Course Program

Land 3–4 Feet From Hole

Land 3-4 feet away, for a 16-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Carilo

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 15.53 drills

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

6 to 25

Average HCP

15.5

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Precision22%

Scoring19%

Dispersion13%

Aim11%

Distance Control10%

Accuracy10%

Trajectory8%

Visualization8%

Overview

Program Structure

Land 3–4 Feet From Hole. Save par on approaches and land 3-4 feet away. Focus on Precision, Scoring, Dispersion. For a 16-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Shot

Pitch

What you will improve

Precision
Scoring
Dispersion
Aim

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 | Scattered Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to land a pitch shot inside the landing zone(s). The player with the most points wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Pitch | Scattered Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Set up 3 target zones on the green in a straight line, 6 feet apart.

Make 6 piles of balls between 30 and 60 yards from the hole.

Split 36 balls into 3 groups of

Hit 12 shots to target zone 1 from any pile.

Hit 12 shots to target zone 2 from any pile.

Hit 12 shots to target zone 3 from any pile.

Count how many shots stop inside the correct zone.

Enter the number of successes 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	17	13	9	6	3

Pitch | Fairway | Uphill/Downhill

Short Game

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

Diagram for Pitch | Fairway | Uphill/Downhill

Split 36 shots into two groups of 18 shots: one group for uphill, one group for downhill, both on the fairway.

Mark three target zones on the green at 30, 45, and 60 yards from the hole.

For each slope, hit 6 shots at each zone (6 at 30 yards, 6 at 45 yards, 6 at 60 yards).

Do not change the ball setup during the drill.

Finish all 18 shots on the uphill slope first, then do all 18 shots on the downhill slope.

A shot counts only if it lands and stops inside the zone you aimed for.

After 36 shots, count successful shots 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	31	29	26	23	18	14	10	7	4

Pitch | Parallel Ball Lines | 9 Stop Zones

Short Game

Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 parallel lines 20 balls per line and stop pitch shots inside 9 Stop Zones. Count the number of successful stops.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Pitch | Parallel Ball Lines | 9 Stop Zones

Place 36 balls in 2 lines of 18 balls each, about 1 foot apart.

Set up 9 stop zones on the green using markers, arranged in 3 groups of 3 zones.

Hit 4 pitch shots into each stop zone, for a total of 36 shots.

Start at the first stop zone and hit 4 shots from the first ball line, aiming for that zone.

Switch to the second ball line and hit 4 shots at the next stop zone.

Keep switching lines and zones until all 36 shots are done.

A shot is a success if the ball stops in the target zone.

Count 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	31	29	26	22	17	13	9	6	3

Next Step

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