The Truth About Birdie Ball - Is This Golf Ball Training Aid Really Worth It?
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Honestly couldn’t tell the difference in the sound. You continue to make golf fun! Thanks Mr. Short Game!
I couldn’t care less what they sound like if it feels like a golf ball that’s the important bit.
I recommend putting a hotdog inside the cylinder; then put open face buns about 40yds out. When you can land the dog in the bun you are ready for the Tour (or at least lunch).
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hahahahaha im dying
I love birdie balls. Helps with ball striking. Impact sounds good. That turbine sound helps me know I hit it properly. And I can get full swing practice just about anywhere
The sound is supposed to be an audio training aid if you hit it right you get the sound
Yea this no shit a spinning piece of pvc isnt going to sound like a golf ball when flying through the air. They were talking about the impact sound
I have some birdie balls that were sent to me when I ordered a putting mat. I think the sound you picked up with mics was pretty close at impact, but from experience, the sound during flight, like you said is very different. Kinda fun sound. Because of the limited distance, I used to take them to my favorite parks and neighborhoods and imagine nine holes to play. Your channel is the most down to earth, fun, and addictive Golf video's to watch on CZcams. I've been giving my thumbs up for a couple years now.Great work. Keep it up.
Cheers Matt.
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Got these a couple of weeks ago and could not be happier. I hit them from my driveway over the cul-de-sac to the other side. Longer clubs definitely go a bit further than the shorter ones and I do see a bit if a difference in height as well based on what club I am using.
I used to practice with wiffle and foam balls but the birdie ball is so much more enjoyable to hit. Lets you know if you are slicing or drawing and feels absolutely great. Not exactly like hitting a real ball but feels so much better than the softer practice balls. It has helped my game tremendously.
Appreciate how real you are! At first in front of the house there was a noticeable sound difference over a normal ball. In the backyard it was too hard to tell honestly.
I have used these for several years and they are great for yards with limited space. Allows me to practice a full swing. Also good for chipping practice toward a specific target 10-15 yards away. I think they are a good value and they don’t wear out.
Just a heads up. The Birdie ball is supposed to go the same distance with full swings. Also they were created to work on your swing and making contact with the ball in non-range environments (local park or big backyard). The contact sounds really close to a real ball. Thank you for what you do. I’m a new golfer and I really enjoy your content
This guy is legitimately insane
I absolutely love your content dude, Your videos are a big help and they are super funny and entertaining
It never claimed to sound like a golfball it claimed to FEEL like a golfball.
Yes it did.
Literally said it did at the very start lol
🤦🏻♂️
it says "feels like a real golfball hit this once and you will swear you are hitting a proV1"
That’s what i was thinking too, i never heard a claim about the sound , only the feel, not saying they didn’t claim the sound somewhere
As far as I can tell they do what they are designed to do. You get to fully swing a club without having to retrieve them at golf ball distances.
“Man I better not break a window” 😂
Have a few. I use them once in a while to do exactly what your doing, going over the house. I like them, work better in the wind then foam rubber balls.
But agree a little expensive to lose. I had 3, missing one! 😄 It's in the brush field behind my net somewhere. Not going in there, might be a 🐍 or two.
Our high school golf team used these 13 years ago... I love the sound of them! Lol I would recommend them to any golf team that doesn't have the funds to go to the course on a regular basis. We would line up on the basketball court and use it as our driving range.
When you were hitting them over the house you could tell the difference but in the backyard both the prov1 and the birdie ball sounded alike.
I hit Birdie Balls every single day for the last 2 + years. They are amazing and have definitely been part of my trending-lower handicap. Highly recommend.
Hey! Sometimes I find it hard to get to the 18 hole course and I get to a par 3 course which is cheaper for me.
Do you think I could improve driver, 3 wood and hybrid using these on the par 3 course? I also have the almost golf balls!
@@rorylane4069 , Birdie Balls aren't appropriate for actual play. They only go 35 - 40 yards, regardless of what club you hit. I think they could help you groove your 3 wood and hybrid swing. Harder to do with the driver because they are hard to tee up (need a special contraption).
John Thomas Dang every single day? I’m here in Minnesota waiting for the snow to melt so I can get back out there
@@ilikewaffles889 ...weather permitting, which means no fresh snow cover. We have had an amazingly snow-free winter though, so even on frigid days, I will run out and hit half a dozen.
the beveled edge helps encourage good ball connection.
I have been hitting birdie balls for the last 3 months and it has helped my practice advance significantly. I can video myself hitting a real object, and see how my swing path is improving. I can still slice the birdie ball with the best of'em!
Exactly... Who the heck cares if it does or doesn't sound like a Pro V1 or any other golf ball.
