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@Patrick Anlauf interested in this also. I would think the common shot distances are different for every player depending on the tendencies you have. As an example, if I can’t reach the green because I have a terrible lie, or because I put myself in a bad position with obstacles, or on a par 5 that I can’t reach, then I am always looking for a way to hit to a specific yardage. I like 100 yards. As an example, on a par 5 today, I wasn’t going to try and clear the hazard in front of the green. I hit a gap wedge on my second shot to lay to my yardage. Additionally, when I hit into greens. I attack pins on the left (because my typical miss is a push). I attack pins in the middle. I never attack a pin on the right side. As a strategy, I am playing to a spot where my miss won’t leave me short sided (no green to work with). For that reason, my chipping distances, relative to the pin are always pretty similar and I will generally have plenty of green to work with. Having green to work with means I can hit different types of shots without a problem (lower runner or higher floaters). Just a thought but I would think you want to practice chipping from around the greens say within 10-15 feet…and then practice your goto shot for your layup target (mine is usually 100 yards). Maybe yours is 50 yards. Regardless, I too would like to see the information if @GolfLivesMatter chimes in. Looking at my shot data from the past 3 years, here are the ranges Arccos uses to track short game prowess.