The ifrothgolf review
A cornhole-style garden game where you chip foam balls at a fold-out target board with three scoring holes, using your own wedge from an included mat.
What's great
It nails the thing most training aids miss: you'll actually use it, because it's a game rather than a chore. Sixteen foam balls means proper multiplayer sessions without constant ball collecting, and the three-hole scoring creates real risk-reward decisions about which target to attack. The foam balls are garden-safe, so kids and non-golfers can join in with a spare wedge, which makes it one of the few golf purchases the whole household tolerates. It folds flat with a carry case, so it travels to barbecues and campsites. And underneath the fun, you are genuinely grooving landing-spot control, which is most of what chipping is.
Worth knowing
Build quality is fine rather than fancy; the fabric target and mat will fade and sag if left outside permanently. Foam balls spin and check nothing like real balls, so don't expect your course chipping to transform. Windy days make scoring a farce. And the included mat is small, so big swingers may want to chip off grass instead.
The verdict
The rare golf gift that gets used all summer. Buy it for the fun, accept the practice as a happy side effect.