This is the type of dedication I’m talking about. Nicely done!
I received a box a few years ago for Christmas. I found that the best use for them is practicing correct contact with the ball. Great for anyone who needs practice hitting the ball and then taking a divot.
They sound good enough for backyard practice.. if they move left, & right.. good there too. I’ve gotta get some! Another great one Matt!
These have helped with drawing and fading so much...you can clearly see the spin you put.
I love this video!!! Great CZcams creator :). SUBSCRIBED!!!!
I can hit low launch 7 iron shots that have a lot of spin. These things are literally the greatest practice ball on the market. 3 balls have lasted over 3 years in Michigan. I have 120 club speed and one partially cracked this week. Flies fine though. They draw and fade like a normal ball would. Where my clubface lies at impact is where the birdieball will end up, if hit on the center of the face. Buy a 3 pack and turn on some music, hit to a target and get some steps in cause these things WILL make you a better striker of the golf ball. They pop out of heavy rough if you hit the correct shot, they're tremendous
Great video wonderful work!!! Bravo
Thanks--I was curious about the product and you answered all the questions. And the Beagle next door will chew up anything that enters his yard. I did think the sound was amazingly close.
Got some to introduce my 4 and 8 year old to swinging the club. They help and didn’t require a lot of room. We hit them still once in awhile.
But nothing like the feel of of catching a pro v1 pure outta the middle of a mizuno mp 63.
Sweet!
I purchased the Birdie Ball system to introduce golf to my PE classes. It was a great addition to my curriculum; I could teach golf in the gym and I don't need a net. If you have a yard set up to practice your golf with real balls, then I guess you wouldn't need Birdie Ball. But, if you have limited space, or you don't want to spend countless $$ at the driving range, then Birdie Ball is the way to go.
Nice review! I got some of them and I really loved them.
I think they can be useful to improve ball striking and swing mechanics.
P.S.: You look a LOT like Hiram Lodge! Couldn't imagine Hiram Lodge teaches golf.
I've had them for a few years and they are definitely better for practice than a wiffle ball. They do fly slightly different with each club but its mainly launch angle that differs and they generally do climb to the same height. I hit my driver about 50% farther than a pitching wedge. They do slice and hook really easily so they are a great training aid if thats a problem for you. I put some reflective tape around them so they are easier to find and you can use a sponge for a tee (or just set one on top of another)
Dude you are awesome! Keep doing your thing!!
Sound like a ‘real’ ball to me - ‘at impact’!
Had some 5 years ago. Very helpful for striking and learning ball placement
thanks Matt. keep em coming...
Good info, thanks!
Hey thanks a lot Mr Shortgame guess I’ll be hitting balls over my house this weekend!😉
I love my birdie balls. Got their launch pad. 10/10 will buy again.
Hey mr short game. Your videos have been tremendously helping my daughter and I improve or games. I am just curious, what do you do for a full time job?
They both sound the same at impact. Looks like a good training tool .. pretty durable.
2 things I liked about them. 1) I actually learned some basics of drawing and fading with them. 2) You can set up a pretty fun Birdy Ball backyard course with them
Had em for years . Love em!
Very hard to hear any difference at impact!
BTW any recommendations for a good hitting mat?? Thanks
Hahaha. The birdie ball ad came on when I clicked your video. Lol. Meet birdie ball! 😂😂😂😂
Lol, that's awesome.
I use to hit my woods in the park the day before playing a round. I would place the birdie ball right on top of the grass. It definitely helped me hit more consistent shots the next day.
Sounds great for swing drills and practice
Great review on the sound of these. So helpful in my decision to purchase. Who cares if they're actually helpful for practice, if they don't sound real, then NO WAY!!
MSG! I been using the birdie balls for years, forget about the sound it makes (although it did sound similar to the Pro V1). Hitting those are way better because when you get it up in the air no matter how high you hit it, at least you know you got solid contact. If you top a lot of shots birdie balls will help you tremendously. Great video though!
How far will they go? I have about 60 yards in my yard and don’t want to be stuck using 8 iron and below because they go too far. Also, can you hit them off grass. Seems like it would be difficult to make them stand straight.
@@Bosmo72 they all go about 60 yards no matter the club you use. Obviously you will be able to hit it farther with a 4 iron but it’s harder to hit with the lower clubs. I use the 7 iron just to get swings in. You get good flight with it. And it works fine off the grass, just be aware you will make divots 😁
Yh i agree apart from the fluttering noise they sound similar over the mic at impact
Impact sounds almost exactly the same. The flight pattern for sure not. I love hitting mine in the yard with the family. We make fun challenges with them.
