STRESS TEST

Ladder Landing Chipping Test

This short-game test gauges your feel by requiring a succession of chips of specific distances

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OVERVIEW

What You'll Need

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Setting: Any area where you can hit medium-length chips (up to 20 yards). A practice green is ideal, but this drill can also be done in many backyards.
Materials: Two sticks (alignment rods or golf clubs), your preferred wedge for greenside chips, at least one golf ball.

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Stand in one location just off the green.
Starting from the edge of the green, place the first stick (or alignment rod, or club) two paces from your ball. Place the second stick another pace away to form a one-yard target.

The goal is to land your ball in the one-yard gap. Once you hit that gap, move the sticks one yard further away, and repeat.

Keep track of how many times you can hit the one-yard gaps consecutively.
When you miss a gap, start over.

SCORING

How did you do?

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How many times can you hit a new target?

Beginner/high-handicap: 1-2

Mid-handicap: 3-4

Single-digit handicap: 5-6

Scratch: 7-8

Pro: 8+

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