Pick landing spot, for a 17-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Cocopah Golf Resort
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 17.39 drills66% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
9 to 25
Average HCP
17.3
Duration (single session)
3 hr 54 min
or
1 drill/day: 9 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Accuracy19%
Distance Control16%
Dispersion15%
Scoring14%
Aim12%
Alignment10%
Precision9%
Visualization3%
Trajectory2%
Overview
Program Structure
Chip 10–25 Yds From Rough. Chip close and pick landing spot. Focus on Accuracy, Distance Control, Dispersion, Scoring, Aim, Alignment, Precision, Visualization, Trajectory. For a 17-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.
Shot
Chip
What you will improve
Accuracy
Distance Control
Dispersion
Scoring
Program details
Sessions
9 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
3 hr 54 min
or
1 drill per day
9 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.
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat fairway.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Divide balls into 3 groups of
2
Set up 3 target zones on the green: Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone
3
Start each shot from the flat fairway 5–20 yards from the hole, same ball setup every time.
4
Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone
5
Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone
6
Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone
3
Enter score in 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
02
Chip | Scattered Piles | 9 Stop Zones
Short Game
Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal piles of 5 balls and stop chip shots inside 9 Stop Zones. Count the number of successful stops.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make 8 piles with 5 balls in each pile. Put them on grass, 5 to 30 yards from the hole.
2
Use tees, string, or markers to make 9 zones on the green in a simple pattern.
3
Take 36 chip shots in total.
4
Aim 4 balls at each of the 9 zones.
5
Hit each shot from a different pile and aim at the next zone.
6
Try to stop each ball in the right zone.
7
Count one success for each ball that stops in the correct zone.
8
Add up your total successful stops 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
22
18
14
10
7
4
03
Chip | Parallel Ball Lines | 9 Stop Zones
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a chip shot in the stop zone(s). The player with the most points at the end wins the challenge. Up to 80 balls are needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make 9 stop zones on the green. Mark them with tees, string, or buckets. Line up or put them in a grid.
2
Put 36 balls in 4 rows. Each row has 9 balls, spaced 1 foot apart. Put the rows about 5 yards apart on the grass, between 5 and 20 yards from the green.
3
Plan to hit 4 balls at each of the 9 stop zones. That is 36 shots.
4
Start at any row of balls. Hit balls, trying to stop each one in the first stop zone.
5
After 4 tries at the first zone, go to the next zone and do the same. Keep going until you try all 9 zones.
6
Count a shot as a success if the ball stops completely inside the target zone.
7
When all shots are done, count the number of successful shots 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
31
29
27
23
18
14
10
7
4
04
Chip | Fairway | Flat
Short Game
Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat fairway surface.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make 3 piles of 12 golf balls each. Put the piles between 5 and 30 yards from the hole.
2
Mark 3 target zones on the green, each about 3 feet wide and spaced apart.
3
Hit 12 balls from each pile to each target zone. First 12 to Zone 1, next 12 to Zone 2, last 12 to Zone
4
Use the same setup for all shots. Aim to land each ball in the target zones.
5
Count shots that land and stop in the target zone.
6
Add up all successful shots and enter your score out of 36 in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
31
29
27
23
18
14
10
7
4
05
Chip | Parallel Piles | 9 Stop Zones
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 10 equal parallel piles of 4 balls and stop chip shots inside 9 Stop Zones. Count the number of successful stops.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 10 piles of 4 balls each in two rows (5 piles per row), spaced 2 yards/meters apart. Put the rows 5 to 10 yards/meters apart and place the piles 5 to 30 yards/meters from the hole.
2
Mark 9 stop zones on the green using buckets, string, or tees. Space them out so each zone is different.
3
Prepare to hit 36 chip shots, divided into 9 groups of 4 shots. Each group targets a different stop zone.
4
From any pile, hit 4 shots at the first stop zone. Move to the next stop zone and hit 4 shots at it. Keep going until you’ve aimed 4 shots at each of the 9 zones.
5
Count every ball that stops inside the right zone as a success.
6
When done, count up all successful stops out of 36 attempts and enter the score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
32
30
28
25
20
16
12
8
5
06
Chip | Scattered Ball Lines | 9 Stop Zones
Short Game
Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal lines of 5 balls and stop chip shots inside 9 Stop Zones. Count the number of successful stops.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Place 40 balls in 8 lines of 5 balls each on grass or slope between 5 and 30 yards from the hole.
2
On the green, make 9 stop zones using buckets, string, or tees. Spread them out where chip shots can stop.
3
Set up 36 chip shots in 9 groups of 4 shots.
4
For each group, aim to stop balls in one of the 9 stop zones.
5
Hit 4 balls from one line toward the first zone.
6
Move to another line and aim for the next zone. Keep going until all 9 zones have 4 shots each.
7
Count each shot stopping inside the target zone as a success.
8
Add successful shots out of 36 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
13
9
6
4
07
Chip | Rough | Above/Below Feet
Short Game
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped rough grass; one bucket with balls above feet level, and one bucket with balls below feet level.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Get 36 balls. Make 6 piles with 6 balls in each pile. Use 3 piles for above feet lies and 3 piles for below feet lies.
2
Put the piles in the rough on a slope, between 5 and 20 yards from the hole. Keep the same type of slope for each group (above or below feet).
3
Mark 2 zones on the green. Zone A is the front half near the hole. Zone B is the back half, farther from the hole.
4
From each pile, hit 6 chip shots. Aim 3 shots at Zone A and 3 shots at Zone B.
5
First, chip from the piles with above feet lies, 6 shots each pile, 3 to each zone. Then do the same with below feet piles.
6
A shot counts as good if it lands and stays in the zone you aimed for.
7
When done with all 36 shots, count the good shots 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
22
18
14
10
7
4
08
Chip | Parallel Ball Lines | 9 Stop Zones
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 parallel lines 20 balls per line and stop chip shots inside 9 Stop Zones. Count the number of successful stops.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 36 balls in 2 lines of 18 balls each, 5 to 10 yards apart, on grass 5 to 20 yards from the hole.
2
Mark 9 stop zones in a 3 x 3 grid on the green, spaced apart so the zones are clear.
3
Chip 4 balls to each stop zone, alternating between the two lines. For each zone, hit 2 balls from one line, then 2 from the other.
4
Keep doing this until you have hit 4 balls for each zone, for a total of 36 shots.
5
Count a shot as a success only if the ball stops in the right zone.
6
Add up the number of successes out of 36 attempts and enter the score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
31
29
26
23
18
14
10
7
4
09
Chip | Fairway | Above/Below Feet
Short Game
Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped fairway; one bucket with balls above feet level, and one bucket with balls below feet level.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Put 36 golf balls into 3 piles of
2
Place each pile 5 to 20 yards from the hole.
2
At the green's edge, set up 3 target zones in a line, each 4 feet apart. Mark them Zone A (closest), Zone B (middle), and Zone C (farthest).
3
Keep ball positions the same: first pile on a slope above feet, second pile on flat ground, third pile on a slope below feet.
4
Hit 12 chip shots to Zone A from the above feet position.
5
Hit 12 chip shots to Zone B from the flat position.
6
Hit 12 chip shots to Zone C from below feet position.
7
Count how many shots land and stay in the intended zone.
8
Add up total successful shots out of 36 and enter the score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
25
21
16
12
8
5
3
Next Step
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