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SpringBokVol Well Established Member

SpringBokVol

I am always wanting to work on my short game and I routinely putt and chip on my carpet at home.

Just curious to see if any of you do this as well. Do you think putting on carpet can damage your touch or feel?

In my bag:
Driver: R5 TP Diamana 83s Shaft
Fairway: Burner 15 degree Fujikura REAX
Hybrid: Custom 19 degree
Irons: DCI 990 S300 4-PW

Wedges: NF 52.04*, Spin Milled 56.10* and 60.08*

Putter: Red X3

Ball: ProV1

Shoe: Tour 360 LTD

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RocketSauce Great Member

RocketSauce

i putt in my living room every day. i think it helps actually. its certainly better than not practicing putting at all. someone once told me that putting in my living room will hurt my putting but i dont buy it. according to them not putting at all is better than practicing on your carpet??? i dont think so. i average 1.8 putts per hole so far this year so it certainly isnt hurting me
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MMouse Well Established Member

MMouse

I do it all the time. It even helps that one room in my house has a slight break in the floor, which makes it even funner.

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Nike SQ DYMO 10.5
Big Bertha 3 Wood
Big Bertha 3-10 IADAMS Tom Watson Classic 54,58 and 64 Wedges Nike Oz 5 Putter/Wilson Staff ( not sure model, bought it in second hand store ) Ball: Bridgestone E6

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enduro Dedicated Member

enduro

Get a sheet of astro turf and put it in the basement and putt on that. It has a similar firmness to a lot of greens. My dads is pretty large and taped to the ground so its tight. He's going to get more and build some contours. Also going to put a very thin piece of foam underneath for a little more softness. Trying to borrow a stimpmeter from someone to make some samples and see if he can get it close to a typical course around here. But you need some space to make it 15'X15'. But we're going to add some curves (few inches) such that we can practice right to left, left to right, up slope and down. But a huge drastic amount, but enough to get feel for those kinds of shots.
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RocketSauce Great Member

RocketSauce

Get a sheet of astro turf and put it in the basement and putt on that. It has a similar firmness to a lot of greens. My dads is pretty large and taped to the ground so its tight. He's going to get more and build some contours. Also going to put a very thin piece of foam underneath for a little more softness. Trying to borrow a stimpmeter from someone to make some samples and see if he can get it close to a typical course around here. But you need some space to make it 15'X15'. But we're going to add some curves (few inches) such that we can practice right to left, left to right, up slope and down. But a huge drastic amount, but enough to get feel for those kinds of shots.

that would be so cool. i wish we had basements in Florida!

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Ryanrocksfender Well Established Member

Ryanrocksfender

that would be so cool. i wish we had basements in Florida!

haha but us floridians should be happy we have golf ALL year! =]

in my bag
hibore xls 9.5* S flex
sumo2 sasquatch 3 wood 15*
a2os 3 hybrid
sc2 4-pw mpt raw haze 52* 588 56* wedge xtour PM grind 60* cleveland classic #2

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Amused

I putt fairly regularly at home. I have a small patch of artificial turf that I lay down (more for protecting my putter than anything else) and I putt on that. I generally work on tempo, swing path, and center ball strikes. I used to be really inconsistent with my backswing which caused frequent off center ball striking. So, it's something that I work on at home.
905R 10.5* - Speeder (S) ::: 909F2 15.5* - VooDoo (S) ::: 909H 19* - VooDoo (S) ::: Vokey Spin Milled 52.08, 56.11 & 60.07
MX-25 4-P - Dynamic Gold (S300)
Studio Style Newport 2 - 33/350
Pro V1Tour V2
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LegalEagle Member

LegalEagle

I practice like that all the time. The only thing I've noticed is that if I don't get a chance to tap a few around the practice green...I tend to blow by the hole. Carpet is very slow lol. But it helps to practice finding the line and proper take away.
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atrapasuenos Dedicated Member

atrapasuenos

I practice my chips and putting all day LOL. I don't think it hurts to your game, what I do is I focus on trying to make solid contact in every shot, so when I get to the course I feel confidence stroking the ball.

Cheers!

Driver: 905R 9.5° (UST Proforce V2 Stiff) | Fairway: 906F2 15° (UST Proforce V2 Stiff) | Hybrid: 585.H 21° (S300) | Irons: AP2 4-PW (Project X 6.0) | Wedges: Vokey Design 52.08, 56.11 & 60.11  | Putter: Studio Select Newport 2 

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schigara Established Member

schigara

I practice putting and short chips in my living room every day. I have yet to take out a window or lamp!

The putting is about the same on the course but I can really tell my chipping has gotten better. Hitting chips from carpet has tightened up my chipping by drastically reducing the number of fat/thin shots. My up and downs have gotten much better and have had 5 chip in's in just the last 3 weeks.

Odyssey white Hot 2 ball cut down to 29"

Cobra ZL 9.5 driver
Adams Speedline 3W 13*
TourEdge Bazooka 20* hybrid
Powerbilt forged combo 3-PW
Ping Tour S 52 and 56 wedges

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1dayIllBaPro Established Member

1dayIllBaPro

I do it all the time. and once I was going for a round of golf, but realized I forgot my putter in the living room, so I had to drive back ...

I used to do full swing in my living room. But I haven't done it again since my 6 iron slip off my hand, flew about 1 foot by my 50-inch Sony TV, and the club head went throung my ceiling. If you want to do some full swing in your house....think again ;P

Driver TP Burner 8.5* Stiff
3 Wood SQ 15* stiff
5 Wood SQ 19* stiff
Irons MP 67 (3-PW) stiff
Wedge 52* and 56* stiffPutter Mtisushiba Ball

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hawk22 Member

hawk22

I putt in my home at night all the time using as device called a "Boomerang" putting aid. It is a plastic device that angles up into a small cup that returns the ball if you don't have the line and the speed just right for your putt. It is pretty difficult to do consistently and a lot of fun in general. I also have a small piece of rolled up turf (called a Carnoustie Mat) that gives great speed and roll for the putts to use with the Boomerang. Both are available to order from the Boom Golf Website:

http://www.boomgolf.com/index.htm


I don't want this to sound like a commercial and I don't have any financial or personal ties to this company, but these two things really work and really have helped my putting tremendously. Both the mechanics of my stroke and my lag putting have improved since using the Boomerang, so I highly recommend them!
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goblue107501 Great Member

goblue107501

I putt in the house quite a bit over the winter and it only helps for me. If I do it in the summer or anytime right before I play, I just make sure and spend a little extra time on the practice green to get the regular feel back.

I always tell people that putting in the house on regular carpet, is like hitting half a putt. You can't think of it as putting a ball 10 feet and that is what it feels like. I am more concerned about stoking the ball well at different levels of power, than I am about how far the ball went. I just try and hit the ball where I aim it.

I will judge my rounds much more by the quality of my best shots than the acceptability of my worse ones.

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David in FL Incredible Member

David in FL

I do it all the time.

Be forwarned though, if you take a full swing with a wedge and break your wife's antique washstand, there'll be hell to pay......

.......ask me how I know!

In David's bag....

Driver: Titleist 910 D-3;  9.5* Diamana Kai'li
3-Wood: Titleist 910F;  15* Diamana Kai'li
Hybrids: Titleist 910H 19* and 21* Diamana Kai'li
Irons: Titleist 695cb 5-Pw
Wedges: Scratch 51-11 TNC grind, Vokey SM-5's;  56-14 F grind and 60-11 K grind
Putter: Scotty Cameron Kombi S
Ball: ProV1

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