Vary your landing spot and see how close you can get
Stop on a dime, for a 13-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Bridges (The)
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 13.39 drills67% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
4 to 45
Average HCP
13.3
Duration (single session)
3 hr 54 min
or
1 drill/day: 9 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Distance Control31%
Dispersion14%
Precision12%
Scoring11%
Alignment10%
Accuracy9%
Aim8%
Trajectory4%
Overview
Program Structure
Vary your landing spot and see how close you can get. Vary landing spot and stop on a dime. Focus on Distance Control, Dispersion, Precision, Scoring, Alignment, Accuracy, Aim, Trajectory. For a 13-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.
Skill
Distance Control
Shot
Pitch
What you will improve
Distance Control
Dispersion
Precision
Scoring
Program details
Sessions
9 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
3 hr 54 min
or
1 drill per day
9 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.
Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal lines of 5 balls and stop pitch shots close to multiple targets. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make 8 lines with 5 balls in each line, spread out the lines on grass about 30 to 60 meters from the hole.
2
Put 6 flags around the green, each at least 3 meters apart.
3
Use 36 balls, split into 6 groups of 6 balls.
4
For each group, pick one flag and hit all 6 balls to land near that flag.
5
Move to the next flag and hit the next group, until using all 6 flags.
6
Count each ball that stops within 3 meters of the flag.
7
Add up total successful shots out of 36 and enter 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
02
Pitch | Parallel Ball Lines | 9 Stop Zones
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch shot in the stop zone(s). The player with the most points at the end wins the challenge. Up to 80 balls are needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 9 stop zones on the green using markers, buckets, tees, or string.
2
Place 4 lines of 9 balls off the green, with each ball 1 foot apart. Keep each line 5 yards apart and between 30 and 60 yards from the hole.
3
Hit 36 pitch shots total, 4 shots for each of the 9 stop zones.
4
Start at any ball line. Hit 4 balls toward the first stop zone. Repeat for each stop zone, hitting 4 balls per zone.
5
After each shot, see if the ball stopped in the right zone. Count balls that stopped inside the correct zone.
6
Keep ball positions and distance the same. Only change your target zone after every 4 shots.
7
After all 36 shots, count the number of 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
31
29
26
22
18
14
10
6
3
03
Pitch | Perpendicular Piles | Bullseye 2x
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch shot in the bullseye. The best final score relative to PAR wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 10 piles of balls in two lines that cross each other, with each pile about 3 yards/meters apart.
2
Place the piles 30 to 60 yards/meters from the hole on similar grass.
3
Mark two circles on the green: a small 6-foot (2-meter) circle and a bigger 15-foot (5-meter) circle around the hole.
4
Take 36 shots: 18 try to land in the small circle, 18 try to land in the outer circle but not in the small circle.
5
Start with any pile and hit 18 shots for the small circle.
6
For the next 18 shots, try to land in the outer circle but not in the small circle.
7
Count a shot as a success if it lands in the circle you are aiming for.
8
After each shot, pick a different pile at random to hit from.
9
Count how many successful shots you made for each circle out of 36 attempts and enter your score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
25
22
18
14
10
7
5
04
Pitch | Fairway | Uphill/Downhill
Short Game
Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped fairway; one bucket from the uphill slope and one bucket from the downhill slope.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up two target zones on the green: one uphill, one downhill. Use cones, clubs, or string to mark each zone about 6 feet wide.
2
From the fairway slope, 30 to 60 yards away, hit 36 pitch shots.
3
Split the 36 shots: 18 shots to the uphill zone, 18 shots to the downhill zone.
4
Keep your stance and ball setup the same for all shots.
5
First, hit 18 shots to the uphill zone. Then, hit 18 shots to the downhill zone.
6
Count a success if the ball lands and stays in the target zone.
7
When finished, add up the number of successful shots, and enter that number out of 36 attempts 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
05
Pitch | Perpendicular Piles | 9 Stop Zones
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 10 equal perpendicular piles of 4 balls and stop pitch shots inside 9 Stop Zones. Count the number of successful stops.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Arrange 36 balls into 9 piles with 4 balls in each pile. Put the piles in two straight lines, 5 to 10 yards/meters apart. Keep about 2 yards/meters between each pile. Place all piles about 30 to 40 yards/meters from the hole.
2
On the green, mark 9 separate stop zones using buckets, string, or tees. Make sure these zones are spread evenly around the hole.
3
Hit 4 pitch shots to each of the 9 stop zones. This makes 36 shots in total.
4
Hit shots by switching between piles and zones in order. For example, do 4 shots to zone 1, then 4 shots to zone 2, and continue until each zone has 4 shots.
5
Count each ball that stops inside the right stop zone as a success.
6
When finished, total the number of successful stops and enter your score 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
4
06
Pitch | Scattered Piles | Quadrants
Short Game
Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal piles of 5 balls and stop pitch shots inside quadrants. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make 4 piles of 9 balls each, with the piles 30–60 yards from the hole on different ground.
2
On the green, mark out a 15-foot circle around the hole and divide the circle into 4 equal parts.
3
Hit 9 shots from a pile to try and stop the ball in the first part of the circle.
4
Move to another pile and hit 9 shots for the second part.
5
Repeat for the third and fourth parts, from any pile.
6
Count each ball that stops in the right part as a success.
7
Enter number of successes in the app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
25
22
18
14
10
6
3
07
Pitch | Parallel Ball Lines | Quadrants
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch shot inside the quadrant(s). The player with the most points at the end wins the challenge. 25 balls per player are needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 4 lines of balls on the grass, 30 to 60 yards from the hole, with 5 yards between each line.
2
Put 9 balls in each line, spaced 1 foot apart, for 36 balls total.
3
On the green, mark 4 circles (quadrants) with string or tees. Each circle should be about 9 feet wide and not overlap.
4
Start at the first line. Hit each ball, aiming to land about the same number (2 or 3) in each circle.
5
After one line, move to the next. Keep aiming to put about the same number of balls in each circle. Do this for all 4 lines.
6
Count how many balls end up fully inside the target circle after each shot.
7
At the end, enter the number of balls in the circles out of 36 attempts in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
28
26
23
19
15
12
9
6
3
08
Pitch | Scattered Piles | 9 Stop Zones
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch 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
Make 2 piles of balls in 2 different spots, between 30 and 60 yards from the hole.
2
On the green, mark 9 stop zones using buckets, string, or tees.
3
Hit 36 pitch shots. Make 9 groups of 4 shots.
4
Each group of 4 aims for a different stop zone, so you use all 9 zones.
5
Take shots from both piles, switching between them as you aim for different zones.
6
If a shot stops inside the zone you aimed for, count it as a success.
7
Add how many shots stopped in the zones out of 36 attempts and enter your score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
32
30
28
25
20
16
12
8
5
09
Pitch | Parallel Piles | 9 Stop Zones
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch 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
Set up 10 piles of balls in two lines, each line has 5 piles, piles in a line are 4 yards/meters apart, and lines are 5 to 10 yards/meters apart.
2
Put these piles on grass between 30 and 60 yards/meters from the hole, not on the green.
3
Mark 9 stop zones on the green with buckets, string, or tees. Space the zones evenly.
4
Use 36 balls. Make 9 groups of 4 balls for each stop zone.
5
For each stop zone, hit 4 balls trying to stop them inside it. Do this for all 9 zones.
6
Count how many balls stop inside the right zone.
7
Add up your total successes and enter your 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
10
6
3
Next Step
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