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Each drill has a unique name by which it is identifiable. Some have commonly accepted names like the Clock putting drill, while the others come from our own imagination.

We do our best to capture the gist of the drill in a word, two, or three. It's like giving a title to a book. First we make the drill from head to tail, and then we dwell on the name for a day or two.

We take the following approach: if we are happy with the drill name, you'll recognize our happiness on some level, and you'll be satisfied too :)

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This is for our own purposes but you might find it handy once you get familiar with our platform. When we handle hundreds of drills at once in Excel spreadsheet, it is much easier to keep track of numbers than Drill Name.

For example, the first number represents Drill Category (putting, short game, etc.). If curiosity keeps you awake at night, visit FAQ Section to learn what each number represents.

Drill Category is the top level by which we organize drills. They are simply: "Putting, Short Game, Driving Range, Polygon, Game, Golf Course, etc.". Each category is color coded and will appear on your screen as a colored button with a text inside the button.

Estimated Duration helps you plan and prepare for your practice sessions. It is useful to step up on the putting green knowing exactly how much time you'll spend putting and how many balls you'll hit in that time frame. And not only putting but any other practice area. If you have 30 min of time, you might as well pick the 15 min drill and do it twice.

Like to keep it simple? Even though we try to saturate you with knowledge, Drill Summary holds the most basic instructions of the drill. It is typically one, no more than two sentences long.

You can easily find it inside each drill at the very top of the page.

Setup is 'stuff'. All the practical things you need to start the drill are answered here. "How many tees do I need?", "Where do I stick them?", "How many balls do I need for the drill?", "Alignment sticks?", "String?", "Chalk?", "10 Buckets?" etc.

You know that feeling when you buy a desk, closet, or a chair, and you get it in a million pieces? Different size holes and screws all over the place. So you turn to the instruction manual. Step-by-Step Instructions is that manual.

Made in China. Just kidding. Made in PowerPoint.

All the drills are made as a ground floor setup, same as you would find in an architectural documents. We make the Graphic Images self-explanatory and in minimalistic style. Why? Because less is more.

You'll find various elements on a green background; anything from golf balls, tees, alignment sticks, geometrical shapes, numbers/stations, distances, instructions, and so on.

All your brain needs to understand the dynamic of the drill is the GIF Animation. Also made with PowerPoint, it shows the movement patterns in which you should perform the drill.

For example, in one of the putting drills, you'll find a caricature of a golfer moving from positions 1 to 8 in a specific pattern, and a floating text field that accompanies the movement of our golfer. Golf is about doing, so we try to go beyond words and use pictures (GIF) to paint a picture.

You can unlock GIF Animation's with a paid subscription.

By subscribing to the free plan you also join our newsletter and will receive an email when we add new videos to the platform. To access the videos you will need to upgrade to a paid subscription.

Video Walkthrough is a detailed study of the drill that takes a form of a mini online course - one drill, one course.

This section covers all the details mentioned on the drill page and it uses GIF Animation as a base for voiceover.

You'll find information such as what is the best time to practice the drill, optimal duration you should practice the drill, what skills are gained by the drill, what mental skills are improved, difficulty, and other valuable insights that stem from our own experience with the drill.

Keep score of the drill and know what score to expect for your handicap. We use official PGA Tour statistics as a benchmark to calculate drill score for your handicap group. And we organize it in a neat table.

"Perfect Scenario" because you might repeat shots multiple times and get more reps in your practice. For example, if the drill demands you hit 10 successful shots in a row, you might miss the 9th shot and start over from 0. At that point you already hit 9 shots and must hit 10 more.

We use repetitions to calculate Drill Duration and Benchmarks.

Golf is a year-long thing. To gain the most out of your practice sessions, you should start thinking of your golf in seasons. During off-season, when you practice more (play less), you should practice off-season drills. And comparatively, during in-season you should play more, practice less, and work on in-season drills.

Check the FAQ section [INSERT LINK] to learn more about seasons and their respective drills.

To maximize the efficiency of your practice sessions, improve faster, and gain mental depth, we categorize (and design) drills into three seasons: Off-Season, Pre-Season, and In-Season.

Off-Season drills are generally designed to improve technique and mechanics, and not necessarily to score. Pre-Season drills prepare you for the tournament season - you use them to blend technique and scoring skills. If you have a tournament in a week or two and need to get in the competitive mindset, you are best off practicing In-Season drills.

We are dedicating an entire online course to this topic. For now, if you wish to learn more, visit the FAQ Section.

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced. Take yourself for a challenge and practice Advanced drills. Or smooth sail with the Beginner drill. Usually, more difficult drills are made for In-Season and easier drills for Off-Season.

The main criteria for difficulty is the complexity of the drill and the effort needed to complete the task/process/goal set by the drill.

All the drills are made for outdoors. While some drills are suitable for simulator or other indoor training aids.

You learned "When To Practice" up above, now that you're in the drill, it is useful to know the scope/extent of the drill, or "How Much To Practice". Proper golf practice is done in intervals, with clearly defined volume and intensity.

