Can you stop the ball on a dime? Distance control test

Place 9 balls in different spots around the chipping green like light rough, sand, or short grass 20 to 40 yards from the hole.

Treat each ball as a PAR 2 hole. Hit one wedge shot to the green, then try to putt the ball into the hole.

Finish each ball before starting the next one.

Repeat this process 4 times for a total of 36 shots.

Count how many strokes it takes for each hole.

Count how many holes you finish in 2 strokes or fewer. After finishing, enter your total successful holes out of 36.

Set up 9 balls around the green, each 20–40 yards from the green in easy spots.

Each ball is a separate hole. The goal is 2 shots (par) per hole.

Hit one wedge shot to get the ball on the green.

Putt the ball until it is in the hole, trying to use 2 shots or fewer.

Write down the number of shots for each hole.

Finish all 9 holes in order.

Do the 9 holes 3 times with new ball spots each round, for 27 total tries.

Set up 9 more balls in easy spots and play those, so you have 36 tries total.

Count how many holes you finished in 2 shots or less.

Enter your score in the app: number of successful holes out of 36 attempts.

Place 9 balls in different spots around the chipping green, like sand, sloped rough, and deep rough, 20 to 40 yards from the green.

Treat each ball as its own hole with a Par 2 score. The aim is to get the ball on the green and into the hole in as few strokes as possible.

For each ball, hit one shot to the green, then putt until the ball is holed. Count how many strokes you used.

Do this for all 9 balls to finish 9 holes.

Repeat the course 2 more times, moving the balls a little each time, to finish 36 holes.

Add up all your strokes for 36 holes. Par is 72 strokes.

Enter your total score in the app out of 36 holes.

Set up a 9-hole short game course around the green. Each hole is PAR

Put 9 balls in easy spots around the green, like in sand or rough.

For each hole, hit a wedge onto the green and then putt the ball in.

Finish each hole (chip and putt) before going to the next ball spot.

Do the whole 9-hole course 4 times, moving balls for variety if possible.

This gives 36 total tries (9 holes × 4 rounds).

After all 36 tries, count your total strokes and compare to PAR 72 (36 holes × PAR 2).

See how many strokes over or under par you got.

Write down how many holes you finished at or under par, out of 36 tries, in the app.

Set up 9 short holes around the practice area. Put one ball per player on different lies like sand, rough, and slopes.

Each hole is a PAR 2 challenge.

Play the 9 holes two times. Take 2 shots per hole each time. This means 36 shots total.

At each hole, hit your wedge or short shot to the green, then putt until you finish the hole.

Go to the next hole when you finish. Do this for all 9 holes, two times.

Count each hole finished in 2 shots or fewer as a success.

Add the number of successful holes. Enter your score in the app out of 36 attempts.

Put 9 balls in different spots around the chipping green in areas like sand, sloped rough, or deep rough.

Each ball is its own hole with par 2, so total par is 18 for all 9 balls.

Hit one wedge or chip shot to get each ball onto the green.

Use a putter to finish each hole by putting the ball in the hole.

Go through all 9 holes once.

Do the 9 holes again, then another time, to reach 27 holes.

Play 9 more holes so you have played 36 holes total (4 rounds of 9).

Count your total shots for all 36 holes and compare that to par

At the end, enter the number of holes finished at or under par in the app, out of 36 tries.

Set up 9 balls in easy spots around the short game area like sand traps and rough. Each ball is its own hole with par

For each ball, hit a wedge shot to the green and putt to finish the hole in as few shots as possible.

After each hole, move to the next ball and do the same until all 9 holes are done.

Do the 9-hole course 4 times, changing ball spots a bit each time, so you have 36 tries.

Add up all your shots for the 36 tries. Par total is

Mark a hole as a success if you finish it in 2 shots or less.

At the end, enter your number of successful holes out of 36 in the app.

Put 9 balls in hard spots around the chipping green, like sand, slopes, rough, or uneven ground.

Each ball is a PAR 2 hole. Chip onto the green and putt in, aiming for 2 strokes per hole.

Play all 9 balls, counting strokes for each.

Do the 9 balls two more times in new spots if possible, for a total of 36 shots.

Add up all your strokes for 36 shots. Fewer strokes is better.

Count how many holes you finished in 2 strokes or less.

Enter the number of holes finished in 2 strokes or less out of 36 attempts in the app.

Place 9 balls in different spots around the chipping green, using spots like sand, sloped rough, and deep rough.

Each ball is its own PAR 2 hole. Get the ball on the green and then into the hole in as few shots as possible.

Do the 9-ball course four times, making 36 shots in total (you get 2 shots for each ball).

Play in order, trying to hit good chip or pitch shots onto the green and then putt into the hole.

Count every stroke for each hole. Total par for all 9 holes is

The best score is 36 shots or less for the whole test.

Add up how many times you finished a hole in 2 shots or less. Enter your number of successful holes out of 36 attempts.