Practicing at home can be very beneficial to your golf game. However, without the right gear and training aids, you may have a hard time transferring your home learning to the course. These training aids are some of the best you can use for home golf practice and most don’t require much space.
The Putting Arc MS-3D
We tested the Putting Arc MS-3D and had really good results. It’s not the most portable golf training aid, as it won’t fit in your bag, but it’s perfect for an at-home setup.
With the Putting Arc MS-3D on the ground, you can take a natural inside-to-square motion while resting your putter on the aid. You can use the MS-3D to guide the toe or the heel of your putter.
Why it’s a good choice: It helps you build muscle memory for a smooth and repeatable putting stroke, making it a perfect at-home training aid to leave set up on the living room carpet.
Impact Ball
The Impact Ball helps to encourage a golf swing where the arms and body stay connected. If you are struggling with your takeaway or want to achieve a good impact position, consider using the Impact Ball.
It’s a great way to warm up and you can even just take some swings with it each day when working on your golf game from home.
The impact ball can fix issues like early release, “chicken winging” and even premature wrist hinge.
The Connector is another similar training aid. The Connector has alignment and setup aids connected to it that can help with visualization but it’s priced quite a bit higher than the Impact Ball.
Why it’s a good choice: You can practice with or without a club and it encourages proper body mechanics that will translate to more consistency on the golf course.
The Stack System
If you want a speed training system for at-home practice, The Stack System has been a MyGolfSpy staff favorite for quite some time. As great as the weighted system is, the real benefit to this product is the app. The app offers guided programs, timers and simple data entry to keep track of your key metrics. If you are bored with at-home practice and want a way to make it more interesting, The Stack System is a smart choice.
Why it’s a good choice: Proven by top players and on the PGA Tour pros to help increase swing speed in an efficient way, The Stack works.
Divot Board
The Divot Board is a great training aid for golfers who don’t have a simulator but want to practice golf at home. You don’t need to hit golf balls when working with the Divot Board but you can.
The visual feedback tool shows you exactly where the golf club impacts the ground. With the instant feedback, you’ll quickly learn things about your path and impact position. It’s a great training aid for anyone who struggles with inconsistency in ball striking.
Why it’s a good choice: The instant feedback from the Divot Board helps you make quick discoveries about your game that you can bring to the course with you.
Lag Shot 7-Iron
Getting some lag in your swing means more power with less effort. The Lag Shot 7-Iron has a flexible shaft that forces you to create a smooth tempo.
One of the great things about the Lag Shot is that you can use it to hit balls. Other lag and tempo training aids don’t have that option.
The Lag Shot encourages a delayed release, better tempo and rhythm. Even if you don’t have a simulator, hitting golf balls with a Lag Shot into a net can really help you groove a more efficient golf swing.
Why it’s a good choice: It improves tempo and encourages proper lag, resulting in more powerful and controlled ball striking.
Pelz Player Putting Cup
If putting is the only type of practice you can do at home, consider using the Dave Pelz putting cups. These cups can be placed on a carpet or used on a putting mat.
The putting cups reduce the size of the target as you improve. As a result, the next time you play golf, the cup will seem big. These are also easy to throw in your bag to use at home and on the practice green.
Why it’s a good choice: This smaller target will make you a more precise putter.
EyeLine Golf Putting Alignment Mirror
The EyeLine Putting Mirror is one of the most popular putting aids for at-home practice. What’s great about this one is it helps your head position and shoulder alignment so you can become a more consistent putter. The mirror is easy to use indoors and it will increase your confidence in your putting game.
Why it’s a good choice: When practicing with the EyeLine, you’ll quickly realize how far off your alignment, setup and path are. Putting has more variables than you may think!
Phone Tripod
Another great way to improve your golf swing is to examine what you are doing wrong. Record your swing with a phone tripod and then compare it to the swings of professionals or great players. You don’t need high-end analysis apps or programs. In fact, you may learn more by studying your swing a bit and identifying the issues.
Take some before and after videos when you are working on swing changes.
Final thoughts
Training aids can make practice more fun and effective. Choose training aids that offer instant feedback. The more feedback you get, the easier it is to transfer your learning to the golf course.
Zac Buckner
2 years ago
I have all three of the lagshot products(driver, 7 iron, wedge) and enjoy all of them. Great for improving ball striking and the weight of them makes them great for a warm up if pushed for tinw