Think of this as a song or a movie, there is prelude/introduction, there is main event, and there is conclusion/outro. Best golf practice has such rhythm and it is learned in How Much to Practice Study Section. To learn more visit FAQ section [INSERT LINK].

How much water can you fit in a cup? How many balls can you hit in a practice session? These two questions have "Volume" written in between the lines.

Low volume in a putting session would be 15-20 putts. High volume would be more than 65-70 putts. Visit FAQ to learn more.

Airplanes fly with low intensity, jet fighters fly with high intensity.

In putting for example, hitting 10 putts from the same position would be low intensity (continuity), while hitting 1 putt from one position and 1 putt from the other position would be high intensity (variety).

Learn more about Intensity in the FAQ section [INSERT LINK].

Volume/Intensity=VIR

VIR tells you the general scope of the drill, or how much movement you can expect from a drill. The higher the number, more is happening in the drill.

To learn more how VIR and Seasonality tie together, visit FAQ section. This piece of information is unlocked with a paid subscription.

Different drills for different skills. This study section covers specific area of the game that is improved by a given drill, and why improvement happens.

For example, hitting balls on the driving range from 150 y/m and inside the 5 y/m perimeter is a good drill to measure dispersion skills. Why? Open the drill and find out.

Each drill improves up to three skills, and we categorize them into Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Skills. Primary Skill is the first and most prominent skill improved by the given drill. Drilladay.com recognizes 12 different golf skills.

Visit FAQ section to learn more about the specific skills.

Secondary Skill is a skill of equal or somewhat lesser importance than the Primary Skill. In some cases, the drill may be equally designed for two skills or as a 1st and 2nd degree skill - these subtleties are communicated in the Skills Walkthrough Study Section.

Tertiary Skill is a 3rd degree skill that is being improved by the given drill. It is relevant with more complex drills that may be designed for multiple skills (i.e. technique, alignment, and distance control).

Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Skills are covered in detail in the Skill Walkthrough Study Section.

How you move matters. You'd bore yourself to death if you repeated the same drill 100 times in the same way.

Here you learn how to wok on a drill in a zig-zag fashion, in ascending order, descending order, random movements, and more.

Learn how to think creatively, challenge your mental skills and your golf skills.

Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Skills are skills visible to the naked eye, while Mental Skills are intangible skills. As such, this area of the game is not scientifically researched, however, we are at the forefront of this research.

Mental Skills Walkthrough Study Section plays a vital role in understanding your golf game. We make sure to unravel the mysteries of the intangible and present them in language that is easy to understand.

Tap into the psychology of the drill. We classify drills based on the mental focus areas: task, process, and goal. After two decades of studying the sport, we found that mind learns in those three ways, and each of the three belongs to the specific season (i.e. task-oriented drill is performed during off-season).

To learn more about the relationship between the Seasonality and the three Mental Orientations, visit FAQ section.

There are 16 personality types for 8 billion people. This is who we are as a race.

We are currently exploring what is the best drill for each personality type, and vice versa. You (and/or your students) will be able to take a personality test and practice drills that are best suited for your personality traits and weaknesses. Coming soon.

Mind perceives shapes to make sense of the space it is in. Triangles, rectangles, circles, spirals, and other movement patterns are an unmistakable way to organize the ground underneath your feet, and you on it. We structure the drills in a way that is easy to read, comprehend, and remember. We give enough depth to each drill such that you can always learn something new, regardless of how many times you return to the same drill.

This mental aspect is drawn on the graphic images and GIF's as a dimmed dotted shape (i.e. circle) that connects balls and creates a movement pattern.

Practice by yourself or take your friends up for a challenge.

Drills are made for solo players and up to 4 players.

At the end of each drill you will find similar drills. We do our best job to recommend relevant drills and improve your browsing experience - this is our best curation. In some cases, similarities might be in geometry, in other cases in drill setup, or in distance. Again, we know drills by heart and each "Similar Drill" is placed in that section for a good reason.

Recommended drills are always of the same category (i.e. driving range). We will never recommend a short game drill if you are already looking at the driving range drill.

Leave a rating of the drill, or indulge in the conversation with the community. It is not as big as Reddit or Quora but it serves similar purpose. We read all the ratings.

If you are just starting out with Drill a Day, we have a promotion where you leave ratings for in-store credit. If you're interested in learning more, shoot us an email via contact page.

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WhasApp the drill to your students, email it to your friend or a coach, or post it on social media.

We take care of this platform because we care about your knowledge. We can only hope that you will recognize what we are doing and share the drills with the people you care about. Sharing is caring.

More than anything, Drill View Count shows the popularity of the drill. On our end, we use it to generate the "Popular Drills" section. Each time the specific drill is opened by anyone on the platform, the count goes up by 1.

A lot of times you go golfing not knowing how much time you'll spend there. This simple solution is located at the end of each drill and it gives you a good approximation of how long your practice session will be based on how many balls you hit.