How close can you get from a tough lie? Precision test

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.

Set up 36 balls in 9 piles of 4 balls each, in two lines, 5–20 yards from the hole.

Put markers on the green to make 3 landing zones, each zone 6 feet apart in a line.

Hit 36 flop shots total, 12 to each landing zone.

Hit from any pile at the first zone for 12 shots, then move to the next zone for the next 12, then the third zone for the last 12 shots.

Switch piles after each shot, but keep the set up and distances the same.

Count shots that land and stay in the correct zone.

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

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 8 lines of 5 balls each. Space out the lines and balls on grass, not on the green, anywhere from 5 to 40 yards/metres away from the hole.

On the green, put down 3 landing zones in a straight line with 6 feet (2 metres) between them, using sticks, clubs, or string.

Take 36 shots, split into 3 sets of 12 shots.

Aim each set of 12 shots at one landing zone. Start with Zone 1, then Zone 2, then Zone

Hit all 5 balls from each line toward the target zone. After each line, move to another line.

Count a shot as good if the ball stays in the correct zone.

Add up how many good shots you made and enter the score in the app out of 36 attempts.

Set up 4 lines of 9 balls each, spaced 5 yards apart between lines and 1 foot apart between balls.

Mark 4 quadrants on the green, each a 9-foot circle.

Hit 36 flop shots, aiming 9 shots at each quadrant.

For each shot, hit from any line and aim at the assigned quadrant.

Always keep the ball setup the same and only switch quadrants after 9 shots.

Count each ball that stops in the right quadrant as a success.

Enter your number of successes in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Make 2 lines of 5 ball piles each (10 piles total). Keep lines 6 yards apart and piles 4 yards apart.

Put all piles on short grass 5-20 yards from the hole, not on the green.

Place 3 target markers in a line on the green. Space them 6 feet apart. Call them Target A, Target B, and Target C.

Hit 36 flop shots in total, in 3 sets of 12 shots.

First 12 shots go to Target A. Next 12 to Target B. Last 12 to Target C.

Pick any pile for each shot. Hit the ball at the current target.

Count each shot that stops closest to or inside the target area. This is a "success."

Add up all successful shots for each target.

Record the score out of 36 attempts in the app.

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.