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

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.

Set up 9 holes in different places around the chipping area, like sand, sloped ground, rough, or deep rough.

Put 4 balls at each hole, one for each player.

Each ball spot is a PAR 2 hole. Chip or pitch the ball onto the green, then putt until the ball goes in.

Play all 9 holes, hitting one shot to the green and putting until you finish the hole.

Repeat the 9-hole course 4 times for a total of 36 shots.

Count how many shots were used for each hole, compare to PAR 2, and keep score (lower score is better).

When finished, enter how many times you completed holes at or below the expected score out of 36 attempts 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 tricky spots around the short game area, like sand, sloped rough, and deep rough, 20-40 yards from the green.

Each ball is a mini hole with par 2 shots (chip plus putt).

For each ball, chip onto the green and then putt until it goes in, counting strokes (max 2).

Move to the next ball and do the same until all 9 balls are played.

Play the 9 balls again two more times from different spots for a total of 36 attempts.

After 36 tries, add up all the strokes.

Compare your total strokes to the par (72) to see how you did. Lower scores are better.

Enter the number of holes finished in 2 shots out of 36 tries in the app.

Pick 9 tough spots around the green like sand, rough, slopes, or thick grass.

Put one ball at each spot. Each ball is one hole with PAR

For each ball, chip onto the green and putt until the ball is in the hole.

Count strokes for each hole (chip plus putts).

Do the 9-hole course 4 times, moving the balls to new tough spots each round.

This makes 36 holes total (9 each round, 4 rounds).

Add up your strokes for all 36 holes.

Check your total score against targets for your handicap group.

Enter how many holes you did at PAR 2 or less out of 36 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.

Set up 9 holes in the chipping area, using different lies, 20-40 yards from the green.

Put 4 balls at each hole, for 36 shots total.

For each shot, hit to the green and finish the hole with putting.

Do this for each hole 4 times.

Count strokes for each hole. Mark if hole is completed in 2 shots or less.

Add up how many times par was made in 36 shots.

Enter the total successful shots out of 36 attempts as your test score.

Make 9 holes around the chipping area using things like sand, sloped rough, and deep rough to make each hole different.

Put one ball for each player at every hole spot. If there are 5 players, put 5 balls at every hole.

Each ball spot is its own 'PAR 2' hole to finish.

At each hole, players chip or wedge from 20-40 yards onto the green, then putt to finish.

Finish the hole (chip and putts) before going to the next one.

Do this for all 9 holes to make one round of 18 tries (about 2 shots per hole).

To get 36 tries, play two rounds of the 9 holes, using new ball spots each time.

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

Enter the total number of successful holes out of 36 tries as your score.

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.