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

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.

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

Put 4 balls at each hole.

At each hole, chip or pitch the ball onto the green, then putt the ball into the hole.

Finish one hole before going to the next.

Count how many shots it takes to finish each hole. Each hole should take 2 shots or less.

Add up how many holes were finished in 2 shots or less.

Enter your total for holes finished in 2 shots or less 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 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.

Place 9 balls in tough spots around the chipping green, like sand or deep rough.

Treat each ball as a PAR 2 hole.

Hit your wedge shot onto the green and putt to finish the hole.

Do all 9 shots, then repeat this two more times with balls in new hard spots each time.

You play 36 shots total.

Count every time you get the ball in the hole in 2 shots or less.

Add up your successes and enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Set up 9 holes in tough spots like sand or rough, 20-40 yards from the green.

Put 4 balls at each hole (36 balls in total).

At each hole, hit the ball towards the green with a wedge.

Use the putter to get the ball in the hole after reaching the green.

Do this for all 4 balls at the hole, then move to the next hole. Do this for all 9 holes.

Count as a success if the ball goes in within 2 shots.

When all balls are played, count the number of successes out of 36 and enter the score in the app.

Set up 9 hitting spots around the green with balls 20-40 yards away in hard places like sand or rough.

At each spot, hit 4 shots to the green using wedges or putters.

Finish all 4 shots at one spot, then go to the next. Each spot is like a PAR 2 hole.

After all 9 spots, you will have hit 36 shots.

Every shot that lands and stays in the target area on the green, or goes in the hole, counts as a success.

Add up successful shots out of 36 and enter your score 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 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.