Feel the distance: pitch to different targets and control your rollout
Vary landing spot, for a 21-handicap player, ~20 minutes at Cape Fear Cc
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 20.68 drills61% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
10 to 45
Average HCP
20.6
Duration (single session)
3 hr 28 min
or
1 drill/day: 8 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Distance Control37%
Aim13%
Alignment12%
Scoring10%
Dispersion9%
Trajectory8%
Precision6%
Accuracy5%
Overview
Program Structure
Feel the distance: pitch to different targets and control your rollout. Vary landing spot and feel the distance. Focus on Distance Control, Aim, Alignment, Scoring, Dispersion, Trajectory, Precision, Accuracy. For a 21-handicap player, in ~20 minutes.
Skill
Distance Control
Shot
Pitch
What you will improve
Distance Control
Aim
Alignment
Scoring
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 hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped fairway; one bucket with balls above feet level, and one bucket with balls below feet level.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Put 36 balls into 3 piles of 12 balls each.
2
Put 3 target zones on the green in a straight line, about 6 feet apart.
3
Pick one sloped fairway spot to shoot from (above feet or below feet).
4
Hit 12 shots to the first target zone.
5
Hit 12 shots to the second zone.
6
Hit 12 shots to the third zone. For each shot, count how many balls land and stay in the correct target zone. When done, count successful shots out of 36 and enter the 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
02
Pitch | Parallel Ball Lines | 3 Landing Zones
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch 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
1
Place 4 lines of 5 balls. Balls in each line are 1 foot apart. Lines are 5 yards apart and 20 to 40 yards from the hole.
2
Mark 3 landing zones on the green, each 6 feet apart.
3
Hit 36 pitch shots, 12 shots at each landing zone.
4
Use one line for 12 shots at the first zone, another line for 12 shots at the second zone, and the last line for 12 shots at the third zone.
5
Count a shot as a success if it lands and stops in the correct zone.
6
Add up successful shots and enter the number 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
03
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
04
Pitch | Perpendicular Piles | 3 Landing Zones
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch shot inside the landing 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 10 piles of balls in two lines that meet at a right angle, 5 to 10 yards apart, with each pile 3 yards apart.
2
Place the piles 30 to 60 yards from the hole on grass but not on the green.
3
Mark 3 landing zones on the green with sticks or string, each 6 feet apart in a line.
4
Hit 36 pitch shots in total, 12 at each landing zone.
5
For the first 12 shots aim at Landing Zone 1, for the next 12 aim at Zone 2, for the last 12 aim at Zone
6
Start from any pile and switch piles between shots.
7
Count a success if the ball lands and stops in the correct zone.
8
After all shots, add up your total successes 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
29
27
25
22
18
14
11
7
4
05
Pitch | Perpendicular 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
Place 10 piles of balls in two lines that cross each other, with 5 piles in each line, spaced 3 yards apart.
2
Put these piles on grass, 30 to 60 yards from the hole.
3
On the green, mark 9 clear stop zones using buckets, string, or tees, spaced evenly.
4
Hit 36 pitch shots, aiming 4 shots at each of the 9 stop zones.
5
From any pile, hit 4 balls trying to stop them in the first zone.
6
After 4 shots, aim at the next zone and hit 4 more shots, repeating for each zone.
7
Keep hitting 4 shots per stop zone until all 9 zones are done (total 36 shots).
8
Count each ball that stops in the target zone as a success.
9
After all shots, add the number of successful shots and enter your score in the app out of 36.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
31
29
26
22
18
14
10
7
4
06
Pitch | Scattered Ball Lines | Quadrants
Short Game
Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal lines of 5 balls and stop pitch shots inside quadrants. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Scatter 40 balls in 8 lines of 5 balls each, spaced 1 yard/meter apart, between 30 and 60 yards/meters from the hole.
2
Divide a 15-foot (5-meter) circle around the hole into 4 equal quadrants using string or tees.
3
Hit 36 pitch shots, in 8 groups of 5 balls each, aiming at a specific quadrant for each group.
4
For each group of 5 shots, pick one quadrant as the target and try to stop all 5 balls inside it.
5
Change target quadrant after every group, using all 4 quadrants at least once. The last group can target any quadrant.
6
Count every ball that stops in the chosen quadrant as a success.
7
Add up successful shots out of 36 attempts and enter 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
7
4
07
Pitch | Perpendicular Piles | Multiple Targets
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch shot closest to the multiple target(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
Arrange 10 piles of balls in two lines that cross each other at a right angle. Each line has 5 piles, spaced about 3 meters apart.
2
Place the piles on grass, 30 to 60 meters from the hole.
3
Set 5 different targets around the green, spaced apart.
4
Make 36 pitch shots, in 6 rounds of 6 shots each.
5
For each round, pick one pile and one target. Hit 6 shots from that pile to that target.
6
After 6 shots, move to a different pile and a different target for the next round. Keep going until all 36 shots are done and each target has 6 shots.
7
Count each shot that lands closest to the target as a success.
8
Add up the number of successful shots from all 36 shots and enter this 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
17
13
9
6
3
08
Pitch | Scattered Piles | Multiple Targets
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch shot closest to the multiple target(s). The player with the most points wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Pick 3 targets on the green at least 6 feet apart.
2
Put 36 balls into 6 piles of 6 balls, between 20 and 40 yards from the hole, on different slopes and grass types.
3
Split shots into 3 sets of
4
For the first 12 shots, aim to stop the ball close to target
5
For the next 12 shots, aim to stop close to target
6
For the last 12 shots, aim to stop close to target
7
A shot counts if the ball stops within 3 feet of the correct target.
8
Keep the ball setup the same for every shot.
9
Count how many balls ended close to the proper target, and enter your score 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
3
Next Step
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