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.

Put a bucket with 40 balls by the green. Set up two lines of 18 balls each, 1 foot apart. The lines are 6 feet apart.

Pick 3 different targets on the green. Each target should be 6 feet apart from the others.

Hit 12 shots at Target 1 from the first line.

Hit 12 shots at Target 2 from the second line.

Hit 12 shots at Target 3 from the first line.

Use the same setup for all shots. Leave balls in place between 1 and 10 yards from the green, and 5 to 30 yards from the hole.

A shot is a success if it stops within 10 feet of the target.

Count how many successful shots out of 36 attempts and enter score in the app.

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.

Put 36 balls into 6 piles of 6 balls each around the chipping area, between 1 and 10 yards from the green, and 5 to 30 yards from the hole.

On the green, make two rings around the hole with string or tees: a small ring with a 6-foot radius and a bigger ring with a 15-foot radius.

Split your shots into two groups of

For the first 18 shots, try to land the ball inside the small ring (6-foot radius).

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

Hit one ball at a time from any pile. Do 18 shots for the first target, then do 18 shots for the second target.

Count every ball that stops inside the target ring as a success.

After all 36 shots, add up how many landed in the right rings and enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

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.

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.

Set up 4 rows of 9 balls each, spaced 1 foot apart. Each row is 3 yards apart.

On the green, use strings or tees to mark 4 circles, each 6 feet wide.

Hit 9 balls at each circle, for a total of 36 shots.

Start at any row. Hit 9 balls at the first circle, then the next 9 at the second, and so on for all circles.

Keep the balls in the same place and aim at the target circle each time.

Count how many balls stop inside each circle after 9 shots.

Add up the number of balls that stopped inside the target circles out of 36, and enter score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Make two lines of 18 balls each, one foot apart, next to the green, in an L-shape.

Put 3 markers at the edge of the green, 6 feet apart, to make 3 landing zones in a row.

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

Switch between ball lines. For each zone, hit 3 shots from one line, then 3 shots from the other, until all 12 shots per zone are done.

Each time a ball stops in the right zone, count it as a successful shot.

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

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.