About RoofGolf

Not everyone who loves golf has a course at the end of the street. Plenty of us practise where we can — a net on a flat roof, a mat on a balcony, a bay at the local driving range after work. RoofGolf is built for that golfer: the one squeezing real practice into a small, urban space, who still wants to understand their distances, groove a swing, and get better between rounds.

Rather than long articles you have to wade through, the heart of the site is a set of small, single-purpose calculators, each aimed at one real task. The Club Distance & Gapping Calculator turns your carry distances into a gapping chart and flags gaps and overlaps in your set. The Ball Carry Calculator estimates carry, apex, and hang time from ball speed and launch angle using projectile physics. The Rooftop Net Height Calculator sizes a practice net so it safely catches your shots in a tight space. The Golf Handicap Calculator estimates your Handicap Index the way the World Handicap System does. The Stimpmeter Green-Speed Converter translates a green-speed reading into pace you can feel, uphill and down. And the Driving-Range Cost Calculator shows what your range habit really costs and when a membership pays off.

Alongside the calculators, the blog holds our original, long-form guides — rooftop range design, safe net setups, club distances, a four-week small-space practice plan, choosing practice balls, simulators, noise control, putting greens, and city golf etiquette, among others. The Urban Golf Setup Decision Guide is a single side-by-side comparison of every practice option — net, launch monitor, home simulator, rooftop putting green, driving range, or a local par-3 course — built to help you match a setup to your own space and budget rather than guessing. The learn section and the Museum of Golf round things out with a browsable reference on the history of the game, its equipment, its great courses, and urban recreation, with every entry, image, and fact drawn from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.

A few things worth stating plainly. RoofGolf is an independent site, not affiliated with any golf association, club, tour, or equipment maker. It is supported by advertising, which is how the tools stay free with no account required. Every result the tools produce is a general estimate based on the numbers you enter and on established golf methods and physics, not a fitted or official figure — the ball carry model is deliberately simplified, and the handicap number is an estimate, not an official handicap. Above all, the rooftop net calculator is a planning aid for safety, not a guarantee: always confirm you’re allowed to practise in your space, never hit toward people, and check and anchor your equipment. If something looks off, or there’s a calculator you wish existed, the contact page is the place to say so.