Course Program

Save par with a clutch pitch—pressure drill

Save par clutch, for a 22-handicap player, ~20 minutes at Chalgrave Manor

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 224 drills63% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 45

Average HCP

Duration (single session)

1 hr 44 min

1 drill/day: 4 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Scoring24%

Aim24%

Alignment20%

Precision15%

Distance Control8%

Trajectory6%

Dispersion4%

Overview

Program Structure

Save par with a clutch pitch—pressure drill. Up-and-down contest and turn into birdies. Focus on Scoring, Aim, Alignment, Precision, Distance Control, Trajectory, Dispersion. For a 22-handicap player, in ~20 minutes.

Skill

Scoring

Shot

Pitch

What you will improve

Scoring
Aim
Alignment
Precision

Program details

Sessions: 4 focused drills
Recommended: 2–3 sessions / week
Total duration: 1 hr 44 min
1 drill per day: 4 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 Drill 4

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 | 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

Pitch | Parallel Piles | Quadrants

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch shot inside the quadrant(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 | Parallel Piles | Quadrants

Set up 10 piles of balls in two lines, 5 piles in each line, 4 yards/meters between piles, and 5-10 yards/meters between lines.

Place the piles 30 to 60 yards/meters from the hole on any grass.

On the green near the hole, mark 4 areas using string or tees, each area is a quarter-circle with a 9-foot (3-meter) radius.

Hit 36 pitch shots in total, 9 shots toward each area.

Begin at any pile, hit 9 balls to the first area, then move to the next area until all 4 areas are used.

Count every ball that stops inside the area you aimed for as a success.

After 36 shots, count 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	30	28	25	22	17	13	9	6	3

Pitch | Rough | Uphill/Downhill

Short Game

Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped rough grass; one bucket from the uphill slope and one bucket from the downhill slope.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Pitch | Rough | Uphill/Downhill

Find two places in the rough: one uphill, one downhill, both 30 to 40 yards from the hole.

Put three markers at the edge of the green, each about 6 feet apart, to make three target zones (left, center, right).

Hit 36 pitch shots: 18 from uphill, 18 from downhill.

Split shots into six sets of

For each set, aim two shots at each target zone before moving to the next.

Keep ball setup the same. Only change aim for the next target zone.

After each shot, count it as a success if the ball stops in the correct target zone on the green.

After all 36 shots, count how many 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	18	14	10	7	4

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