Short-Game Practice: 11-Ball Drill

Identifying What You Need to Work On In the Short Game

Courtesy of Neil Wilkins; used with permission

The "11 Ball Drill" is a wonderful evaluation tool for your short game, and can help you identify your weak spots.

Take 11 balls to the short game practice area and use them to determine your strengths and weaknesses around the green. First, find one type of shot that you're good with; say, the pitch from a fluffy lie from five steps off the green.

Hit all 11 balls from that situation toward the practice green cup.

• Identifying What You Need to Work On In the Short Game
• Throw Out the Best Shots
• Throw Out the Weakest Shots and Evaluate