Impact bag

has anyone made an impact bag at home? if so, how?

i was just about to make a thread about this

i was thinking getting like a bag like a small travel bag and putting a big chunk of styrofoam(hehe however the heck its spelled) and then cardboard all around it


you might need something heavy in the middle of the styrofoam

I've got an actual Impact Bag.

It's made of the same stuff the cover of gym mats are (the type you find on the walls in HS).

Then you fill it full of rags.

You could probably do the same thing with a backpack.

oh yeah that sounds easy enough

i like that idea

Apparently the original idea came from Henry Cotton who used to use an old car tyre - it gives a good idea but must not be hit with a full swing!! A short back swing and a release to an impact position with the club face flat against the tread give the feeling you want at impact.

Warning - this may break a shaft if hit hard be careful!!!

I used to belt away at an old car tire when I was younger, never had any breakages or any such problems.
A golf ball is harder then a car tire.
Sharft problems might occur (as with an impact bag) if a fast swing is arrested sharply at the club head, but not at the grip.

A tyre is slightly heavier and more resistant though - how far did you hit it?

actually a tire, depending on what you are measuring, a tyre is less resistant.
A tire will deform and then pop back out when you hit it, a golf ball will just move.

The tire doesnt really move much, maybe hops an inch or so.

I'm sorry: are you suggesting that "tyre" and "tire" isn't the same thing? AFAIK, the spelling is the only difference.

nope I just decided to add it to the sentence twice and spell it differently for some reason...

should read
actually a tire, depending on what you are measuring, is less resistant.

Well, you managed to get me confused

You're not the only one!

While the rubber in a tyre (eng.UK) may be less resistant the entire tyre offers much more resistance to the passage of a club head as anyone who has tried to hit a tyre down a fairway will attest

It is also impossible to make a full swing at a tyre without the club bouncing back (more resistance) whereas when you hit a golf ball the club actually goes through quite easily.

All the above is off the point - I am advised that it is possible to break a shaft so please be careful.

Just before I tire of this subject, one more point.
The idea is not to make a full swing, you are trying to mimic the impact position not hit something somewhere.

That is all.