Putting in the livingroom

[minty18]

I've got a pretty big month of golf coming up and feel the key to doing well is my chipping and putting.

Does putting on carpet at home actually improve your putting? Obviously I get a good idea of how straight i'm hitting the putts and how far but can it be taken from the living room to the golf course?

 

[ColinR]

Its better than driving in the living room !!

Seriously, I think it helps get used to the weight of the putter and getting your movement right. I like to do it now and again.

 

[andiritchie]

i do it most nights put a line on your ball and hit inbetween 2 golf shafts/books etc putting on carpet is good for getting your stroke going

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I got a 6 foot putting mat form the outlaws last Christmas but to be fair I don't really use it. I prefer to putt on grass where every putt isn't straight. That said I used my eyeliner training aid with the mat and it did help with a straight back and through stroke on short putts

 

[Herbie]

They are no alternative to greens but better than nothing.

 

[minty18]

I did have a putting mat but during a summer bbq we played a game where you had to sink a put or down a glass of red.... childish I know but very funny.

Anyway someone was sick on it that night (surprise surprise) and so it now ceases to exsist.

 

[haplesshacker]

It's okay but I have a 2 year old that picks up the balls and throws them (not conducive to a calm environment), and a cat that pretends it's Peter Shilton in front of the target that I'm putting to.

Oh, and I find it incredibly boring as I've worked out the curve of the lounge floor.

But, any port in a storm.

 

[minty18]

and a cat that pretends it's Peter Shilton in front of the target that I'm putting to.

Oh, and I find it incredibly boring as I've worked out the curve of the lounge floor.

But, any port in a storm.

Ha ditto! I was practising little bump and runs with my 8iron and my cat took a thinned ball in the nose... it stumbled about for a few minutes before continuing to chase the rest of the chipped balls.

 

[shanker]

I've got a pretty big month of golf coming up and feel the key to doing well is my chipping and putting.

Does putting on carpet at home actually improve your putting? Obviously I get a good idea of how straight i'm hitting the putts and how far but can it be taken from the living room to the golf course?

Is your carpet an Axminster or a Wilton? Or maybe a Persian rug? Putting at home won't help your putting on the course. (IMHO)

 

[minty18]

this is why i've asked the question shanker... not too sure if it helps at all so thought i'd put it out there

 

[SammmeBee]

Defo helps the stroke - aim at the table leg or chair foot.

My front room has about a 6 inch break in it!!!

 

[minty18]

Thanks sammmebee, I'd prefer to think it does help then atleast i know my cat didnt take one in the face for no reason.

 

[RGuk]

I always did lots of L_R putting! It's great for your stroke and if you have a flat floor, good for straight putts. Ian Woosnam used to put on his snooker table.
I have a mat as well, which is great for testing your 4-5 footers.
Go for it! Just don't forget to do plenty on real grass as well. Try a skirting board too......top for your straight back and through.

 

[Cernunnos]

putting mats help groove a putting stoke, both weight & aim especially on those long winter nights, but nothing can compare to practice on proper grass greens to really get it dialed in.

Carpet is second best to both or either of the above.

 

[USER1999]

Especially if you have shag pile with a pattern cut into it.

 

[USER1999]

That said, I haven't got any carpets, floorboards only. (no curtains to chip into either, or lamp shades to hit on the back swing). Only lived there 10 years, so no hurry to get these things sorted.

Putting on floorboards really doesn't work.

Frightens the cat too.

Mine tried chasing golf balls in the garden til I caught him full on the bonce with a 60 foot pitch. Soon cures them of interfering.

 

[TonyN]

Whilst watching the R.C I was chipping with the LW from one end of the front room onto the couch at the other, it was great, It helped me get a solid technique going and I could find the bottom of the swing every time. When I played the Monday after, I was chipping close all day. Great fun.

 

[Sam]

..we had ours put in when it was built.

 

[haplesshacker]

Not so sure about chipping in the house though.

 

[USER1999]

Way too easy to knife it off the floor boards, even with a low bounce sole grind.