Course Program

Maximize Driver Distance

Turn into birdies, for a 1-handicap player, ~10 minutes at Bide-A-Wee Golf Course

Driving RangeAll teesProgram HCP 0.54 drills77% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

0 to 10

Average HCP

0.5

Duration (single session)

2 hr 3 min

or

1 drill/day: 4 days · 31 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Scoring26%
Distance Control16%
Dispersion16%
Precision14%
Trajectory10%
Accuracy10%
Aim8%

Overview

Program Structure

Maximize Driver Distance. Up-and-down contest and save par clutch. Focus on Scoring, Distance Control, Dispersion, Precision, Trajectory, Accuracy, Aim. For a 1-handicap player, in ~10 minutes.

Club

Driver

What you will improve

  • Scoring
  • Distance Control
  • Dispersion
  • Precision

Program details

Sessions
4 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
2 hr 3 min
or
1 drill per day
4 days · 31 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 1Drill 2Drill 3Drill 4
01

Driver | 3 Landing Zones

Driving Range

Hit 15 balls to each landing zone using driver only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls. Count total number of successful shots.

31 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Driver | 3 Landing Zones
1

Place three landing zones around the flag, each 15 yards/meters apart.

2

Hit 36 shots using only a driver.

3

Aim 12 shots at each landing zone.

4

Start with any zone and hit 12 shots at it.

5

Move to the next zone and hit 12 shots, then do the same for the last zone.

6

Count each shot that lands and stays in its zone as a success.

7

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

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3230282520161285
02

Driver | Y Area

Driving Range

Hit 15 balls to each Y area using driver only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls. Count total number of successful shots.

31 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Driver | Y Area
1

Choose one flag or target on the range to aim at with the driver.

2

Mark 3 Y-shaped target areas around the flag, each about 15 yards wide.

3

Hit 36 driver shots.

4

Hit 12 shots at each Y-area.

5

Hit shots to the areas in any order.

6

A shot is a success if it lands in the 15-yard-wide Y-area around the flag.

7

Count the successful shots for each Y-area.

8

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

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3028252218141074
03

Driver | L-R and R-L 9 Targets

Driving Range

Hit 5 balls to each randomly selected target while producing left-to-right and right-to-left shots, using driver only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls.

31 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Driver | L-R and R-L 9 Targets
1

Pick a flag or target at the distance you want to practice.

2

Put 9 markers in a circle around the flag, spaced evenly and close to it.

3

Hit 36 shots with your driver.

4

Divide your 36 shots into 9 groups of 4 shots, each group aimed at one marker.

5

For each marker, hit 2 shots curving left, 2 shots curving right.

6

A shot counts if it finishes between the two markers of a target.

7

Set up carefully for each shot and try to hit the target the right way.

8

Count how many shots finished between the markers and enter your score out of 36 in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3230282520161285
04

Driver | 5 Ball Flights Challenge

Driving Range

Complete the 5 Ball Flights Challenge using driver only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls.

30 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Driver | 5 Ball Flights Challenge
1

Pick one target for driver shots.

2

Hit 35 shots in total.

3

Split into 5 groups of 7 shots.

4

First 7 shots: hit straight to the target.

5

Next 7 shots: hit draw to the target.

6

Next 7 shots: hit fade to the target.

7

Next 7 shots: hit pull-fade to the target.

8

Last 7 shots: hit push-draw to the target and enter your number of successful shots out of 35 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions35
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score302825201612853

Next Step

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