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.

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 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.

Set up 9 target holes around the chipping area using different lies like sand, sloped rough, and deep rough.

At each hole, take 4 shots: chip once, then putt until the ball goes in.

You will hit 36 shots total (9 holes x 4 shots each), using the same setup for each hole.

Finish all shots for one hole before moving to the next. Each shot counts as a stroke. Par for each hole is

If the ball is holed out in 2 shots or less, count it as a success.

After all 9 holes, count up your total successes out of 36 and enter your 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.

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.