Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat fairway.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Divide balls into 3 groups of
2
Set up 3 target zones on the green: Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone
3
Start each shot from the flat fairway 5–20 yards from the hole, same ball setup every time.
4
Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone
5
Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone
6
Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone
3
Enter score in app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
31
29
26
22
18
14
10
7
4
02
Chip | Rough | Above/Below Feet
Short Game
Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped rough grass; one bucket with balls above feet level, and one bucket with balls below feet level.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Put 3 target zones on the green, 6 feet apart in a line to the hole.
2
Set up two groups of balls for each player in the rough: one with balls above feet, one with balls below feet, from 5 to 30 yards away.
3
Hit 36 chip shots: 18 to the first target, 18 to the second target.
4
First, hit 18 shots from above feet to the first target.
5
Then, hit 18 shots from below feet to the second target.
6
Count a shot as a success if the ball stops inside the target zone.
7
Do not move the balls; only change target when needed.
8
Add your successful shots out of 36 and enter the score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
26
22
18
14
10
7
4
03
Chip | Rough | Flat
Short Game
Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat rough grass.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 3 landing zones on the green, each about 6 feet apart in a straight line toward the hole.
2
Choose one spot in the rough grass, 5 to 20 yards from the hole, to hit from. Do not move this spot.
3
Hit 36 chip shots—12 to each zone in order.
4
Hit 12 shots trying to land and stop in the first zone.
5
Next, hit 12 shots to the second zone.
6
Then, hit 12 shots to the third zone.
7
Count every shot that lands and stops in the right zone as a success.
8
After all 36 shots, add up how many successes out of 36 and enter the score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
29
27
24
20
16
12
9
6
3
04
Chip | Parallel Piles | 9 Stop Zones
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 10 equal parallel piles of 4 balls and stop chip shots inside 9 Stop Zones. Count the number of successful stops.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 10 piles of 4 balls each in two rows (5 piles per row), spaced 2 yards/meters apart. Put the rows 5 to 10 yards/meters apart and place the piles 5 to 30 yards/meters from the hole.
2
Mark 9 stop zones on the green using buckets, string, or tees. Space them out so each zone is different.
3
Prepare to hit 36 chip shots, divided into 9 groups of 4 shots. Each group targets a different stop zone.
4
From any pile, hit 4 shots at the first stop zone. Move to the next stop zone and hit 4 shots at it. Keep going until you’ve aimed 4 shots at each of the 9 zones.
5
Count every ball that stops inside the right zone as a success.
6
When done, count up all successful stops out of 36 attempts and enter the score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
32
30
28
25
20
16
12
8
5
05
Chip | Deep Rough and Other | Flat
Short Game
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat deep rough and other extreme grass types.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Place 3 piles of 12 balls each in deep rough or thick grass between 5 and 30 yards from the hole.
2
Mark 3 target zones on the green, each zone spaced 6 feet apart, in a straight line from your spot.
3
Hit 36 chip shots in total, in 3 sets of 12 shots.
4
For the first 12 shots, aim for Target Zone
1
Then aim for Target Zone 2 for the next 12 shots.
5
Aim for Target Zone 3 for the last 12 shots. Enter number of successes in the app, out of 36 attempts.
6
Alternate between the 3 piles for your shots, keeping the balls in deep rough or thick grass.
7
Count each shot that stops inside the target zone as a success.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
29
27
24
20
16
12
9
6
4
06
Chip | Rough | Uphill/Downhill
Short Game
Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped rough grass; one bucket from the uphill slope and one bucket from the downhill slope.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Prepare 36 golf balls in 3 piles of 12 balls each.
2
Set up 3 target zones on the putting green: one uphill, one flat, one downhill.
3
From the rough, 5 to 30 yards away, chip 12 balls to land and stop in the uphill zone.
4
Chip 12 balls to the flat zone.
5
Chip 12 balls to the downhill zone.
6
A shot counts as a success if the ball lands and stops in the correct zone.
7
Keep the ball setup the same for each shot. Only change which zone to aim for.
8
Count how many shots landed and stopped in the right zones out of 36 attempts, and enter the score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
31
29
26
22
17
13
9
6
3
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