Course Program

Land Bunker Shots Close To Pin

Hit from sand, for a 35-handicap player, ~30 minutes at Cimarron Golf Club

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 353 drills66% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

25 to 45

Average HCP

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Distance Control34%

Scoring17%

Trajectory16%

Aim15%

Accuracy7%

Dispersion6%

Precision6%

Overview

Program Structure

Land Bunker Shots Close To Pin. Hit from sand and land close to pin. Focus on Distance Control, Scoring, Trajectory. For a 35-handicap player, in ~30 minutes.

Shot

Sand

What you will improve

Distance Control
Scoring
Trajectory
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

Sand | Scattered Piles | Multiple Targets

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a sand 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

Diagram for Sand | Scattered Piles | Multiple Targets

Set up 6 piles of 6 balls each around the sand, with each pile 20 to 40 yards from the hole.

Place 3 markers or flags on the green, each spaced 6 to 8 feet apart, to create Target 1, Target 2, and Target

There are 36 shots total: 12 shots aimed at each target.

Hit 12 shots from any pile aiming at Target

Hit 12 shots at Target 2, then 12 shots at Target

Count a shot as a success if the ball stops within 3 feet of the target marker.

Add up the number of successful shots after all 36 are hit, and enter the total score out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	30	28	25	21	17	13	10	7	4

Sand | Scattered Ball Lines | 3 Landing Zones

Short Game

Scatter a bucket of balls in the sand (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal lines of 5 balls and hit-and-land sand shots inside landing zones. Count the number of successes.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Sand | Scattered Ball Lines | 3 Landing Zones

Scatter 40 balls into 8 lines with 5 balls in each line. Put balls about 2 feet apart.

Put the lines between 5 and 60 yards from the hole on grass or a slope.

On the green set up 3 landing zones side by side, each zone about 6 feet apart.

Hit 36 shots, split into 3 groups of 12 shots toward each landing zone.

For each group, pick any 12 balls to hit toward the first landing zone.

After 12 shots, switch to the second zone and hit 12 more shots from any balls.

Aim the last 12 shots at the third landing zone using any balls.

Count a shot as successful if the ball lands and stays in the correct landing zone.

Add up the number of successful shots out of 36 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

Sand | Parallel Ball Lines | Bullseye 2x

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a sand shot in the bullseye. The best final score relative to PAR wins the challenge. Up to 80 balls are needed.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Sand | Parallel Ball Lines | Bullseye 2x

Make 4 straight lines of 9 balls each in the sand bunker, with 1 foot between each ball.

Place the lines 3 yards apart from each other, and make sure all balls are between 20 and 40 yards from the hole.

On the green, make two circles: a small circle around the hole (6-foot radius) and a bigger circle (15-foot radius).

Hit 36 balls in total: 12 try for the small circle, 12 try for the big circle but outside the small, 12 can land anywhere on the green.

Hit the first 12 balls aiming for the small circle.

Hit the next 12 balls aiming for the big circle but outside the small one.

Hit the last 12 balls onto the green without worrying where they end up.

Count each ball that stops where it is supposed to for that round.

Add up how many balls landed in the right spots out of 36 tries and enter your score in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	33	31	28	24	19	15	11	7	4

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