Course Program

Chip Through Gate for Aim

Pick line and commit, for a 25-handicap player, ~20 minutes at Bartley Cavanaugh Gc

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 24.53 drills55% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

25 to 45

Average HCP

24.5

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Aim30%

Scoring25%

Alignment18%

Distance Control17%

Trajectory10%

Overview

Program Structure

Chip Through Gate for Aim. Pick line and commit and hit intended line. Focus on Aim, Scoring, Alignment. For a 25-handicap player, in ~20 minutes.

Skill

Aim

Shot

Chip

What you will improve

Aim
Scoring
Alignment
Distance Control

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

Chip | Fairway | Above/Below Feet

Short Game

Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped fairway; one bucket with balls above feet level, one bucket with balls below feet level.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Chip | Fairway | Above/Below Feet

Place 3 target zones on the green, 6 feet apart, in a line from the hole.

Use 36 balls, split into two groups of

Chip 18 balls from above feet level, 6 balls to each zone.

Chip 18 balls from below feet level, 6 balls to each zone.

Count balls that stop inside the correct zone.

Add up total successful shots and enter score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

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

Chip | Deep Rough and Other | Uphill/Downhill

Short Game

Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped deep rough and other extreme grass types; one bucket from the uphill slope and one bucket from the downhill slope.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Chip | Deep Rough and Other | Uphill/Downhill

Find a spot in deep rough on an uphill slope 5 to 30 yards from the hole. Set up the ball the same way each time.

Place three targets around the green in a straight line, 4 feet apart.

Hit 18 chip shots from the uphill slope. Land 6 balls in each target zone.

Move to a deep rough spot on a downhill slope 5 to 30 yards from the hole. Keep the same setup.

Hit 18 chip shots from the downhill slope. Land 6 balls in each target zone.

Count each ball that ends inside the target as a success.

Add up all the successful shots out of 36 in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	30	28	24	20	16	12	8	5	3

Chip | Parallel Ball Lines | 3 Landing Zones

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a chip shot inside the landing zone(s). The player with the most points at the end wins the challenge. Up to 80 balls are needed.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Chip | Parallel Ball Lines | 3 Landing Zones

Set up 4 lines of 9 balls. Balls are 1 foot apart. Each line is 5 yards/meters apart.

Put the lines 5 to 30 yards/meters from the hole, off the green.

Mark 3 landing zones on the green, spaced 6 feet (2 meters) apart.

There are 36 chip shots, split into 3 groups of

Hit the first 12 balls to Landing Zone

Hit the next 12 balls to Landing Zone

Hit the last 12 balls to Landing Zone

Use any line of balls each time. Hit all balls for the current landing zone.

After 12 shots for each zone, switch to the next zone and change lines if wanted.

Count a shot as a success if it lands and stops inside the right zone.

When finished, count how many successes out of 36, and enter score in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	31	29	27	23	18	14	10	7	4

Next Step

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