prefer the Zebra. New mats are always a little stiff. I think that Swain mats might be a little harder. The cost difference is only a few bucks.