DIY Golf Net — a Step-by-Step Guide to Building Your Own at Home

If you're an avid golfer or someone looking to join the sport, having a golf net can be super advantageous to work on or improve your skills. But if you're opposed to buying one, here's how to build a DIY golf net.

The golf net or golf practicing net was invented for golfers—amateur, professional, and everything in between—to practice the sport within a confined space without the ball traveling a long distance. It reduces the risk of the ball's potential to cause injury to a person or damage to property upon landing.

Now, because practicing with a golf net is done within a significantly smaller space, many might see that as a limitation. You don't see your ball in full flight, so you miss out on the outcome of your shot.

A golfer standing by her indoor golfing net | Source: Getty Images

However, the flip side is that, with a golf net, you don't need to worry about the outcome. Instead, you focus more on your technique.

Additionally, having a golf net is convenient and cost-effective. However, if you don't feel like buying one, here's how to build a DIY golf net at home.

A man practicing golf at a driving range | Source: Getty Images

DIY Golf Net: A Step-by-Step Guide

What You'll Need:

• one 8' x 8' (or bigger, depending on the size you're going for) golf impact netting
• three 8′ x 5′ golf impact netting for the sides and top of your cage
• eight 1 ¼" 3-way corner elbow PVC fitting
• eight 1 ¼" x 10' PVC pipes
• four 1 ¼" x 5' PVC pipes
• one 1" x 10' PVC pipe
• three packs of 100 black 8" cable ties
• king sized sheet

What to Do:

1. If you're creating your DIY golf net for indoor use, it may be best to first measure the space you've chosen, then adjust the length of your pipes and netting material as necessary.

Gather your materials | Source: YouTube/DannyBirdGolf

2. Assemble the bottom frame of your cage by connecting two 10' PVC pipes and two 5' PVC pipes with four 3-way corner elbow PVC fittings so they form a rectangle. Ensure the remaining ends of the elbow fittings are facing upwards.

3. In the remaining elbow fitting openings, insert four 10' PVC pipes.

4. Insert four 3-way elbow fittings on the top ends of the PVC pipes, then connect two 10' PVC pipes and two 5' PVC pipes to create the top frame.

Assemble your cage. | Source: YouTube/DannyBirdGolf

5. Hang the 8' x 8' net at the back of your cage and the 8' x 5' nets at the sides and the top. Secure your nets using the loops at the corners if your nets have them, and if not, secure them using the cable ties, leaving 3-4 squares between each tie.

6. Leave an opening of about 6" on the sides of your top frame from the back of the cage. This is where you'll insert your impact screen.

Hang and secure your nets. | Source: YouTube/DannyBirdGolf

8. Once the loop is sewn, insert the 1" x 10' PVC pipe through it and place each end of the pipe within the cage at the reserved 6" spaces.

9. Secure the 1" x 10' PVC with the cable ties; connect two cable ties to make longer ones so they wrap around easily.

And there you have it. Your very own DIY golf net. Hope you enjoyed the crafting process, but there's more to come. The next time you feel like doing something productive and fun with your hands, save this DIY Montessori bookshelf tutorial.