Save par with a clutch flop—pressure drill

Place 40 balls in two lines with 20 balls in each line, spaced 1 foot apart.

Set the two lines so they cross each other, about 5 to 10 yards apart, on grass away from the green but 5 to 40 yards from the hole.

Mark two circles around the hole on the green. The small circle is 6 feet from the hole. The big circle is 15 feet from the hole.

Hit 36 flop shots, 18 from each line.

Hit 3 to 5 shots at a time from one line, then switch lines and keep going until finished.

Try to land each ball inside the circles. Shots inside the small circle are birdie, inside the big one are par.

Count all balls that land inside either circle.

Enter the total successful shots out of 36 in the app.

Place two ball markers on the green, about 10 feet apart.

Choose a spot on the uphill slope, 5 to 20 yards from the hole. Use this spot every time for the test.

Hit 18 flop shots from this spot. Aim at the targets, switching every 3 shots between them until all 18 shots are done.

Move to a spot on the downhill slope, 5 to 20 yards from the hole. Use this spot every time for these shots.

Hit 18 flop shots from the downhill spot. Switch targets every 3 shots until all 18 are done.

Count shots that stop within 3 feet of the marker as successful.

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

Place two lines of 18 balls each about 5-10 yards apart, with balls 1 foot apart.

Mark 9 stop zones on the green with tees, string, or buckets, making sure they are easy to see.

Hit 36 flop shots, with 2 shots at each stop zone from each line.

Start with the first line and hit 2 shots to the first stop zone.

Switch to the second line and hit 2 shots to the second stop zone.

Keep switching lines and aiming at the next stop zone, 2 shots each, until all 9 zones are targeted.

Count each shot that stops in the right zone as a success.

Add up how many successes out of 36 attempts and enter score in the app.

Put 18 balls in one bucket for shots above your feet, and 18 balls in another bucket for shots below your feet.

On the practice green, set up 3 target zones in a row, about 10 to 15 feet from the hole.

Split the 36 balls into 3 groups of 12 balls.

For the first 12 balls, hit from above feet and aim for Target Zone

For the next 12 balls, hit from below feet and aim for Target Zone

For the last 12 balls, switch between above and below feet every 2 balls and aim for Target Zone

Always keep the ball on the correct slope as needed, only change which target zone you aim at as above.

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

When done, count how many successes out of 36 and enter the score in the app.

Put 40 balls into 8 piles of 5 balls each on grass or a slope, between 5 and 40 yards from the hole but not on the green.

On the green make 3 landing zones, each 6 feet apart in a line.

Hit 36 flop shots, 12 for each zone.

Hit 12 shots to the first zone, then 12 to the second, then 12 to the third. Switch between piles if wanted.

Count shots that land and stop in the correct zone as successes.

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

Make 3 target areas on the green: Left, Center, and Right. Each should be about 4 feet wide.

Put 3 piles of balls on a flat fairway, 15 to 20 yards from the hole. Space them so shots come from different angles.

Hit 36 flop shots: 12 at the Left zone, 12 at the Center zone, 12 at the Right zone.

Take shots from different piles, but set up the ball the same way each time.

Check if the ball stops inside the zone aimed for.

Count how many balls stop inside the correct zone.

When done, add up the number of balls in the zones and enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Arrange 10 piles of balls in two lines, with 5 piles in each line. Each pile is 4 yards or meters apart. The two lines are 5 to 10 yards or meters apart.

Put the piles between 5 and 40 yards or meters from the hole. Do not put them on the green.

On the green, use string or tees to make two circles around the hole: one small circle with a 6-foot (2-meter) radius and one big circle with a 15-foot (5-meter) radius.

Hit flop shots from each pile. Try to land the ball in the circles. Balls in the small circle are best, in the big circle are medium, and outside both circles are misses.

Hit 36 total flop shots. This means 3 sets of 12 shots.

For the first 12 shots, aim for the small circle. For the next 12, aim for the area between the two circles. For the last 12, aim anywhere inside the big circle.

Pick any pile to start. Hit one flop shot from each pile. Cover all piles evenly.

Count each ball that lands where you aimed.

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