Master the art of touch: no more long comeback putts

Set up 9 piles of 4 balls each (36 balls total) near the green. Put the piles on different grass areas between 1 and 10 yards/meters from the green and 5 to 30 yards/meters from the hole.

Use sticks, clubs, or string to mark 3 landing zones (6 feet or 2 meters apart) in a straight line at the edge of the green.

Hit 36 bump-and-run shots: 12 to each landing zone (Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3).

Hit from any pile and switch piles for variety. Hit 12 balls to Zone 1, then 12 to Zone 2, then 12 to Zone

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

After all 36 shots, enter total successful shots (out of 36 attempts) in the app.

Set up 10 piles of balls in two crossed lines. Each line has 5 piles, 3 yards/meters apart.

Put the piles 1 to 10 yards/meters from the green and 5 to 30 yards/meters from the hole, on the same type of grass.

Mark 3 target zones on or near the green, spaced far apart.

Hit 36 bump-and-run shots: 12 for each target zone.

Pick any pile and hit 12 balls, trying to land and stop the ball in the first target zone.

Hit 12 shots at the second target zone, then 12 at the third.

Keep the same ball setup for every shot. Don’t change ball position or lie in the pile.

Count each ball that stops in the target zone as a success.

At the end, enter the number of balls that stopped in the target zones out of 36.

Get 36 balls. Split them into 3 piles of 12 balls.

Make 3 zones on the green with sticks or string. Each zone is 6 feet apart in a line.

On the grass, put each pile of balls at random spots 1 to 10 yards from the green and 5 to 30 yards from the hole. Each pile matches a zone.

Hit 12 shots from the first pile, try to land in the first zone.

Hit 12 shots from the second pile, try to land in the second zone.

Hit 12 shots from the last pile, try to land in the third zone.

Count how many balls land and stop in each zone.

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

Set up 10 piles of balls in two lines, each with 5 piles. Lines cross like a plus sign. Piles in a line are 3 yards/meters apart. The lines are 5 to 10 yards/meters apart. Place piles between 1 and 10 yards/meters from the green and 5 to 30 yards/meters from the hole.

On the green, use string or tees to make 4 target areas, each a circle with a 6-foot (2 meter) radius.

Hit 36 bump-and-run shots in total. Split shots into 4 groups of

Aim each group at a different target area.

Start from any pile. Hit a shot to try to land in the chosen target area.

After 9 shots at one target area, switch to the next and repeat until all 36 shots are done.

Count one point for each ball that stops in the right target area.

When finished, count successful shots in the correct area and enter your score out of 36 attempts.

Set up 10 piles of balls with 4 balls in each pile.

Make 3 landing zones on the green, 6 feet apart in a straight line.

Hit 36 shots, with 12 shots at each landing zone.

Start from any pile and try to land 12 balls in the first landing zone.

After 12 shots, aim 12 shots at the second zone, then 12 at the third zone.

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

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

Make two lines of 18 balls each, one foot apart, next to the green, in an L-shape.

Put 3 markers at the edge of the green, 6 feet apart, to make 3 landing zones in a row.

Hit 36 bump-and-run shots: 12 shots at each landing zone.

Switch between ball lines. For each zone, hit 3 shots from one line, then 3 shots from the other, until all 12 shots per zone are done.

Each time a ball stops in the right zone, count it as a successful shot.

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

Place two lines of 18 balls each next to the green, 1 foot apart. Lines are at right angles, 5 to 10 yards apart.

Mark 9 stop zones on the green using buckets, tees, or string. Make 3 groups with 3 zones each, spaced evenly.

Hit 36 bump-and-run shots: 12 at each group of 3 zones (4 shots per zone).

From the first line, hit 12 shots at the first group of 3 zones (4 shots per zone).

Move to the second line, hit 12 shots at the second group of 3 zones (4 shots per zone).

Go back to the first line and hit 12 shots at the third group of 3 zones (4 shots per zone). Enter score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Count each success where the ball stops in the target zone. Add all successes for your score.

Make 10 piles of 4 balls (40 balls) in two lines, crossing each other near the green, 1 to 10 yards from the green and 5 to 30 yards from the hole. Keep piles 2 yards apart, lines 5 to 10 yards apart.

On the green, use string or tees to mark two circles around the hole: one with a 6-foot radius (inner), the other with a 15-foot radius (outer).

Use only 36 balls (9 piles of 4) for this test.

Split the 36 shots into two groups of

For the first 18 shots, try to land the ball inside the small circle.

For the next 18 shots, try to land the ball inside the big circle but outside the small circle.

Play bump-and-run shots by hitting from different piles, one after the other, keeping the same setup and order.

Count as a success if the ball stops in the correct circle. If not, it is a miss.

Count how many balls finished where they should in both circles. Enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Put 36 balls in 6 piles, each pile has 6 balls. Scatter them around chipping area between 1 to 10 yards from green and 5 to 30 yards from hole.

Place 3 targets in a line at the edge of the green, spaced 6 feet apart.

Split the 36 shots into 3 groups of 12 shots.

Hit first 12 balls as bump-and-run, try to stop them in the first target zone.

Hit next 12 balls at the second target zone, try to stop them there.

Hit the last 12 balls at the third target zone, try to stop them there.

Pick any pile before each group and keep setup simple for every shot.

Count balls in the right target zone. Each one is a point. Enter score in the app, out of 36 attempts.