Course Program

Save par with a clutch bunker shot—pressure drill

Save par clutch, for a 29-handicap player, ~20 minutes at Club At Savannah Harbor

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 29.23 drills63% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 45

Average HCP

29.2

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Scoring42%

Aim15%

Accuracy11%

Alignment10%

Distance Control10%

Visualization7%

Dispersion6%

Overview

Program Structure

Save par with a clutch bunker shot—pressure drill. Up-and-down contest and turn into par saves. Focus on Scoring, Aim, Accuracy. For a 29-handicap player, in ~20 minutes.

Skill

Scoring

Shot

Sand

What you will improve

Scoring
Aim
Accuracy
Alignment

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 Long

Short Game

Up to 5 players hit sand shot two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sand.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Set up two sand piles 5 yards apart, 40 to 60 yards from the hole.

Hit 18 shots from the first pile, then 18 shots from the second pile.

Mark three landing zones around the hole, each 3 to 5 feet wide.

Try to land 12 shots in each different zone.

Hit 12 shots at the first zone.

Hit 12 shots at the second zone.

Hit 12 shots at the third zone. After all 36 shots, count how many landed and stopped in the right zone for each stage. Enter your total successful shots out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	30	28	24	20	16	12	8	5	3

Sand Short

Short Game

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

26 minFocus: Short Game

Find two spots in the bunker, each 5–20 yards from the hole.

Put a target on the green for the first spot.

Hit 18 shots from the first bunker spot, changing the target every 3 shots (pick 6 spots).

Move to the second bunker spot and do the same: 18 shots, change target every 3 shots (6 targets).

Try to get the ball as close as possible to each target.

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

Add your total 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	30	28	25	20	15	12	8	5	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

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