Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sand.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Place 3 piles of 12 golf balls in the bunker, each pile in a different spot between 5 and 20 yards from the hole.
2
Mark 3 target zones on the green around the hole, each zone about 3 feet wide.
3
Hit balls from each pile and try to land them in each target zone, 12 shots per zone.
4
Count each ball that stops inside the right zone as a success.
5
After all shots, enter the number of successful balls out of 36 in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
28
26
23
20
16
12
9
6
3
02
Sand | Parallel Ball Lines | 3 Landing Zones
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls in the sand (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 parallel lines 20 balls per line and hit-and-land sand shots inside landing zones. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
In the sand bunker, make two straight lines of balls. Each line has 18 balls, with 1 foot (30 cm) between each ball. The two lines are 6 to 10 yards (5 to 10 meters) apart.
2
On the green, set up three landing zones. Mark them with sticks, clubs, or string. Space the zones 6 feet (2 meters) apart in a straight line.
3
Hit 36 sand shots. Split them into 3 groups of 12 shots.
4
For the first group, hit from one ball line and aim for the first landing zone.
5
For the second group, switch to the other ball line and aim for the second zone.
6
For the last group, go back to the first ball line and aim for the third zone.
7
Count each shot that lands and stays in the correct zone as a success. After all 36 shots, add up the successful shots and enter the score in the app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
26
22
17
13
9
5
3
03
Sand | Scattered Piles | Quadrants
Short Game
Scatter a bucket of balls in the sand (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal piles of 5 balls and stop sand shots inside quadrants. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make 8 piles of 5 balls each (total 40 balls) in sand bunkers 20–40 yards from the hole.
2
On the green, make a 10-foot circle around the hole. Divide the circle into 4 quadrants.
3
Hit 36 shots from the sand. Aim for 9 shots in each quadrant.
4
Hit from different piles to change distance and angle.
5
Try to stop each ball in the right quadrant. Count only the shots that stop in the correct quadrant.
6
Count successful shots in the correct quadrants. Enter score in the app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
25
21
16
12
9
6
3
04
Sand | Perpendicular Ball Lines | Quadrants
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls in the sand (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 perpendicular lines 20 balls per line and stop sand shots inside quadrants. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Arrange two lines of 18 balls each in the sand. Keep balls 1 foot apart. Lines are 5 to 10 yards apart.
2
On the green, make a 10-foot circle and divide into 4 parts. Number the parts 1 to
3
Hit 36 sand shots, in 4 groups of
4
Hit 9 balls from the first line aiming for part
5
Hit 9 balls from the second line aiming for part
6
Hit 9 balls from the first line aiming for part
7
Hit 9 balls from the second line aiming for part
8
Count a success if a ball stops in the right part.
9
Keep balls in place, only switch lines when told.
0
Count total successful shots in the correct parts, and enter your score out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
26
22
18
14
10
7
4
05
Sand | Parallel Piles | 3 Landing Zones
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) in the sand into 10 equal parallel piles of 4 balls and hit-and-land sand shots inside landing zones. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Put 36 golf balls into 9 piles of 4 balls each in the sand bunker. Make two lines, each pile 2 yards apart, lines 5 to 10 yards apart.
2
On the green, make three landing zones in a straight line, each zone 6 feet apart.
3
Hit 36 sand shots from the bunker to the green.
4
Divide the 36 shots into three groups of
2
Aim the first 12 at the first zone, next 12 at the second zone, last 12 at the third zone.
5
Hit shots from any pile, same setup for all shots.
6
Count successful shots that land and stop in the right zone.
7
After all 36 shots, write down how many went in the intended zones out of 36 in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
25
21
16
12
9
6
3
06
Sand | Parallel Piles | Quadrants
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) in the sand into 10 equal parallel piles of 4 balls and stop sand shots inside quadrants. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make 9 piles with 4 balls each, for a total of 36 balls. Put the piles in two lines on the sand, lines are 5 to 10 yards/meters apart, and place the setup between 5 and 60 yards/meters from the hole.
2
On the green, mark out 4 equal areas inside a 10-foot (3-meter) circle using string or tees.
3
Hit 36 sand shots, dividing them so that 9 shots try to stop in each of the 4 marked areas.
4
Take shots from each pile, trying to land the ball in the current area.
5
After 9 shots for one area, change to the next area. Keep going until all 36 shots are done.
6
Count how many balls stop in the correct area.
7
Enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
28
26
23
19
15
11
8
5
3
07
Sand | Parallel Ball Lines | Quadrants
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls in the sand (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 parallel lines 20 balls per line and stop sand shots inside quadrants. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make two straight lines of 18 balls each in the sand, about 1 foot apart in each line, and place the lines 5 to 10 yards apart.
2
On the green, mark a 10-foot circle around the hole and divide it into 4 equal parts.
3
Hit 36 sand shots, split into 4 groups of
9
For each group, aim all 9 shots at one of the 4 parts.
4
Switch to the other line of balls every 9 shots.
5
Try to make each ball stop in the right part on the green; count only balls that do.
6
After all 36 shots, count how many made it and enter your score in the app out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
25
22
17
13
9
6
3
08
Sand | Parallel Piles | Bullseye 2x
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a sand shot in the bullseye. The best final score relative to PAR wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 10 piles of golf balls in two lines in the sand. Each line has 5 piles, 4 yards apart, and the lines are 3 yards apart.
2
Put the piles 20 to 40 yards from the green.
3
Draw two circles on the green around the hole: one with a 6-foot radius (birdie zone), one with a 15-foot radius (par zone).
4
Hit 36 sand shots: 18 shots trying for the small circle, 18 shots trying for the bigger circle.
5
Start at any pile. Hit one shot at a time, aiming for the zone you need.
6
After 18 shots at the small circle, switch to aiming at the big circle for the last 18 shots.
7
Count a shot as good if it stops in the target circle. Shots outside the big circle are misses.
8
Add up how many good shots out of 36 and enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
28
26
24
20
16
12
9
6
3
09
Sand Mid
Short Game
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sand.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Place 3 piles of 12 balls each in the bunker at 20, 30, and 40 yards from the hole.
2
On the green, mark 3 landing zones: Zone A (closest), Zone B (middle), Zone C (furthest), spaced about 6 feet apart.
3
Hit 12 balls to each zone, for a total of 36 shots.
4
Alternate between piles, but focus each set of 12 shots on one zone.
5
Count every shot that lands and stops in the correct zone as a success.
6
Add up your successful shots out of 36, and enter your score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
28
26
23
19
14
11
8
5
3
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