We are blessed to live in North Texas where most days we can get outside and go to the course, but there are those times where we are forced to stay at home for our practice. Here are a few ideas of drills, games, and workouts that can help keep your game in tune while waiting for the sun to come out.
At Home Putting Drills
https://www.golfchannel.com/video/martin-hall-putting-drills-home-school-golf
- Use a string and chairs (furniture) to make the putting line
- Use one side of the yardstick for the 40/60 drill and the other for the yardstick drill bellow.
- Creating gates are one of the best putting drills that professionals do all the time. (A gate for the putting to swing through and a gate for the ball to roll through.)
Yardstick Drill
Using a yardstick to practice starting the ball online can be done indoors, outdoors at home in the garage, patio, or yard. The drill can also be great on the putting green from 10-12 feet to see that putts are made if the ball rolls off the end of the yardstick.
https://www.golfchannel.com/video/michael-breeds-short-putt-yardstick-practice-drill
Indoor Chipping Practice - (This is a great instructional video on how to bump and run a chip)
This would be great to practice even without a ball in front of a phone or wall mirror.
https://www.golfchannel.com/video/travis-fultons-indoor-chipping-practice-tips
Hula Hoop Chipping Drill - No Hula Hoop get creative, use a beach towel or golf bag towel. Increase the difficulty by finding a smaller towel or object as your landing target.
https://www.golfchannel.com/video/craig-renshaws-hit-hula-hoop-chipping-tip
Dr Scholls Foot Spray - Impact Drill - One of the main areas that separate high and low handicap golfers is the ability to hit the ball in the center of the clubface. A can of spray is one of the cheapest swing aids one can buy.
Golf.com - Iron Example - https://youtu.be/wcgqVGAqZOQ
TrackMan - Driver Example - https://youtu.be/FD31zt0V4xU
Get Creative - Find games or create your own
Here are of my favorite games I found on Twitter:
Oliver Morton is a great follow for game ideas - https://twitter.com/ChangeTheGame54
- Hurdles and Tennis - Chipping https://twitter.com/ChangeTheGame54/status/1239880088927105024
- Card Trick - Putting https://twitter.com/ChangeTheGame54/status/1239464941003911168
- Minefield - Putting https://twitter.com/ChangeTheGame54/status/1222939085674819584
- Star Wars - Putting https://twitter.com/ChangeTheGame54/status/1222939085674819584
Exercise
Get in a workout if you can not get to the course
- 7 Minute Yoga Routine for Golfers - www.golf.com/instruction/fitness/2020/03/24/7-minute-quarantine-at-home-yoga-for-golfers/
- Fitness Blender - 25 Minute Golf Workout - https://youtu.be/5F8iPHvVq6E
- TPI - 20 Minute Workout - https://youtu.be/Bl5AY8z-_r8
- TPI - Workout Resources - https://www.mytpi.com/articles/fitness/no_gym_no_problem_at-home_training_ideas_from_the_tpi_community
Jon Sherman - https://practical-golf.com/ - Blog - How to Practice at Home
https://practical-golf.com/practice-golf-at-home/