Patent ID: 8876619

Claim:
A golf ball catching apparatus comprising: a first energy absorbing layer located at a frontal portion of said golf ball catching apparatus; a second energy absorbing layer located at a rear portion of said golf ball catching apparatus; wherein said second energy absorbing layer is created from a material that absorbs and reduces the rebound energy of a golf ball, wherein said first energy absorbing layer further comprises a plurality of strands, wherein a tension within said plurality of strands are selected to slow down a golf ball when a struck golf ball initially penetrates said first energy absorbing layer, and so as to hinder said struck golf ball from re-penetrating said first energy absorbing layer after rebounding off said second energy absorbing layer, wherein said plurality of strands create a gap between said plurality of strands; wherein said plurality of stands have a diameter of between about 0.5 mm to about 3.0 mm, and wherein said gap is greater than said diameter of said plurality of strands.