Use the BirdieBall set to improve your long game and BirdieBall putting greens to learn how to roll the rock even better. This is great if you want to practice at home or at a local park without having to worry about the ball traveling too far. Although I do have an area of lawn I use just for the purpose of verifying I am taking a good divot off the grass. You can hit a putt that should have gone 6-7 feet on a golf course, and instead it just keeps rolling forever.

I took the bucket out to the backyard, threw the balls on the grass and hit the first one,” says Breaker. Most importantly, Birdie Balls also provide tremendous feedback on my swing and ball striking, which has led to rapid on course improvement as the prime summer golf months approach. Where I live in Texas tends to be pretty windy, so I have experience playing these in both calm and breezy conditions (up to 25-30mph). BirdieBall is the patented, PGA-award winning, limited flight practice golf ball that lets you play golf just about anywhere. I use one as a warm-up aid when I can't hit the range but still want to get a few full swings in before a round.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. While it’s hard to quantify whether a BirdieBall spins at the same rate as a golf ball, my own experience shows it does fly like one.

You see, while the Birdie Ball is made to be the exact diameter of a real golf ball, it appears larger at address because you're looking down at a cylinder instead of a sphere.I knew this because I was actually leaving putts short from about 10-12 feet, which is something I have never done on any kind of indoor surface. Ethan Fisher, PGA stops by to discuss his article over on the blog detailing the rapid rise and demise of Old Silo Golf Club, Kentucky golf's shooting star. What would you do with a bucket of golf balls sitting in your garage and a one-acre lot sitting in your backyard? They are difficult to hit off of a slope, as you have less surface area to strike (you can’t hit the ball if it is on its side).

Even if you can’t make it to the golf course as often as you’d like, a putting green can save the day. When you make solid contact they feel pretty much like hitting a golf ball and they make a very cool buzzing sound when they fly. Hitting them in the backyard, with my dog (coincidentally named Birdie) retrieving most of my shots, makes practice safe, fun, and available almost any time.A great side benefit has been that the Birdie Ball practices have really helped my dog hone her retriever skills. Birdieball is an excelent way to work on your game during your lunch break, while your kids play at the park or in your back yard. The BirdieBall putting green was named the Best Putting Mat of 2022 by My Golf Spy, which is a prestigious honor.

According to BirdieBall, “Simply put, we use foam because it’s the only material we have found that mimics the spongy feel and true roll of a natural putting surface. The putts simply roll way too fast on this mat, which I feel would limit how much a golfer could improve their overall putting stroke. My half dozen backyard Birdie Balls are mostly un-phased and unharmed by landing on asphalt driveways, slamming into wooden fences, or even unforgiving gnawing upon by an 80 pound lab/boxer mix. The remarkable thing though, is that it feels like a golf ball coming off of your club face and reacts like a golf ball in flight.

This is something I’ve never seen in a putting green and one of the many ways it separates itself from competitors. Unlike a dozen golf balls, you won’t be losing these, so your one-time investment should pay off for the foreseeable future. No, you do not want to chip on the BirdieBall greens just like you don’t chip on a green at the course. If you don't have a 40-yard garden you can take the strikepad to any location that you can hit balls and simply throw it down and start practising. I’ve been testing this product for over a month now, and I believe it’s the most realistic indoor putting surface I have ever been on.