Master the art of touch: no more long comeback putts

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.

Place 10 piles of balls in two lines that cross like a plus sign. Each line has 5 piles, 3 yards/meters apart.

The piles should be 1 to 10 yards/meters from the green and 5 to 30 yards/meters from the hole.

Mark 9 stop zones on the green in a 3x3 grid, spaced to cover different parts.

Hit 36 bump-and-run shots, divided into 9 groups of 4 shots.

For each group, pick a stop zone and hit 4 shots from any piles.

A shot is successful if it stops in the target stop zone.

Repeat until 4 shots have been aimed at each stop zone.

Count how many shots stopped inside their target zones. Enter your total out of 36 attempts.

Put 36 balls into 9 groups of 4 balls each around the green, spaced 1–10 yards from the edge and 5–30 yards from the hole.

Use string, tees, or markers to make 9 stop zones on the green, spread out as different landing spots.

Hit 4 bump-and-run shots at each stop zone, for a total of 36 shots.

Start at any group, aim at the first stop zone, hit 4 shots, then move to the next zone; repeat until all zones have been used.

Count each ball that stops inside the target zone as a success.

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

Set up 9 piles of 4 balls each (36 balls total) near the green. Put the piles on different grass areas between 1 and 10 yards/meters from the green and 5 to 30 yards/meters from the hole.

Use sticks, clubs, or string to mark 3 landing zones (6 feet or 2 meters apart) in a straight line at the edge of the green.

Hit 36 bump-and-run shots: 12 to each landing zone (Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3).

Hit from any pile and switch piles for variety. Hit 12 balls to Zone 1, then 12 to Zone 2, then 12 to Zone

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

After all 36 shots, enter total successful shots (out of 36 attempts) in the app.

Place two parallel lines of balls beside the green. Each line has 18 balls spaced 1 foot apart. The lines are 5 to 10 yards apart.

On the green, mark 9 stop zones using tees, string, or buckets. Arrange the zones in 3 rows of 3, spaced evenly.

Hit 36 bump-n-run shots. Divide them into 9 groups of 4 shots.

Hit 4 shots from one ball line toward Stop Zone

Try to stop each ball in that zone.

Switch to the other ball line and hit 4 shots toward Stop Zone

Keep switching ball lines and hit 4 shots at each stop zone in order (Zone 1 to Zone 9).

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

Add total successful stops and enter the score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Set up 10 piles of balls in two lines that cross each other. Put 5 piles in each line. Leave space between all piles and lines.

Put the piles 1 to 10 yards/meters from the green and 5 to 30 yards/meters from the hole.

On the green, mark two big circles around the hole. Make the first circle 6 feet (2 meters) out from the hole, and the second circle 15 feet (5 meters) out from the hole.

There are 36 shots total. Split them into 3 groups of 12 shots.

First 12 shots: try to stop the ball inside the small (inner) circle. Next 12: try to stop the ball inside the big (outer) circle but outside the small circle. Last 12: try to keep the ball anywhere on the green.

Hit one ball from each pile. Keep moving around the piles any way until all 36 shots are done using the right target for each group.

Count how many balls land in the right place for each group: inside the small circle for the first 12, in the big circle but outside the small one for the next 12, and anywhere on the green for the last

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.

Set up 10 piles of balls with 4 balls in each pile.

Make 3 landing zones on the green, 6 feet apart in a straight line.

Hit 36 shots, with 12 shots at each landing zone.

Start from any pile and try to land 12 balls in the first landing zone.

After 12 shots, aim 12 shots at the second zone, then 12 at the third zone.

Count each ball that stays in the correct zone as a success.

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

Scatter 40 balls into 8 piles of 5 balls each, between 1 and 10 yards from the green and 5 to 30 yards from the hole.

Mark 3 targets on the green, about 6 feet apart in a line.

Hit 36 bump-and-run shots.

Aim 12 shots at each of the 3 targets.

Hit 12 shots at the first target, then 12 at the second, then 12 at the third.

Count shots that stop inside 10 feet of the target as successful.

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