Home golf practice
The Best Drills for Home Golf Practice
Focused drills for putting, contact, tempo, and face control that make limited space feel productive.
Putting gate drill
Set two objects just wider than your putter head and roll ten balls through the gate. Then place a coin or mark three to six feet away and track how many start on line. This trains face control without needing a real green.
If you miss the gate, slow down. Speed hides problems.
Towel contact drill
Place a small towel a few inches behind the ball or impact spot. Make half swings without touching the towel. This encourages ball-first contact and better low-point control.
Use foam balls or no ball if you’re indoors and space is tight.
Tempo count drill
Make swings with a simple count: “one” to the top, “two” to the finish. The point is not robotic tempo; it’s removing the snatch from the takeaway and the hit impulse from transition.
Mirror checkpoint drill
Use a mirror for one checkpoint only, such as posture, takeaway, or finish. Checking five positions at once usually creates a frozen swing.
Coach’s tip: Home drills should make the next real ball easier to hit, not just make your rehearsal look tidy.
Quick recap
The best home drills are small, measurable, and safe. Train start line, strike, tempo, or a single body position — then test it later with a ball flight you can see.