Master the art of touch: no more long comeback putts

Place two lines of 18 balls each near the green. Balls are 1 foot apart. Lines are 5 to 10 yards apart.

On the green, make a circle around the hole (6 feet radius) and divide it into 4 equal quadrants with string or markers.

Hit 36 bump-and-run shots total, 9 shots at each quadrant.

For each set of 9 shots, aim to stop the ball inside one chosen quadrant.

Hit 4 or 5 shots in a row from one line, then switch to the other line and finish the 9 shots for that quadrant.

After 9 shots to one quadrant, move to the next quadrant and repeat the routine until all 4 quadrants have been used.

Count each ball that stops in the right quadrant as a success.

After all 36 shots, add up successful shots in the intended quadrants and enter score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Put 40 balls in 8 lines. Each line has 5 balls, about 1 yard apart. Lines can be 1–10 yards from the green and 5–30 yards from the hole.

Mark 9 stop zones on the green using buckets, string, or tees; label them 1 to

Hit 36 bump-and-run shots.

Split the 36 shots into 9 groups of 4 balls.

For each group, try to stop all 4 balls in one stop zone.

Hit 4 balls from one line to the first stop zone.

Move to a different line and hit 4 balls to the second stop zone.

Repeat until 4 balls have been hit to every stop zone.

Count each ball that stops in the right zone as a success.

Add up the total successes out of 36 and enter the score in the app.

Place two lines of 18 balls next to the green, 1 foot apart in each line, and 5 to 10 yards apart from each other.

Mark 3 landing zones at the edge of the green, each zone 6 feet apart in a straight line.

Hit 36 shots total, 12 shots aimed at each landing zone.

For each zone, hit 6 shots from the first line and 6 shots from the second line.

Do this for all three zones, switching lines after every 6 shots; always try to land in the target zone.

Count each shot that lands and stops in the target zone as a success.

After 36 shots, add your total successes and enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Set up 10 piles of balls in two lines. The lines are 3 yards/meters apart. Each pile in a line is 4 yards/meters apart.

Place the piles on grass 1 to 10 yards/meters from the green and 5 to 30 yards/meters from the hole.

Make 9 stop zones on the green with buckets, string, or tees. Number the zones 1 to

Divide 36 tries into 9 groups of 4 shots. Each group tries for a different stop zone.

For each set of 4 shots, choose any pile and hit shots to the chosen stop zone.

After 4 shots at one zone, go to the next stop zone and do the same. Do this for all 9 zones.

Count every shot that stops in the right zone as a success.

Add up successes out of 36 tries and enter the score in the app.

Make 10 piles of 4 balls (40 balls) in two lines, crossing each other near the green, 1 to 10 yards from the green and 5 to 30 yards from the hole. Keep piles 2 yards apart, lines 5 to 10 yards apart.

On the green, use string or tees to mark two circles around the hole: one with a 6-foot radius (inner), the other with a 15-foot radius (outer).

Use only 36 balls (9 piles of 4) for this test.

Split the 36 shots into two groups of

For the first 18 shots, try to land the ball inside the small circle.

For the next 18 shots, try to land the ball inside the big circle but outside the small circle.

Play bump-and-run shots by hitting from different piles, one after the other, keeping the same setup and order.

Count as a success if the ball stops in the correct circle. If not, it is a miss.

Count how many balls finished where they should in both circles. Enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Set up 10 piles of balls in 2 lines that cross each other, 5 piles in each line. Space the piles about 3 yards or meters apart.

Place the piles so they are 1 to 10 yards or meters from the green and 5 to 30 yards or meters from the hole, on any grass.

On the green, make 3 landing zones side by side, each about 6 feet or 2 meters apart, using sticks, clubs, or string.

Hit 36 bump-and-run shots total. Aim 12 shots at each landing zone.

Pick a pile. Hit balls at the first landing zone until you do 12 shots.

Aim at the second landing zone for 12 shots from any piles.

Aim at the third landing zone for the last 12 shots.

Count how many shots land and stop in the right zone.

When all 36 shots are done, record the number of good shots out of 36 in the app.