You should try the Callaway foam golf balls. They have very realistic ball flight and I quite enjoy them
Our city Muni doesn’t have a driving range. I use the birdie balls to warm up and can hit my driver with a full swing. Beats hitting balls in a net and I get a lot of attention when I’m hitting them. All are interested and now the the golf pro is renting them for range balls. I would recommend them.
I love them my and I kids setup a couple of holes around the house and play all of the time
I like the sound even if not pro v1 but the price is way to high..way,way too high but smart marketing if they had sale of buy one get 3... Dozen occasionally and used word of mouth not adds...i bought some used for 10 bucks and that seemed fair but i like to hit at least 50 or 75 real shags and pick up with a tube no back bending...do they have way to pick up easily..if so and large quanity mark down. They could be great for school teams practice in gyms...in off season or where space is problem. Good vid but again sounded good to me...find it hard to believe they cost morethan pennies to make..adds are real cost i bet. Curious how much 10,000 cost or 100,000. Anybody know what china would sell counterfit ones for,??? Right price i think a million or more could be sold easily..but they donot wear out and are hard to lose...japan and southkorea china woud love them with right price as would schools i think..maybe..maybe not😎
Sound the same to me.
I would think that them all going the same distance is good for practice... closer together to pick them up.
I went from Wiffle balls to Birdie balls but I currently use Almost Golf balls. Birdie balls weight was closer to a real golf ball and felt better with full shots. I really only work on the short game so Almost Golf balls flight is better than a whiffle ball with a flight closer to the Birdie ball but with a better look.
I kind of like them, actually really like them. I use them at our cabin in Ponderosa pines and other cabins with windows. When I hit a tree with a real golf ball, they go like a ball in an arcade game. I have notice different heights by club, but I'm not a good golfer. However when I top them, the all are about the same height. Thanks MSG, keep drinking that eXpresso!
Sounds like it a little bit like Pro V1 until the recoil good video
Sound like a Pro V1 using a 3 wood. I had fun watching the video. I will use a real golf ball on my backyard net. Like the inventor said, use the product on a different space but will limit its (birdieball) flight and safely enjoy playing with it.
I have 10 dozen or so. I hit these in my yard all the time. Real flight and go about 45 yards. Can go shorter or longer in wind. They feel better than any other short flight ball.
So the reasons are all different for everybody. I like them to warm up with prior to playing a round. Isn't that the point? I don't spend money on a bucket of balls, I don't have time to hit a bucket usually. I hit six of these for roughly 10 mins and I'm pretty loose for the first tee. I think they are great for that reason.
What I do like about them you could use them to practice looking at the lable to focus when lining up to a ball like your other video
So since it is flat in the front where they make contact with the club unlike a spherical golf ball the loft isn't going to change much because they are just following the swing pattern. They do look fun and I want to try them. But those orange foam rubber dimpled practice balls are still the best I think. Definitely foam over the wiffle balls
Your stroke is so pure. Sad it didn’t track on the monitor. Wonder why. Was wondering if it works with the PRGR?
Have you tried the Almost Golf balls? You get the distance gap and no worry about breaking windows with the ball
Best part of this video was him going “woo woo wooo woo” and “vwoooshh” 😂
Okay, that was fun and interesting. Not sure I would buy them but it made for an entertaining video. To be fair, on the sound test, they did sound about the same as the golf ball on the initial hit.
I’ve been using the birdie balls for a while now and like using them and no they do not sound anything like a real golf ball. One reason I prefer them over whiffle balls is the weight of them becgreause the wind doesn’t effect them as much and unlike you the driver and three wood goes farther than the irons overall I think it’s a decent product but like you said they’re a little expensive they do last quite a while but over time they do crack great review
just cut some schedule 40 pvc pipe the same length as the width about the size of a golf ball, got something just as good, but very cheap. They do work well though until you try to compress them hard, then pieces everywhere. (that is probably why they sell the little plastic launch mat) It is a wonderful way to practice draws and fades and straight shots. Thanks for the review!!! I'm sticking with pvc pipe, it's cheaper.
Good review, thanks! Btw, they did sound pretty close to ProVs.
Well... They look like something I would really enjoy practicing with. I was actually getting kick out of that low Curly sound with the irons...nyuk nyuk nyuk.
You want a lot from a ball that goes no where. They shape well and you know if you have struck it well
Sounded the same to me at impact. Not a big fan of the price tag or shape. Whiffle balls are cheaper but, they probably don't last as long. Great Video:)
What do you use in your backyard? I can’t get a full swing on a regular ball or even on a Nerf/foam ball.
I keep crushing/ Collapsing Wiffleball’s!
Thanks for the review and the laughs! No way I'm paying 40 bucks!
