A side bonus to this is that I found errant shots less dangerous because they land so softly (relative to a golf ball! So, is BirdieBall saying a typical avid golfer, the kind who takes himself and the game way too seriously, isn’t going to take one look at this thing and say “what the f***? This is something I’ve never seen in a putting green and one of the many ways it separates itself from competitors. Leaves Footprints: I noticed that there were several footprints left over from where I took my putting stance. Where I live in Texas tends to be pretty windy, so I have experience playing these in both calm and breezy conditions (up to 25-30mph).

I took the bucket out to the backyard, threw the balls on the grass and hit the first one,” says Breaker.

My half dozen backyard Birdie Balls are mostly un-phased and unharmed by landing on asphalt driveways, slamming into wooden fences, or even unforgiving gnawing upon by an 80 pound lab/boxer mix. It also prevents you taking divots from your lawn but still provides the feel of striking down and through the shot. If you are like me and many golfers are you don’t have the time, access or home facilities to work on your game the way you would like to.

Things like pets, sunlight, and other factors will ultimately affect their longevity but based on my initial few weeks, I think it’s a high quality product. As I mentioned in the intro, I originally found out about the company after writing about their core product, the BirdieBall.For the past four years, she would be interested in a handful of frisbee tosses or a few throws of a tennis ball. BirdieBall is the patented, PGA-award winning, limited flight practice golf ball that lets you play golf just about anywhere. The StrikePad accessory will help you prevent killing the grass in your backyard or damaging your clubs as well. That’s right, instead of practicing straight putts all day long (because it’s not that often we get them on the course), you can practice breaks. It’s portable, easy to use, lightweight, and extremely cost-efficient, but most importantly, it can get you serious results.