Turn into birdies, for a 31-handicap player, ~30 minutes at Boca Rio Golf Club
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 30.68 drills62% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
10 to 45
Average HCP
30.6
Duration (single session)
3 hr 28 min
or
1 drill/day: 8 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Scoring33%
Aim26%
Alignment16%
Distance Control11%
Accuracy6%
Dispersion3%
Visualization3%
Precision1%
Trajectory1%
Overview
Program Structure
Up-and-Down Contest. Turn into birdies and up-and-down contest. Focus on Scoring, Aim, Alignment, Distance Control, Accuracy, Dispersion, Visualization, Precision, Trajectory. For a 31-handicap player, in ~30 minutes.
Skill
Scoring
Shot
Chip
What you will improve
Scoring
Aim
Alignment
Distance Control
Program details
Sessions
8 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
3 hr 28 min
or
1 drill per day
8 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.
Up to 5 players compete to stop a chip 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
1
Put 36 balls into 9 piles. Each pile has 4 balls. Put piles 5 to 30 yards from the hole.
2
Mark 9 target zones on the green.
3
Try to hit 4 balls into each zone. Do this for all 9 zones.
4
Always use the same ball setup. Only change which zone is the target.
5
Count each ball that stops inside the correct zone.
6
Add up all the successful shots out of
6
Enter score in the app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
31
29
27
23
18
14
10
7
4
02
Chip | Parallel Ball Lines | Bullseye 2x
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a chip shot in the bullseye. The best final score relative to PAR wins the challenge. Up to 80 balls are needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Place 4 lines of 9 balls each on the grass. Lines should be 5 yards apart. Balls in each line should be 1 foot apart. Put the lines between 5 and 30 yards from the hole.
2
Mark two circles on the green around the hole: a small circle 6 feet from the hole, and a bigger circle 15 feet from the hole.
3
Hit 36 chip shots total: 9 shots from each line.
4
Try to make each ball stop inside the small 6-foot circle. Balls that stop in the big circle but outside the small one count as partial success.
5
Count each ball that stops in the small circle as a full success.
6
After all 36 shots, add up how many stopped in the small circle. Enter your score 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
03
Chip | Deep Rough and Other | Above/Below Feet
Short Game
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped deep rough and other extreme grass types; one bucket with balls above feet level, and one bucket with balls below feet level.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make 6 piles of 6 balls each. Put 3 piles above feet level and 3 piles below feet level, 5 to 30 yards from the hole in tough grass or slopes.
2
Pick a pile from above feet level. Chip 6 balls at a 3-foot target near the hole.
3
Repeat with the other two above feet piles. Total 18 shots from above feet.
4
Do the same with the three below feet piles. Chip 6 balls at the target from each pile. Total 18 shots from below feet.
5
Count balls that stop in the target as successes. Ignore balls outside the target or off the green.
6
Add up the number of balls in the target out of 36 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
31
29
26
22
17
13
9
6
3
04
Chip | Deep Rough and Other | Above/Below Feet
Short Game
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped deep rough and other extreme grass types; one bucket with balls above feet level, one bucket with balls below feet level.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make two groups of 18 balls; one for balls above feet, one for balls below feet.
2
Put 3 targets in a straight line on the green, about 6 feet apart.
3
Hit 36 chip shots total: 18 with balls above feet, 18 with balls below feet.
4
Split each set of 18 shots into three groups of
6
Each group of 6 goes to a different target.
5
With balls above feet, hit 6 shots to each target, keeping ball position the same.
6
With balls below feet, do the same: 6 shots to each target.
7
Count any shot that stops within 3 feet of the target as a success.
8
Count how many successful shots you had. Enter your score out of 36.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
25
20
15
12
9
6
4
05
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
1
Place 3 target zones on the green, 6 feet apart, in a line from the hole.
2
Use 36 balls, split into two groups of
3
Chip 18 balls from above feet level, 6 balls to each zone.
4
Chip 18 balls from below feet level, 6 balls to each zone.
5
Count balls that stop inside the correct zone.
6
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
06
Chip | Deep Rough and Other | Flat
Short Game
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat deep rough and other extreme grass types.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Find a flat spot in deep rough or thick grass, 5 to 30 yards from the hole.
2
Place three targets on the green in a line, about 4 feet apart.
3
Hit 36 chip shots in total, split into 3 groups of 12 shots.
4
For the first 12 shots, aim for Target
5
For the next 12 shots, aim for Target
6
For the last 12 shots, aim for Target
7
Use the same setup for every shot.
8
Count a success if the ball stops within 2 feet of the target.
9
Add up how many successes were made out of 36 and enter the score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
31
29
26
22
18
14
10
6
3
07
Chip | Scattered Ball Lines | Bullseye 2x
Short Game
Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal lines of 5 balls and stop chip shots inside the Bullseye. Count the number of balls in the inner and outer Bullseye.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Scatter 40 balls into 8 lines of 5 balls each, spaced 1 yard or meter apart, placed anywhere from 5 to 30 yards from the hole.
2
On the green, make two circles around the hole: one with a 6-foot (2-meter) radius, and one with a 15-foot (5-meter) radius, using string or tees.
3
Chip 36 balls during the test, divided into 3 sets of 12 balls.
4
Chip the first 12 balls, trying to make them land inside the small circle.
5
Chip the next 12 balls, trying to make them land inside the big circle but outside the small circle.
6
Chip the last 12 balls, trying to make them land anywhere inside the big circle.
7
Start from any line and move around as needed, but use only 36 balls.
8
Count each ball that stops where it is supposed to for each set.
9
Enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
31
29
26
22
17
13
9
6
3
08
Chip | Rough | Uphill/Downhill
Short Game
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped rough grass; one bucket from the uphill slope and one bucket from the downhill slope.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Pick a spot in the rough, on an uphill slope, 5–30 yards from the hole.
2
Put a target at the hole.
3
Hit 18 chip shots uphill, trying to stop the ball close to the hole.
4
Move to a downhill spot in the rough, also 5–30 yards from the hole.
5
Hit 18 chip shots downhill at the same target.
6
Every 4 shots, check the results and adjust if needed.
7
Count a success for every ball that finishes close to the hole (like within 3 feet).
8
Use the same setup for every shot.
9
After 36 shots, add up your total successes. Enter 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
14
11
7
4
Next Step
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