Putting Mat for Apartment

[snoodlelvr]

My wife and got rid of our carpet recently (gotta love the hardwood floor... ugh) and have thus lost my putting practice area. I'm looking for a practice mat about 7-9 feet long- any putting mats in particular that people like, or should I just get a strip of carpet? The other catch for me is that we don't have much storage space in the apartment, so its gotta be something I can either fold up or store under a bed.

[RyderSim]

I am soon to be in the same situation so any help would be great. I looked at the company that Erik spoke about in the article on building your own putting green, but they were a little steep on price. I would like a happy medium between price and quality so any help would be great. Thanks!!

[Snake]

The cheap route would be to buy a long runner similar to THIS . Flip it over, trace a soup can at one end, cut the hole with a box cutter and voila - the poor mans putting mat.