Chipping
Up-and-Down Ladder with Stakes
A chipping drill for the Competition stage, on the practice green, in about 25 minutes.
Builds scrambling composure by attaching a real, light physical consequence to a missed up-and-down.
- Advanced
- Solo
- Competition
Equipment
- wedge
- putter
- 9 balls
Demonstration
Practice Your Short Game Under Pressure | Titleist Tips by Titleist
Video by Titleist on YouTube. Not affiliated with GolfNexus.
Steps
- 01Set up 9 different short-game lies around the green.
- 02Play each lie as a full up-and-down: chip, then putt out.
- 03Count any hole finished in 2 shots or fewer as a success.
- 04A missed up-and-down costs a lap or a set of pushups before moving on.
- 05Log the up-and-down count out of 9 for the session.
Target
Try to beat your best up-and-down count out of 9 from your last session.
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