Pick a landing spot and stick it—pitching challenge
Pitch close, for a 12-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Cedarwood Cc
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 11.83 drills67% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
10 to 25
Average HCP
11.8
Duration (single session)
1 hr 18 min
or
1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Accuracy33%
Distance Control22%
Alignment17%
Precision14%
Aim10%
Scoring5%
Overview
Program Structure
Pick a landing spot and stick it—pitching challenge. Leave inside 5 feet and pitch close. Focus on Accuracy, Distance Control, Alignment, Precision, Aim, Scoring. For a 12-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.
Skill
Accuracy
Shot
Pitch
What you will improve
Accuracy
Distance Control
Alignment
Precision
Program details
Sessions
3 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
1 hr 18 min
or
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.
Up to 5 players 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
Put 3 target zones on the green: left, center, right. Each 5 feet apart.
2
Put 12 balls in a pile, 30-60 yards from the hole, in deep rough.
3
Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone A.
4
Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone B.
5
Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone C.
6
Keep balls in the same spot and rough for all shots.
7
Count each ball that lands and stays in the right zone.
8
After 36 shots, enter your number of successes into the app, 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
4
02
Pitch| Parallel Piles | Bullseye 2x
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 10 equal parallel piles of 4 balls and stop pitch shots inside the Bullseye. Count the number of balls in the inner and outer Bullseye.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Put 40 balls into 10 piles of 4 balls each. Make 2 rows with 5 piles in each row.
2
Place the 2 rows 5 to 10 yards apart. Each pile in a row is 2 yards from the next.
3
Put the piles on grass, 30 to 60 yards from the hole, anywhere except on the green.
4
On the green, make 2 circles around the hole: a small circle with a 6-foot radius, and a big circle with a 15-foot radius.
5
Hit 36 balls. Try to get 18 balls into the small circle and 18 balls into the big circle.
6
Take turns hitting from different piles, changing lines and piles as wanted. Focus on the correct target zone.
7
Balls stopping inside the small circle are better. Balls in the big circle are good too.
8
When all 36 balls are hit, count the balls in both circles and add them for your score. Enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
28
26
22
18
14
11
8
5
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
Next Step
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