Feel the distance: flop to different targets and control your rollout

Pick a spot 5 to 20 yards from the hole near the green to practice flop shots.

Place 36 balls in two lines so they cross in the middle. Each line has 18 balls, 1 foot apart.

Use string or tees to mark 4 equal zones inside a 10-foot circle around the hole.

Split the 36 balls into 4 groups of 9 balls. Each group aims for a different zone.

From the first line, hit 9 balls to the first zone.

From the second line, hit 9 balls to the second zone.

Go back to the first line and hit 9 balls to the third zone.

From the second line, hit 9 balls to the fourth zone. Count the number of balls that land in the right zone each time. After all shots, enter your total number of successes out of 36 in the app.

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 40 balls in two lines of 20 balls. The balls in each line are 1 foot apart. The two lines are 5 to 10 yards apart.

On the green use sticks or string to make 3 landing zones in a straight line. Each zone is 6 feet apart.

Hit 36 flop shots from the ball lines to the landing zones.

Make 3 groups of 12 shots.

For each group aim for only one landing zone.

After each group of 12 shots, switch to the other ball line.

Count every shot that stops in the right landing zone.

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

Set up 3 target areas on the green, about 6 feet apart.

Make 6 piles of 6 balls each, on the grass 5 to 40 yards from the hole.

Hit 36 flop shots total. Divide them into 3 groups of 12 shots.

Hit the first 12 shots at Target 1, using any piles.

Hit the next 12 shots at Target 2, choosing any piles.

Hit the last 12 shots at Target 3, using any piles.

After each shot, see if your ball stopped very close to the target. Count that shot as a success if it did.

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

Divide 36 balls into 9 piles with 4 balls each. Put each pile in the chipping area, not on the green, between 5 and 20 yards from the hole.

Mark 9 stop zones on the green using tees, string, or buckets, spaced across the green.

Hit 4 flop shots at each stop zone, trying to stop each ball in the zone.

Start at any pile and pick a stop zone. Hit 4 balls from the pile to that zone.

Move to the next pile and new stop zone. Keep going until all 9 zones have 4 shots each (36 shots total).

Count each ball that stops inside the right stop zone.

Enter the number of successful shots in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Place 36 golf balls into 6 piles of 6 balls each around the practice green.

Set up 2 target zones on the green about 6 feet apart: Zone A (closer to the edge) and Zone B (closer to the hole).

Hit 36 flop shots: 18 shots for Zone A and 18 for Zone B.

First, from piles above your feet, hit 3 shots per pile to Zone A, then 3 shots per pile to Zone B, switching piles as needed.

Next, repeat the same sequence from piles below your feet: 9 shots to Zone A and 9 shots to Zone B.

Count shots that land and stop inside the correct zone as a success.

Add your total successes. Enter score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Arrange 10 piles of balls in two lines that cross each other. Each line has 5 piles, placed 3 yards apart. The lines are 6 yards apart.

Put all piles between 5 and 40 yards from the hole. Keep all piles on the same type of grass.

On the green, mark 4 equal quadrants. Each quadrant is a circle with a 3-meter radius around the hole.

Hit 36 flop shots: 9 shots to each quadrant.

Start at one pile. Hit 9 shots at Quadrant 1, move to another pile and hit 9 shots at Quadrant 2, then 9 shots at Quadrant 3, then 9 shots at Quadrant

A shot that stops inside the target quadrant counts as a success.

Count all successes for each quadrant and add them up.

After all 36 shots, write down your total number of successful shots in the app, out of 36.

Set up 3 target zones on the green at 5, 12, and 20 yards from where the balls will be hit. Mark each zone with cones.

Place 36 balls in 3 groups of 12 balls each.

Hit 12 balls to try to land them in the 5 yard zone.

Hit 12 balls to try to land them in the 12 yard zone.

Hit 12 balls to try to land them in the 20 yard zone. Enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Do not change your ball position or stance during the test.

Count each ball that lands and stays inside the right target zone as a success.

Set up 9 stop zones on the green in a grid, spaced evenly.

Off the green, place 4 lines of 9 balls each, balls spaced 1 foot apart, and lines 5 yards/meters apart.

Hit 36 flop shots total—4 shots to each of the 9 stop zones.

Keep the ball setup the same for all shots.

From any ball line, hit 4 shots to the first stop zone, then repeat for all 9 zones.

Count shots that stop in the zone as a success.

Enter number of successful shots out of 36 attempts in the app.