Course Program

Feel the distance: pitch to different targets and control your rollout

Vary landing spot, for a 23-handicap player, ~20 minutes at Balbirnie Park

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 23.33 drills34% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 45

Average HCP

23.3

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Distance Control34%

Alignment29%

Accuracy27%

Trajectory6%

Aim4%

Overview

Program Structure

Feel the distance: pitch to different targets and control your rollout. Feel the distance and stop close from 30 yards. Focus on Distance Control, Alignment, Accuracy, Trajectory, Aim. For a 23-handicap player, in ~20 minutes.

Skill

Distance Control

Shot

Pitch

What you will improve

Distance Control
Alignment
Accuracy
Trajectory

Program details

Sessions: 3 focused drills
Recommended: 2–3 sessions / week
Total duration: 1 hr 18 min
1 drill per day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Drill Framework

Program breakdown

Each drill is designed to prepare you for the course. Follow the program or repeat the drills to improve key areas of your game.

Drill 1 Drill 2 Drill 3

Pitch | Fairway | Flat

Short Game

Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat fairway surface.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Make 3 piles with 12 golf balls in each pile.

Mark 3 target zones on the green, each about 6 feet apart and about 2 feet wide.

Pitch all shots from 30 to 40 yards away on flat grass.

Use the first pile and hit balls at the first target zone.

Use the second pile and hit balls at the second target zone.

Use the last pile and hit balls at the third target zone.

Count the balls that land and stop in the target zone.

After all shots, count how many landed in the zones and enter your score in the app out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	30	28	25	20	16	12	9	6	4

Pitch | Fairway | Above/Below Feet

Short Game

Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped fairway; one bucket with balls above feet level, and one bucket with balls below feet level.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Pitch | Fairway | Above/Below Feet

Put 36 balls into 3 piles of 12 balls each.

Put 3 target zones on the green in a straight line, about 6 feet apart.

Pick one sloped fairway spot to shoot from (above feet or below feet).

Hit 12 shots to the first target zone.

Hit 12 shots to the second zone.

Hit 12 shots to the third zone. For each shot, count how many balls land and stay in the correct target zone. When done, count successful shots out of 36 and enter the score in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	32	30	28	25	20	16	12	8	5

Pitch | Perpendicular Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch shot inside the landing zone(s). The player with the most points at the end wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Pitch | Perpendicular Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Put 10 piles of balls in two lines that meet at a right angle, 5 to 10 yards apart, with each pile 3 yards apart.

Place the piles 30 to 60 yards from the hole on grass but not on the green.

Mark 3 landing zones on the green with sticks or string, each 6 feet apart in a line.

Hit 36 pitch shots in total, 12 at each landing zone.

For the first 12 shots aim at Landing Zone 1, for the next 12 aim at Zone 2, for the last 12 aim at Zone

Start from any pile and switch piles between shots.

Count a success if the ball lands and stops in the correct zone.

After all shots, add up your total successes and enter the score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	29	27	25	22	18	14	11	7	4

Next Step

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