Let’s face it, practicing your short game (wedges) in the winter is not an option for most golfers unless you live in a part of the country where you can golf year-round or have access to a golf dome. The key to any good short game is practice and ingraining the proper feel and feedback of your shots. How can you do this indoors without damaging anything inside your home or annoying your wife?
The Floppy-Indoor Golf Ball
The answer to this problem is a product I stumbled upon at the 2010 PGA Merchandise Show called the Floppy, which is an indoor practice golf ball specifically designed for the practice of your short game, indoors.
How it Works
The Floppy is meant to be hit off a plush carpet or golf mat indoors. This might be a challenge for homes with hardwood flooring throughout the entire home. The unique Patent Pending design of The Floppy® gives the golfer realistic feedback. Because The Floppy® feels, rolls and spins like a golf ball. Each Floppy ball is hand-made and built to last through thousands of hits.
The Floppy® feels and reacts like a real golf ball but is safe enough to hit into a window or a wall. It offers realistic feedback and keeps your short game tuned when you are away from the course. Now you can have the freedom to practice your golf game when ever and where ever you like.
My Thoughts on the Floppy
My initial reaction to seeing the Floppy is it looked a lot like a hacky sack and I was bit skeptical about how good of a substitute it would make for a golf ball. Once, you get over the fear of hitting the Floppy into a wall or patio door, you’ll enjoy using it to sharpen your shot game. What I liked about the Floppy is the immediate feedback it gives you just like a regular golf ball, but without the risk of breaking anything indoors. If you skull your shot, the Floppy just flies across the ground.
The one thing missing from the Floppy is the sound and feel only a real golf ball will make hit perfectly in the sweet spot, but that’s a trade-off most golfers would be willing to make to practice their short game year-round indoors. Priced at $19.95 for 4 Floppy golf balls may put some people off, but that’s a lot cheaper than paying to fix a broken window or damaged wall.
Are you willing to give the Floppy a try?
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Great post! I was a little skeptical myself when I saw it… reminded me of something my grandmother knitted, but when I purchased a couple and brought them home I couldn’t resist taking them out of the packaging and swing the club a few times at it. FORE! I have to say, it was definitely not what I expected, and works in just about any environment. For people like me who just can’t live on the course, this product really helps me put in some swing time to improve my overall game and not lose that touch. Money well spent.
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