evershady Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 So winter is finally upon us northern states. I was wondering what was everyone's opinion on best home putting greens for average guys looking to spend less than $200? So I can do some Indoor practice over the winter. Currently i have a roll up felt like green my brother got me a few years ago, but it is nowhere near course greens. I was looking into Birdieball greens because you can get different stimp ratings and they have a bit of a grain to practice different speeds. Also what are your favorite drills for home winter practice? Chippewa Falls Wisconsin 10.3 Index Right Handed What's in the bag: Driver: FG Tour F5 8* Fujikura Speeder 757 Evolution Tour Spec X-flex, Anser 8*, Black Grafalloy Bi-Matrix X-Flex; King LTD Pro Orange Grafalloy Bi-Matrix X-Flex FW Wood: FG Tour F5 15* Fujikura Speeder 757 Evolution Tour Spec X-Flex Anse14*, Fujikura Speeder 757 US Open Edition , X-Stiff Irons: FG Tour V4 2 utility Iron, 3-PW, +0.25, 2* Upright, True Temper Dynamic Gold X-100 Wedges: FG Tour PMP Gun Blue 52* bent to 51*, 56* True Temper Dynamic Gold X-100 Shafts E2 35", 8802 35.5", Scottsdale, Wolverine C 35" Anser Milled, Anser 2 34" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheese Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 I'm currently finishing up my build of an indoor putting green. I bought the tee time carpet(probably faster than normal speeds). And laid it on to of Styrofoam boards I also bought. I need to put my holes in tonight but I should be done by the weekend. And favorite drill is the gate drill. I don't know how to post pictures or I'd post them up. Total cost to date is $75 for a 6'x16' setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 http://www.birdieball.com/build-your-own-putting-green/ I've had this for a couple of years, and it's nice. Different speeds, and sizes. “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckymeyer Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 2nd vote for Birdieball here. One of the best bang for your buck greens out there. My only complaint is that the ball doesn't stay in the hole if you are using it on a hard surface. The mat is only about 1/2" thick so the ball bounces right now. Would be an easy fix to build some sort of base that raises it up, but I haven't had the time or inclination to do that yet. Driver: SLDR w/ Fujikura Ventus Black 3w: '16 M2 hl w/ Diamana D+ 82 5w: Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Yellow Hybrid: 22 deg. Launcher HB w/ HZRDUS Black Irons: 5i - gap Launcher CBX w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Wedges: 54 CBX & 58 Zipcore w/ Nippon Modus 3 125 Putter: Red 7s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp0rtsfan86 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 3rd for Birdie ball. I got the full 1inch version, but the ball still pops out. When I lay it on carpet and take out the plastic cups, the ball stays down better. Other than that, it's pretty nice to have at home. Driver: Epic Flash 12 Degree Wood: GBB 3 Wood Hybrid: Razr 4 hybriid stiff stock shaft. Irons: X2 Hot 4 iron (pro version) 5 iron - Gap Wedge (non pro version). KBS 120g Shaft stiff cut 1/2 inch bent 1°upright Wedges: 52° 56° and 60°. All grips are Golf pride grips midsized Putter (lefty): Odyssey Metal-X #8 34", stock shaft bent 2° Superstroke grip Golf Balls: 2018-9 Pro-V1x and Prov1s Shoes: Dryjoy tours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCLeo12 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 I have the 3x14 dual speed birdieball green and I love it. It told true and there is a definite difference in the speeds. Ping G410 LST 10.5 set -1* Flat Accra TZ5 65 M5 Callaway Epic Flash 15* set -1 Aldila ATX Blue 75TX Ben Hogan FT Worth Hi 19* KBS Tour V X Ben Hogan PTX Pro 4-P KBS Tour V X 2* Flat 4* loft increments Hogan Equalizer 50* KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 X 2* Flat Hogan Equalizer 56* KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 2* Flat Hogan Equalizer 62* KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 2* Flat EVNROLL ER7 P2 Aware Tour Scotty Cameron Newport2 Buttonback P2 Aware Tour Grip Snell MTB-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaidJacket Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 I'm interested in a BB green. Do they unroll, relax, and lay flat? Without waves in it? My Sun Mountain bag currently includes: 771CSI 5i - PW and PFC Micro Tour-c 52°, 56°, 60 wedges EXS 10.5*, 929-HS FW4 16.5* Willimette w/GolfPride Contour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCLeo12 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Yeah it takes a few minutes if it's been rolled for awhile. Ping G410 LST 10.5 set -1* Flat Accra TZ5 65 M5 Callaway Epic Flash 15* set -1 Aldila ATX Blue 75TX Ben Hogan FT Worth Hi 19* KBS Tour V X Ben Hogan PTX Pro 4-P KBS Tour V X 2* Flat 4* loft increments Hogan Equalizer 50* KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 X 2* Flat Hogan Equalizer 56* KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 