STRESS TEST

The tour pro windows test

How precise are your start lines? This simple game can gauge your clubface control

OVERVIEW

What You'll Need

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Setting: A driving range or a golf hole. There's a way to replicate this drill using a net.
Materials: Two alignment rods that you can stick in the ground (if using a net, you'll need two pieces of tape that you can easily move after different shots). Golf balls. Any full-swing club, driver preferred.

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On a driving range, step off a spot five yards in front of you.

To start, place the two alignment rods three paces (or nine feet) apart.
If hitting into a net, two vertical strips of tape can be used in place of the rods.

Taking a full swing, the goal is to hit each shot cleanly between the two boundaries.

With each successful ball through the window, move an alignment stick one foot (or a driver’s grip length) closer together.

Continue the drill until you miss the target.
Count how many times you moved the sticks in.

SCORING

How did you do?

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How many times did you move the sticks closer together?

Note: The scoring below assumes you used driver. Beginners or higher handicaps may find it easier to do the test with an iron.

Beginner/high-handicap: 0-2

Mid-handicap: 2-3

Single-digit handicap: 3-4

Scratch: 4-6

Pro: 6+

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The short-sided up-and-down test

The second-serve driving test

The smarter-play iron test

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