Course Program

Can you stop the ball close from the sand?

Practice at Clair Mar

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 17.64 drills

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

7 to 45

Average HCP

17.6

Duration (single session)

1 hr 43 min

1 drill/day: 4 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Distance Control31%

Precision25%

Trajectory14%

Aim11%

Scoring11%

Dispersion9%

Overview

Program Structure

This short game helps you sharpen your distance control, executing sand shots, and make faster decisions that translate straight to scoring opportunities. Each drill mirrors on-course scenarios before you stitch everything together in finale sessions.

Skill

Distance Control

Shot

Sand

What you will improve

Distance Control
Precision
Trajectory
Aim

Program details

Sessions: 4 focused drills
Recommended: 2–3 sessions / week
Total duration: 1 hr 43 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

Sand | Parallel Ball Lines | Quadrants

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a sand shot inside the quadrant(s). The player with the most points at the end wins the challenge. 25 balls per player are needed.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Sand | Parallel Ball Lines | Quadrants

Lay out 4 lines of 9 balls each, spaced 1 foot apart.

Put these lines on grass, 20 to 40 yards from the hole for sand shots.

On the green mark 4 equal quadrants, each a 6-foot circle around the hole.

Hit 36 sand shots, in 4 groups of

For each group of 9 shots, try to stop balls inside one specific quadrant.

Start with quadrant 1 and hit 9 shots, then do the same for quadrants 2, 3, and

Count how many balls stop inside the planned quadrant.

Add the number of successful stops.

Enter your total successes out of 36 attempts in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	31	29	27	23	18	14	11	7	4

Sand | Scattered Ball Lines | Multiple Targets

Short Game

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

25 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Sand | Scattered Ball Lines | Multiple Targets

Put 35 balls in 7 straight lines, 5 balls per line, 2 feet apart, on grass or a slope, 20–40 yards from the hole, outside the green.

Put 7 flags or markers on the green, one for each line of balls.

For each line, hit the 5 balls from the sand, trying to make each ball stop within 10 feet of the flag for that line.

Do this for all 7 lines and hit a total of 35 shots.

Count each ball that ends up inside the 10-foot circle as a success.

Write down the number of successful shots out of 35 attempts in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions35

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

Sand | Scattered Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Short Game

Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) in the sand. Scatter into 8 equal piles 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 Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Make 9 piles of 4 golf balls each in the bunker, placing them randomly 20 to 40 yards from the hole.

Put 3 markers on the green in a straight line, each 6 feet apart to make 3 landing zones.

Hit 12 balls to each zone (36 shots total).

Hit from any pile to the first zone 12 times, then 12 to the second, then 12 to the third.

Count how many balls stop in the correct zone.

Add up your successful shots out of 36 and enter your 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 | Scattered Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to land a sand 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

Make 3 target zones on the green using sticks or clubs. Space them 6 feet apart in a line.

Make 6 piles of 6 balls each in the sand, 20 to 40 yards from the hole.

Hit 36 sand shots: 12 shots to each zone.

Hit from any pile to Zone 1, then move to another pile and hit to Zone 2, then to another pile for Zone

Try to land the ball in the correct zone. Each ball that stays in the correct zone is a success.

After all shots, count how many balls landed in the correct zones 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	30	28	25	21	16	12	8	5	3

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