Does using plastic golf balls for practice improve your swing, or make it worse?
I bought some plastic golf balls with the holes in them so I could practice my swing in the backyard and actually have something to hit. Will this actually improve my swing, or will it make it worse because plastic balls aren’t like real golf balls? Thanks for the help guys.
It didn’t worked that well for me. I thought my swing were good when I was using practice balls. But when I took the swing to the range. It was right, ball freight was different. Nothing like the real thing.
They are ok to use as a last resort. The feel isn’t the same and the flight patterns aren’t the same.
Honestly, you get much more benefit from just hitting short pitch or chip shots into a bucket in your backyard. The feel is there, the contact is there, etc.
A good short game is the most important foundation to good play anyways.
Hope this helps and good luck!
If you just want to swing and need an excuse to do so , the whiffle plastic golf ball is OK. If you want to correct anything with your swing or find what it is like for the day you are about to play a round, do a half a bucket at the driving range. It will tell you all you need to know.
I would recommend buying a net that you can hit in to. Instead of trying to see the exact place you hit (which you cant do with plastic balls anyway), you can learn the feel of your club and the sound it makes when you hit a good stroke. This is what took me from shooting in the high 80’s to being a 6 handicap now. That way you can practice your swing and take full shots on real golf balls.
You can buy a cheap net at WalMart for like $20-$30 dollars, or you could spend $80-$90 on a nice one.
If you are wanting to work on your short game, just go to the closest golf course and practice on their putting or chipping green. Most golf courses will not care if you play on their greens without paying anything. This will drop strokes off your score very quickly.
No, it’s only ever helpful to practice the real thing. To do this you’ll want a practice/training net like what a baseball player would use. This way you can hit a bucket of balls over and over again.
Keep in mind that you still need to go to the range too so you can practice the completely REAL thing to see how far you’re actually driving the ball. They also make training golf balls that are similar enough to real golf balls to not throw you off.
Here are the links to the setup I had when I was practicing my swing:
Training Golf Balls:
Training Golf Net:
Thanks
Hi there..
i think it just make it worse, cause the weight of the real golf balls and plastic ball isn’t same.
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The problem with the whiffle ball is you won’t be able to tell how you’re hittin’ ’em from the ball’s flight.
So, it depends: if your swing is pretty solid and gets a real golf ball goin’ straight, then practicing that motion with a whiffle ball can help. But if you have an inconsistent swing, or a generally poor swing, practicing that motion can hurt your game.
I used them to work on my chipping and it seems to help. Aids in the muscle memory.
Kevin,
I think plastic balls are good. Afterall, we are suppose to pretend the ball is not there and swing naturally.
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The Grip: Where It All Begins
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Hope this helps. Cheers,
Richard