The invention discloses a method for testing dynamic indentation of a material. The method is characterized by comprising the following steps of: fixedly arranging a tested piece on the end face of one end, which faces a transmission bar, of an incident bar, and fixedly arranging a tested piece on the end face of one end, which faces the incident bar, of the transmission bar; sticking a first strain gauge to the incident bar; sticking a second strain gauge to the transmission bar; electrically connecting the first strain gauge and the second strain gauge with an ultra-dynamic strain indicator respectively; striking the incident bar by using a striking bar to ensure that the two test pieces and a stress ball extrude one other to form indentations; and processing the indentations to obtain a time travel curve of press-in force and press-in displacement of the tested pieces. The method has the advantages that the dynamic mechanical performances of the material are measured by using an experimental method, the phenomenon of impedance mismatch of the connecting part of a pressure head and a pressure bar in the prior art is avoided, and the problem that part of the connecting part of the incident bar and the pressure bar generates plastic deformation during dynamic loading in the prior art is solved, so that the measurement accuracy of the method is high, and the maximum indenting velocity can be higher than 30 m/s.