Course Program

Feet, hips, shoulders—are you set up for success?

Set up for success, for a 29-handicap player, ~20 minutes at Blue Cypress

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 29.23 drills

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 45

Average HCP

29.2

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Alignment33%

Aim23%

Scoring20%

Accuracy13%

Distance Control10%

Overview

Program Structure

Feet, hips, shoulders—are you set up for success?. Check clubface and set up for success. Focus on Alignment, Aim, Scoring. For a 29-handicap player, in ~20 minutes.

Skill

Alignment

Shot

Pitch

What you will improve

Alignment
Aim
Scoring
Accuracy

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 | Deep Rough and Other | Flat

Short Game

Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat deep rough and other extreme grass types.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Pitch | Deep Rough and Other | Flat

Put 3 target zones on the green: left, center, right. Each 5 feet apart.

Put 12 balls in a pile, 30-60 yards from the hole, in deep rough.

Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone A.

Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone B.

Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone C.

Keep balls in the same spot and rough for all shots.

Count each ball that lands and stays in the right zone.

After 36 shots, enter your number of successes into the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	30	28	25	22	17	13	9	6	4

Pitch | 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 Pitch | Fairway | Above/Below Feet

Pick a place on the fairway where the ball is above your feet and about 30 to 40 yards from the hole.

Put 18 balls in a pile on your side at this spot.

Pick a target on the green and keep it the same for the first 6 shots.

Hit 6 pitch shots trying to get close to the target from the above-feet slope.

Change the target after every 6 shots. Do this 3 times for a total of 18 shots from this spot.

Move to a place where the ball is below your feet, again 30 to 40 yards from the hole.

Put 18 more balls in a pile at this new spot.

Do exactly the same as before: 6 shots per target, 3 targets, 18 shots total.

Count a shot as a success if the ball stops very close to the target.

After 36 shots, add up the number of successful shots 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	30	28	26	22	18	13	10	7	4

Pitch | Rough | Flat

Short Game

Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat rough grass.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Set up 3 targets on the green, 6 feet apart in a straight line. These are Target A (closest), Target B (middle), and Target C (farthest).

From rough ground 30 to 60 yards away, place the ball and get ready to pitch at the targets.

Hit 36 pitch shots in total, split into 3 groups of 12 shots.

Aim the first 12 shots at Target A, trying to land and stop the ball inside that area.

Aim the next 12 shots at Target B, trying to land and stop the ball inside that area.

Aim the last 12 shots at Target C, trying to land and stop the ball inside that area.

Keep everything else the same each time, only change which target you aim at.

Count a shot as a success if the ball lands and stops inside the correct target area.

Enter the number of successful shots in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	30	28	25	21	16	12	9	6	3

Next Step

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