2* Flat Hogan Equalizer 62* KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 2* Flat EVNROLL ER7 P2 Aware Tour Scotty Cameron Newport2 Buttonback P2 Aware Tour Grip Snell MTB-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp0rtsfan86 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I'm interested in a BB green. Do they unroll, relax, and lay flat? Without waves in it? for the most part. Mine is behind my couch right now. There's no waves on the important parts only on the very far corners for me. Driver: Epic Flash 12 Degree Wood: GBB 3 Wood Hybrid: Razr 4 hybriid stiff stock shaft. Irons: X2 Hot 4 iron (pro version) 5 iron - Gap Wedge (non pro version). KBS 120g Shaft stiff cut 1/2 inch bent 1°upright Wedges: 52° 56° and 60°. All grips are Golf pride grips midsized Putter (lefty): Odyssey Metal-X #8 34", stock shaft bent 2° Superstroke grip Golf Balls: 2018-9 Pro-V1x and Prov1s Shoes: Dryjoy tours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 for the most part. Mine is behind my couch right now. There's no waves on the important parts only on the very far corners for me. Agreed. Since the weather has been so miserable and we can't play, I unrolled mine yesterday. The middle is flat; the ends wanted to curl up; put weights on the ends. Today, it's fine. I also got the chipping mat and it works great; you can do more than just putt. “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCLeo12 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 You guys don't have the rubber pieces with the clear plastic stops that attach to the end of the green. It hold the end flat and keeps the balls from rolling off the end Ping G410 LST 10.5 set -1* Flat Accra TZ5 65 M5 Callaway Epic Flash 15* set -1 Aldila ATX Blue 75TX Ben Hogan FT Worth Hi 19* KBS Tour V X Ben Hogan PTX Pro 4-P KBS Tour V X 2* Flat 4* loft increments Hogan Equalizer 50* KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 X 2* Flat Hogan Equalizer 56* KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 2* Flat Hogan Equalizer 62* KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 2* Flat EVNROLL ER7 P2 Aware Tour Scotty Cameron Newport2 Buttonback P2 Aware Tour Grip Snell MTB-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 You guys don't have the rubber pieces with the clear plastic stops that attach to the end of the green. It hold the end flat and keeps the balls from rolling off the end I do have them. I just didn't put them on. After a day with light weight on the ends, they are pretty flat. I'm space challenged; I have it set up in my wife's photo studio so I have to pick it up when she needs the space. If I were going to leave it out for extended periods, I put those on. The clear plastic strips work OK for putts, but don't always work for my chips. I use an empty cardboard box at the end to stop them. “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCLeo12 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 They don't take up any extra space and take only a few seconds to put on. What size green do you have? Ping G410 LST 10.5 set -1* Flat Accra TZ5 65 M5 Callaway Epic Flash 15* set -1 Aldila ATX Blue 75TX Ben Hogan FT Worth Hi 19* KBS Tour V X Ben Hogan PTX Pro 4-P KBS Tour V X 2* Flat 4* loft increments Hogan Equalizer 50* KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 X 2* Flat Hogan Equalizer 56* KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 2* Flat Hogan Equalizer 62* KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 2* Flat EVNROLL ER7 P2 Aware Tour Scotty Cameron Newport2 Buttonback P2 Aware Tour Grip Snell MTB-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I know they don't; I was just lazy. I only have the 9'; most rooms are small and crowded. When I add the chipping mat, it takes up 12' “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCLeo12 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Haha oh ok. I have the 3x14 and then I have the Perfect Pitch may also. Mine is set up in my garage all year. Ping G410 LST 10.5 set -1* Flat Accra TZ5 65 M5 Callaway Epic Flash 15* set -1 Aldila ATX Blue 75TX Ben Hogan FT Worth Hi 19* KBS Tour V X Ben Hogan PTX Pro 4-P KBS Tour V X 2* Flat 4* loft increments Hogan Equalizer 50* KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 X 2* Flat Hogan Equalizer 56* KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 2* Flat Hogan Equalizer 62* KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 2* Flat EVNROLL ER7 P2 Aware Tour Scotty Cameron Newport2 Buttonback P2 Aware Tour Grip Snell MTB-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 My wife thinks her car should go in the garage, and I think my Honda VTX 1800 also goes in the garage. She has a 2000 sq. ft. building that she uses for her photo lab business, but it's full of crap/equipment. There is one big room, that if it were cleared out, it would make a nice putting area, but she won't give it up; it's her studio. “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp0rtsfan86 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 