Open up and let it fly: alignment for flop shots

Get 36 golf balls. Split them into 2 groups of

Make 3 target zones on the green. Each zone should be 4 feet wide and lined up in a row.

Hit 18 flop shots from above your feet. Aim for 6 shots at each target zone. Use the same setup and stance for every shot.

Move to below your feet. Hit 18 flop shots again, 6 shots at each of the same target zones.

Count the shots that stop inside the correct target zone as success.

Add up the successful shots from both above and below feet, out of 36 tries. Enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Set up 3 landing zones on the green, about 6 feet apart in a line. Name them Zone 1 (close), Zone 2 (middle), Zone 3 (far).

Put 2 piles of 18 balls each, 5–20 yards away from the green, in deep or thick grass.

Hit 36 flop shots from these piles, trying to land the ball in the zones.

Hit 12 shots to Zone

Alternate piles if wanted.

Hit 12 shots to Zone

Hit 12 shots to Zone

Enter how many shots stayed in the right zones, out of 36 attempts, in the app.

Put 36 balls in two crossing lines with 18 balls in each line. Balls are 1 foot apart.

Make 9 stop zones on the green using tees, strings, or markers. Keep them spaced out and easy to see.

Hit 4 flop shots to each stop zone. This makes 36 shots total (4 shots for each of the 9 zones).

From the first line of balls, hit 4 shots, one to each of the first 4 stop zones.

From the second line, hit 4 shots, one to each of the next 4 stop zones.

Use the rest of the balls to hit 4 shots to the 9th stop zone, then enter score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Count a shot a success only if the ball stops inside the right stop zone.

Add your total successful shots out of 36 and enter the score in the app.

Split 36 balls into two groups of

Make two target zones on the green, each about 5 feet wide: Zone A (left), Zone B (right).

For the first 18 balls, hit from uphill rough and try to land in Zone A.

For the next 18 balls, hit from downhill rough and try to land in Zone B.

All shots should be from the same spot in deep rough, 10 to 15 yards from the green.

Count balls that land and stay in the correct zone.

After 36 shots, enter the number of successes (out of 36) in the app.

Place two ball markers on the green, about 10 feet apart.

Choose a spot on the uphill slope, 5 to 20 yards from the hole. Use this spot every time for the test.

Hit 18 flop shots from this spot. Aim at the targets, switching every 3 shots between them until all 18 shots are done.

Move to a spot on the downhill slope, 5 to 20 yards from the hole. Use this spot every time for these shots.

Hit 18 flop shots from the downhill spot. Switch targets every 3 shots until all 18 are done.

Count shots that stop within 3 feet of the marker as successful.

Add up all successful shots out of 36 and enter the score in the app.

Set up two lines of 18 balls each. The lines should cross at a right angle. Each ball is 1 foot apart.

Put two targets on the green, 5 to 10 yards apart. The targets are set 5 to 20 yards away from the ball lines.

Hit 36 flop shots: 18 shots from the first line, 18 shots from the second line.

For each line, split the 18 shots into 3 groups of 6 balls.

For each set of 6 balls, aim at one target. Try to land the ball within 10 feet of the target.

Take turns aiming each set at a different target.

Count each ball that lands within 10 feet of the target as a success.

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

Set up 3 target zones on the green at 5, 12, and 20 yards from where the balls will be hit. Mark each zone with cones.

Place 36 balls in 3 groups of 12 balls each.

Hit 12 balls to try to land them in the 5 yard zone.

Hit 12 balls to try to land them in the 12 yard zone.

Hit 12 balls to try to land them in the 20 yard zone. Enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Do not change your ball position or stance during the test.

Count each ball that lands and stays inside the right target zone as a success.

Make 3 target areas on the green: Left, Center, and Right. Each should be about 4 feet wide.

Put 3 piles of balls on a flat fairway, 15 to 20 yards from the hole. Space them so shots come from different angles.

Hit 36 flop shots: 12 at the Left zone, 12 at the Center zone, 12 at the Right zone.

Take shots from different piles, but set up the ball the same way each time.

Check if the ball stops inside the zone aimed for.

Count how many balls stop inside the correct zone.

When done, add up the number of balls in the zones and enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Set up 2 target zones on the green: one uphill, one downhill, about 10 feet apart.

Put 18 balls in the uphill rough, and 18 in the downhill rough.

Hit 18 flop shots from the uphill rough and try to land each ball in the uphill target zone.

Hit 18 flop shots from the downhill rough and try to land each ball in the downhill target zone.

If the ball lands and stays in the target zone, it counts as a success.

Always keep the way you set up each ball the same; only the target zone changes.

After all 36 shots, count how many were successful out of 36 and enter your score in the app.