Golf practice technology that makes improvement measurable.

ExPutt RG is a UK company's answer to a real problem: putting is the part of the game most golfers practise least, largely because it is boring to putt on a flat strip of carpet in the living room. ExPutt removes that excuse.

The setup takes under five minutes. Roll out the mat, plug the HDMI and USB into the TV, position the camera on the tripod or clip it to the top of the TV, and you are putting on a real course green. The experience is immediately more engaging than any flat mat because the greens are real — LiDAR-scanned layouts with actual breaks and slopes — and the hole behaves like a real hole. Putts that hit the edge lip out. Putts struck too firmly bounce past. The feedback is honest.

The accuracy is the headline credential. Golf Insider UK's side-by-side test against TrackMan produced numbers within 1° for face angle and direction metrics. That is the finding that separates ExPutt from cheaper putting aids — the data is trustworthy enough to train against.

The putting mat is 40 × 12 inches — compact enough to store easily and roll out in any room with a TV. You do not need a dedicated space. The Wi-Fi update capability means the course library grows over time without buying new hardware. Classic mode offers Practice, Play9, and Challenge sub-modes. Explorer mode lets you select any green from the library and set any pin position. Multiplayer mode connects you with other ExPutt users worldwide. The course library includes 70-plus real-world courses with Pebble Beach (Spyglass Hill) included.

The honest limitation is pace control on longer putts — the mat is 5 feet long before the foam buffer, which means truly long putt simulation relies on the system's projection model rather than measured roll. Golf Insider UK notes this: ExPutt is strongest for stroke mechanics and short-to-mid range putting rather than long-range lag putting specifically.

At £399 with no ongoing subscription and a UK-based support team, the value case is clear for any golfer who wants to use winter productively. A single putting lesson costs £50-plus. ExPutt is eight lessons' worth of feedback available every evening.

SuperSpeed Golf invented the consumer overspeed training category in 2014 and remains the most trusted entry point. The proposition is simple: three clubs, video protocols, swing as fast as you can. No app required, no radar required, no data entry. You follow the protocol three times per week for six weeks and measure your driver speed before and after.

The simplicity is a genuine advantage for most golfers. There is no technology barrier, no connectivity to troubleshoot, and no subscription to manage. You take the clubs to the range or swing them in the garden. The 30-day speed gain guarantee removes the financial risk.

The training is genuinely athletic. Golf Monthly's reviewer notes it clearly: this is not casual swinging, it is proper exercise that requires warm-up and cool-down. Expect to work up a sweat and feel it in your golf muscles.

The honest limitation versus The Stack System is the lack of personalisation. All golfers follow the same protocol with the same three weights. There is no feedback on whether your intensity is high enough, no adaptive programme that responds to your data, and no tracking of per-session progress beyond what you measure yourself with an external radar. For most golfers starting overspeed training, this limitation does not matter. For golfers who have already used SuperSpeed and want to progress further, The Stack System is the logical upgrade.

Rypstick's advantage over SuperSpeed is portability and convenience. One club fits in your golf bag. Eight weight combinations in a single unit means no swapping between three separate sticks. Driver length means the training transfer to your actual driver is more direct than with a shorter training club like The Stack.

The 40-day money-back guarantee is one of the strongest in the category — Dr Luke Benoit, the creator, has stated publicly that very few golfers ever exercise it, which is a meaningful signal about consistent results.

MyGolfSpy's tester gained nearly 12 mph in a single month of training — an exceptional result, though individual results vary significantly based on starting speed and training consistency.

The free swing analysis included with purchase is a genuine addition. Upload a swing video after purchase and Dr Benoit provides a personal breakdown of power leaks in your mechanics. That is a £50-plus coaching value included in the purchase price.

The honest limitation versus The Stack System is data depth. The RYP app tracks sessions but does not adapt your programme dynamically based on per-session speed measurements. If you want AI-driven personalisation and session-by-session adaptation, The Stack goes further. Rypstick is the right choice for golfers who want simplicity, portability, and a quality programme without the cost and complexity of a radar device.

The Stack System is the most sophisticated speed training product available to amateur golfers and the one with the most credible professional validation. Matt Fitzpatrick publicly credited it for the speed gains that contributed to his 2022 US Open win. Dr Sasho MacKenzie, who designed it, is PING's engineering consultant and the most respected biomechanist in golf coaching. This is not marketing — it is independently documented.

The app is the genuine differentiator. Rather than following a fixed protocol, The Stack measures your swing speed profile at baseline and builds a personalised programme around your individual force-velocity curve. As you improve, the programme adapts — weights change, rest periods adjust, session intensity evolves. Multiple independent reviewers describe it as feeling like being coached rather than following a template.

One reviewer gained over 15 mph in 10 weeks with the Foundation programme. Another, a Golfing Focus reviewer, gained 3–4 mph in 11 weeks with honest documentation of both the gains and the temporary accuracy drop that accompanied them. The accuracy impact is real and worth acknowledging: speed gains ahead of accuracy retraining can temporarily widen dispersion. The Stack team are transparent about this.

The honest limitations: the club is 7-iron length, not driver length, which some reviewers find makes the transition back to the actual driver less intuitive than with Rypstick or SuperSpeed. The app subscription at $99/year after the first year is a real ongoing cost. And the system requires a radar device — if you do not own one, the bundle price of $499 is the realistic entry point.

Stack Putting, included in the subscription, is genuinely well-regarded independently. If you want both speed training and putting data, The Stack covers both.

For UK buyers, Golf Swing Systems in Cranleigh, Surrey is the authorised dealer — from £289.99 with free next-day mainland delivery. Their team has strong independent reviews for post-purchase support, which matters for a training system that requires consistent use to deliver results.