Course Program

Sand 15–35 Yds From Deep Bunker

Land 2 feet away, for a 7-handicap player, ~10 minutes at Barker Brook Golf Club

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 7.23 drills77% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

3 to 18

Average HCP

7.2

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Scoring25%

Distance Control16%

Dispersion16%

Precision16%

Trajectory13%

Aim9%

Accuracy5%

Overview

Program Structure

Sand 15–35 Yds From Deep Bunker. Sand from deep bunkers and land 2 feet away. Focus on Scoring, Distance Control, Dispersion. For a 7-handicap player, in ~10 minutes.

Shot

Sand

What you will improve

Scoring
Distance Control
Dispersion
Precision

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

Sand | Scattered Piles | 9 Stop Zones

Short Game

Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) in the sand. Scatter into 8 equal piles of 5 balls and stop sand shots inside 9 Stop Zones. Count the number of successful stops.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Sand | Scattered Piles | 9 Stop Zones

Scatter 36 balls into 9 piles of 4 balls each in the sand, 20 to 40 yards from the hole.

Mark 9 target zones on the green, spaced out evenly.

Hit 4 sand shots at each target zone, for a total of 36 shots.

After 4 shots at the first zone, move to the next and repeat for all 9 zones.

Count each ball that stops in the right zone as one success.

When finished, add up the number of balls that stopped in the right places and enter score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	33	30	27	23	18	14	10	7	4

Sand | Parallel Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a sand 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 Sand | Parallel Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Set up 10 piles of balls in two lines of 5 piles each. The lines are 3 yards apart. Piles in each line are 4 yards apart.

Place the piles on sand bunkers, 20 to 40 yards from the hole, not on the green.

On the green, mark 3 landing zones in a row, each 2 meters wide, spaced 2 meters apart.

Take 36 sand shots: 12 shots for each landing zone.

Start from any pile and hit 12 shots at Zone 1, then 12 shots at Zone 2, then 12 shots at Zone

Each ball that stops in the target zone counts as a success.

Count the number of 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	30	28	26	22	18	14	10	7	4

Sand | Scattered Piles | 9 Stop Zones

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a sand shot in the stop 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

Place 36 golf balls in 9 piles, each with 4 balls, in a sand bunker 20–40 yards from the hole.

Make 9 stop zones on the green in a 3 by 3 grid using tees, string, or markers.

Hit 4 sand shots to each stop zone, for 36 shots total.

Start from any pile and aim for the first stop zone.

After 4 shots to one zone, move to the next zone and keep going until all 9 zones are done.

Count each shot that stops inside the correct stop zone as a success.

Add your successful shots out of 36 and enter your score in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	28	26	23	19	15	11	8	5	3

Next Step

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