Course Program

Keep Par Safe

Save par clutch, for a 35-handicap player, ~30 minutes at Castle Douglas

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 34.83 drills78% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

25 to 45

Average HCP

34.8

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Scoring24%

Aim23%

Alignment13%

Distance Control11%

Accuracy11%

Dispersion9%

Precision8%

Overview

Program Structure

Keep Par Safe. Turn into birdies and save par clutch. Focus on Scoring, Aim, Alignment, Distance Control, Accuracy, Dispersion, Precision. For a 35-handicap player, in ~30 minutes.

Shot

Pitch

What you will improve

Scoring
Aim
Alignment
Distance Control

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 | Multiple Targets

Short Game

Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal piles of 5 balls and stop pitch shots close to multiple targets. Count the number of successes.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Pitch| Scattered Piles | Multiple Targets

Put 36 balls into 6 piles with 6 balls in each pile between 30 and 60 yards from the hole.

Place 3 flags on the green far apart and label them A, B, and C.

Hit 36 pitch shots, in 3 sets of 12 shots.

Hit 12 balls so they stop within 10 feet of flag A.

Hit 12 balls so they stop within 10 feet of flag B. Use any pile.

Hit 12 balls so they stop within 10 feet of flag C.

Hit from any pile and change piles or targets as needed.

Count each shot that stops within 10 feet of the target as a success.

Count the total 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	25	20	16	12	9	6	3

Pitch | Parallel Piles | Multiple Targets

Short Game

Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 10 equal parallel piles of 4 balls and stop pitch shots close to multiple targets. Count the number of successes.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Pitch | Parallel Piles | Multiple Targets

Make 10 piles of balls in two lines, 5 piles in each line. Each pile has 4 balls.

The lines should be 7 yards apart. Each pile in a line is 3 yards apart from the next.

Put 3 flags on the green, at different spots, 20 to 40 yards away.

Hit 36 pitch shots in total, 12 shots at each flag.

Pick any pile to start. Hit shots from any pile to the first flag until you finish 12 shots.

Do the same thing for the second flag and then the third flag, 12 shots at each.

Count how many balls end within 10 feet (3 meters) from the flag.

After all 36 shots, add up the number of shots that were successful 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

Pitch | Fairway | Flat

Short Game

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

26 minFocus: Short Game

Pick two spots on the fairway that are 30 to 60 yards from the hole.

Put three targets on the green, spaced at least 6 feet apart.

Hit 18 pitch shots from the first spot and 18 pitch shots from the second spot.

From each spot, hit 6 shots to each target.

Line up and aim at each target before hitting.

Count every shot that lands close to the target and stops there as a success.

After all 36 shots, record how many were successful out of 36 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	4

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