10 Tips to Make Your Golf Game Better from Home
Would you love to spend all of your free time at the golf course? I know I would, but it’s not possible.
However, even when regular life calls (outside of golf), I’m able to find little ways to get better at golf from the comfort of my own home. Now, I’m not just talking about installing a $15,000 simulator; I’ve got better ideas than that.
If you want to learn how to get better at golf at home, here are the things I would do to start.
Get Better at Golf at Home – Key Takeaways
Start to get the concept through your head that getting better at golf is not all about hitting golf balls. That’s right, even without hitting a golf ball, you can get better at golf.
- Collect data when you practice and play so that you have something to analyze and learn from.
- Work on your mind, body, and overall health so that you know you are performing to the highest level on the course.
- Learn about golf psychology and golf course management; the two things go hand in hand and will have the most profound impact on scoring.
- Golf can be an intellectual sport for many people; reading and writing about it will help you see your game in an entirely different light.
- Finally, make sure to pick up some swing speed! Swing speed training is easy to do at home and can get you that extra 10 yards off the tee.
1. What do you want to improve in your full swing?
10 Ways to Boost Your Golf Game at Home
1. Analyzing Data You Have Collected
Did you know that Matt Fitzpatrick records every golf shot he hits and then puts it into an Excel spreadsheet to learn more about his game? He’s been doing this since he started competitive golf, and if you ask me, it’s going quite well!
However, his time spent analyzing the data and organizing it happens off the golf course.
When he’s done for the day, he works on this data to make new discoveries in his game and learn where his time must be focused.
You can do the same thing!
With a strokes gained app or the HackMotion swing analyzer, you can record data from both on-course situations and the practice range.
Take time to look through this and learn about yourself as a player.
2. Workout to Build Golf Muscles
There are certain exercises I do, mostly core and shoulders, that impact the distances I can hit the golf ball within a matter of a week or two.
Yes, it happens that fast.
Working out to strengthen the right golf muscles is a very effective way to add distance to your game.
Now, if we look at the PGA Tour, we see examples of this with golfers like Bryson Dechambeau. Bryson gained a ton of muscle during COVID-19 and came out and won some events with his 350+ yard drives.
However, Bryson is back to being lean again (with a lot of muscle).
When you look at Bryson now – after having just shot 58 – it’s even more of a reminder that strengthening the right golf muscles makes all the difference. You don’t need to bulk up; you need to focus on the right areas of your body.
Find a golf training program that helps you fine tune your body specifically for golf.
3. Check in On Wrist Angles
Wring angles control the clubface. If you want to hit a straight shot, you must have some control of this clubface.
Wear your HackMotion swing analyzer while you take some swings at home. See how consistent you can get with your wrist angles and how you can get that lead wrist to a flexed position at impact.
That flexed lead wrist will make all of your shots a little crisper and cleaner the next time you head to the golf course.
If wrist angles seem confusing to you right now, you are not alone. HackMotion breaks down this process, allows you to compare your angles to the best players in the world, and has audio feedback that allows you to train in real time.
4. Speed Training
Another type of at-home training you can do for your golf game is speed training. The more speed you have, the further the golf ball goes.
It’s that simple.
If you can pick up even a few mph of swing speed while working at home, it will make all the difference when you get to the course.
Speed training programs typically gradually increase the weight of a training club you are swinging.
As the weight increases, you have to put in a little more effort. When you get back out to the golf course, you will have quite a bit more speed.
1. What do you want to improve in your full swing?
5. Brush up On Psychology
Golf psychology is a big topic, but the most important thing you need to learn is that the way your brain works will determine how low you can go on the golf course.
At some point, all golfers know how to hit a long drive, a decent fairway shot, a solid approach, a chip, a putt, etc. However, those who can do it consistently often have the proper mindset.
Learn what triggers you on the golf course and what motivates you.
If you make a triple bogey on the third hole, can you follow it up with two birdies?
Golf course psychology will teach you how to be stronger mentally and how to properly direct your thoughts.
Read books, watch videos, and start to dedicate some time each day to thinking about your golf brain and how it works.
6. Putting Consistency Practice
I don’t need to tell you that you can practice putting from home; you know you can.
However, many golfers work on hitting the ball into a cup about 8 feet from them on a plastic practice mat.
I would like to see you take your at-home putting practice a bit deeper than this.
By wearing the HackMotion as you work on your putting, you can analyze the consistency of your putting stroke. Each stroke you take will be recorded, allowing you to see the variation in the wrist movement.
The best players in the world still have wrist movement in their putting stroke; however, with each stroke, there is very little variation.
Working with HackMotion at home to improve your putting will give you some direction and make it easier to carry your practice over to the course.
7. Dive into Golf Strategy
Golf strategy is something that most amateur golfers don’t think about often enough.
I know you always hit driver 7 iron into the second hole of your golf course, but have you thought about hitting a 3 wood a little closer down the left side and approaching the green from a better angle with your 6 iron?
You have to move away from thinking every par 4 and 5 requires a drive off the tee.
Also, move away from the idea that hitting a shot down the center is always the best because it’s not!
Golf strategy takes a little learning and time to develop, but it’s a great thing you can work on when you are not at the golf course. Go through your last few rounds, which likely showcased the same strategy throughout, and see if there were other options you could have taken.
8. Read All You Can
There is so much that you can read about golf.
Find high-quality websites and books that teach you things about swing theory, golf history, what the professionals are doing, and more.
Take this information and absorb as much of it as you can.
What’s great about reading while at home is that your interest level is already incredibly high because of your love for golf, which makes the rest of this process considerably easier.
9. Write Some Things Down
If you told me a few years ago that writing down thoughts and strategies for your golf game would make a difference, I may have disagreed.
That is, of course, until I started doing it myself.
Keep track of the things you are learning, and make yourself a golf notebook. Leave stats and data in there; write down swing thoughts that worked and realizations.
Put your goals in the notebook and do a recap of your golf rounds; you will be surprised at how much good this can do for your golf game.
10. Eat Healthy and Establish Diligence
Lastly, it’s a good time to learn how to eat healthily and take care of your body. When you have a smart and balanced diet, it makes it much easier to walk up to the 18th green with all of your strength and ability.
This type of diligence and control over your life will help you on the golf course as well. You will look at your game from a different perspective and one that helps you feel as though you are in charge of what goes on out there.
Final Thoughts
As you can see, it’s entirely possible to get better at golf at home. With a few simple training aids and the ability to record data and analyze it, you will be well on your way to lower scores.
Invest in tools like the HackMotion swing analyzer so that you always have data and information to work with. Learning about the game of golf never has to end!
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