My wife thinks her car should go in the garage, and I think my Honda VTX 1800 also goes in the garage. She has a 2000 sq. ft. building that she uses for her photo lab business, but it's full of crap/equipment. There is one big room, that if it were cleared out, it would make a nice putting area, but she won't give it up; it's her studio. I have a one bed apartment. It's quite small so I can't have it on the ground all the time. Instead I pull it out every once in awhile to practice. Problem is the green around here are much much slower. Driver: Epic Flash 12 Degree Wood: GBB 3 Wood Hybrid: Razr 4 hybriid stiff stock shaft. Irons: X2 Hot 4 iron (pro version) 5 iron - Gap Wedge (non pro version). KBS 120g Shaft stiff cut 1/2 inch bent 1°upright Wedges: 52° 56° and 60°. All grips are Golf pride grips midsized Putter (lefty): Odyssey Metal-X #8 34", stock shaft bent 2° Superstroke grip Golf Balls: 2018-9 Pro-V1x and Prov1s Shoes: Dryjoy tours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 I have a one bed apartment. It's quite small so I can't have it on the ground all the time. Instead I pull it out every once in awhile to practice. Problem is the green around here are much much slower. Our house is too small to have this putting green. That's why I set it up in my wife's business, but I have to roll it up from time to time when she needs the space. My old course had very slow greens, so using the BirdieBall green was not very helpful. (I didn't get the slow green speed.) However, my new course this year has relatively fast greens, and I think the BirdieBall green is pretty close in speed. “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp0rtsfan86 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Our house is too small to have this putting green. That's why I set it up in my wife's business, but I have to roll it up from time to time when she needs the space. My old course had very slow greens, so using the BirdieBall green was not very helpful. (I didn't get the slow green speed.) However, my new course this year has relatively fast greens, and I think the BirdieBall green is pretty close in speed. the greens around Yuma are either shag carpet or meh. I got the private course and that is at least 2-3 more than the stimp around here. In NJ it would probably be on the fast end of normal. Driver: Epic Flash 12 Degree Wood: GBB 3 Wood Hybrid: Razr 4 hybriid stiff stock shaft. Irons: X2 Hot 4 iron (pro version) 5 iron - Gap Wedge (non pro version). KBS 120g Shaft stiff cut 1/2 inch bent 1°upright Wedges: 52° 56° and 60°. All grips are Golf pride grips midsized Putter (lefty): Odyssey Metal-X #8 34", stock shaft bent 2° Superstroke grip Golf Balls: 2018-9 Pro-V1x and Prov1s Shoes: Dryjoy tours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudgeSmails Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Late reply here...but you guys should give BigMoss a try, i think it's much more realistic than birdieball.....ball stays in the hole too. Great customer service too, when I bought mine, I submitted a question on their website and the owner emailed me, gave me his cell # and talked to me for like 20 mintues just about golf in general...gave me a sweet deal too........11' x 4' for $200 shipped Driver: TR20 10.5* Hybrids: Epic SuperHybrid 3 18* Epic 4h 23* Irons: JPX900 Hot Metal 5-GW Wedges: CBX2 52* 56* 60* Putter: EV8 Ball: Tour BXS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwojtowicz Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 I bought a 2 yd x 2" metal measuring stick at Lowe's, it has a small hole in one end so you can place the ball in it and it won't roll off. This might not be exactly what you're looking for but I have found it to be the best indoor putting aid I've tried. It definitely gives you good feedback on how well you're rolling the ball because with any slight mishit, the ball won't make it to the end. I think it was under $20 and it has improved my short putting immensely. Driver: Callaway Epic Max LS 9° w/ GD Tour AD DI-6X 3wd: TaylorMade SIM 15° w/ GD Tour AD DI-7S 2h: Callaway Big Bertha Alpha 815 17° w/ Fujikura Speeder 865 Stiff 4h: Callaway XR Pro 23 w/ Project X LZ 6.0 5i - PW: Callaway Apex Pro Wedges: Callaway MD3 50°, Titleist SM8 54° and 58° Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X 7.5 Ball: Titleist ProV1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 When my cellar floor was poured I had placed 3, 4" pvc pipe pieces in the floor for golf cups and 1, 3" cup also. I put down indoor outdoor carpet before the pool table was put in. We used to have a family 9 ball pool tournament and putting championship every new years day.The carpet did get quite worn and fast so I added a couple of new pieces. In My Bag Driver TM 9.5 Burner reg shaft. 3 wood TM 15* " 5 wood TM 18* " " Cobra baffler 3 hybrid TM 5 hybrid TM 6 hybrid TM RSI Irons 6 thru pw Titleist Vokey 52* and 56* wedges Scotty Cameron Newport 2.6 center shafted putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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