FYI, the mics are too close to the ball. So when you impact the ball, the sound is overdriving/clipping the input. And what you are hearing is distortion. Which is why both sound exactly the same. ;-) To hear the a more accurate representation you should've put the mics at a significant distance. (think overhead mics on a drumset).
Definitely sound the same but you may be experiencing doubt if feel is slightly off..
I'm thinking about trying these. I wonder what would happen if I hit them off grass onto gravel. Do you think that would mess them up? And you have way more confidence in your golf swing than I do. If I was doing that I would have broken car windows and house windows!
I use them for SW, PW. The sound is the same at impact but different in mid flight.
Try the Almost Golf, golf ball. Plays like a real ball with draw and fade, yet flies 1/3 rd the distance of a real ball. I built a nine hole golf course around this ball on seven acres and our family and friends had a blast.
They sound alike to me. However it also looks like it’s an effective training aid too.
Just out of curiosity, would it make a difference using the "strike mat" that they sell for them? The mat collapses so you're hitting the face of the iron closer to the sweet spot. Just curious.
That was fun to watch.
Americans are so spoiled with space - sports fields, parkland, grass practice areas, etc., nice to see MrShortGame hitting off a mat in his backyard. I deal with the constraints of urban Japan. The Birdie Ball is ideal for it - 50 meters of parking lot / park plus a small golf mat and you are good to go. It's not easy finding a place without people but that is Asia. The whooshy sound means good contact or seems to. Yes, all clubs go about the same distance, good shots and bad you'll know the difference. This guy is a piece of work, love his stuff.
i have used them for 2 years and i see different heights between my clubs.
I reccomend the hard foam practice balls. Believe it or not wal mart has the best brand that I've found called tour mission. They fly almost 100 yards with no damage if you hit anything and it.tought me how to shape all shots even stingers
Never tried the Birdie Ball ball, but the Birdie Ball putting green is AWESOME!
Yeah... me too. It pops up in every golf video and I hate those Vice ads... I don't understand it. You're hitting something that's.... not... a golf ball...
I've hit them for years...never really worried about the sound, but in your test, they sounded close to the same. The turbine is supposed to indicate a square strike.
The balls over the house sounded different, and nothing like a ProV1. Now I may be crazy, or hearing handicapped, but thru my phone, the Net shots sounded a lot alike.
the only reason the birdie ball sounded like that is the wind through the hole, it still sounds like a prov1
Nice digs, brother!
I tried these and didn't like em..switched to Almost Golf balls and love em!
Buy the ‘seconds’ all day. Add longevity to the list of pros. I’ve tried very hard to kill them. The best I could do was create an imperfect circle. As for the flights, the way the tube grabs the air when the revs are high balloon the shot shape and restrict flight. You’ll never be able to control flight unless you blade them. You’ll be able to aim for windows then.
Could you please review. AlmostGolf Balls? I have a 12 pack of them and they are nice. Look just like a real golf ball but only fly 1/3 the distance.
I have accumulated a bucket full of the Almost golf balls. They are great. I have a big tree at one side of my yard and found that if I set up on the opposite side, I could hit shots into that tree and it would act as a giant net with those Almost balls. It was far enough across that I can see a good flight of the ball. Lots of fun. And if I ever thinned a shot under the tree or shanked one, no harm done with those balls. They can't hurt anything.
Got headphones on and with mic close they sound exactly the same but from the first shots it sounded completely different
I've been using BB's for more than 2 yrs. This review is a bit harsh I think. I didn't see any junk about sounding just like a real golf ball when I bought them. I was interested in the shape they said they could create, and they definitely create shape. GREAT training for working on ball shaping. Of course the aerodynamics are completely and totally different from a real golf ball, so expecting distance and trajectory feedback is off base for the review. There is enough mass to the BB to get some feedback, unlike a foam or wiffle ball which gives zero club head feedback.
However, they are not heavy enough for really being able to assess horizontal club face contact. For instance, I tend to strike outside toward the toe, and I can't get much sense of toe mishits with the BB - however, the sound and shaping are better when center contact is made. As far as thin and fat hits, the feedback is obvious. I have a net for hitting real balls, but for working on shot shaping I hit the BB. By the way, I always opt for "factory seconds" to keep the price down.
I thought you gonna hit the Pro V in front of the house too 😂😂😂
It does sound close
Sounded the same to me. What is the game your supposed to play with them.? My guess is just to hit clubs and not go that far to pick them up? Also are they supposed to stand up like that or can they lay on the side? I mean how would you putt them lol;)
What happens if you hit them like a barrel on its side ?
They are close. But I think the birdie ball sounds more clicky and plasticky if u get my drift lol but they look interesting, makes me want to try one.