Course Program

Chip 10–25 Yds From Rough

Stick chips near hole, for a 17-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Connemara Golf Course

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 174 drills69% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

9 to 25

Average HCP

Duration (single session)

1 hr 44 min

1 drill/day: 4 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Dispersion20%

Distance Control18%

Accuracy17%

Precision13%

Aim11%

Scoring10%

Alignment8%

Trajectory5%

Overview

Program Structure

Chip 10–25 Yds From Rough. Stick chips near hole and land close to pin. Focus on Dispersion, Distance Control, Accuracy, Precision, Aim, Scoring, Alignment, Trajectory. For a 17-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Shot

Chip

What you will improve

Dispersion
Distance Control
Accuracy
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

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

Diagram for Chip | Scattered Piles | 9 Stop Zones

Make 8 piles with 5 balls in each pile. Put them on grass, 5 to 30 yards from the hole.

Use tees, string, or markers to make 9 zones on the green in a simple pattern.

Take 36 chip shots in total.

Aim 4 balls at each of the 9 zones.

Hit each shot from a different pile and aim at the next zone.

Try to stop each ball in the right zone.

Count one success for each ball that stops in the correct zone.

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

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

Diagram for Chip | Parallel Ball Lines | 9 Stop Zones

Make 9 stop zones on the green. Mark them with tees, string, or buckets. Line up or put them in a grid.

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.

Plan to hit 4 balls at each of the 9 stop zones. That is 36 shots.

Start at any row of balls. Hit balls, trying to stop each one in the first stop zone.

After 4 tries at the first zone, go to the next zone and do the same. Keep going until you try all 9 zones.

Count a shot as a success if the ball stops completely inside the target zone.

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

Chip | Deep Rough and Other | Above/Below Feet

Short Game

Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped deep rough and other extreme grass types; one bucket with balls above feet level, and one bucket with balls below feet level.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Chip | Deep Rough and Other | Above/Below Feet

Make two target zones on the green, Zone A on the left and Zone B on the right, 8 feet apart.

Put 18 balls in the deep rough above feet, at distances from 5 to 20 yards, in a straight line.

Chip the 18 balls to land and stop in Zone A from the uphill position.

Move to deep rough below feet, set up 18 balls the same way.

Chip these balls to land and stop in Zone B from the downhill position.

Count each ball that lands and stays in the right zone as a success.

When finished, enter the total number of successes out of 36 attempts in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	29	27	25	22	18	14	11	7	4

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

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.

Mark 9 stop zones in a 3 x 3 grid on the green, spaced apart so the zones are clear.

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.

Keep doing this until you have hit 4 balls for each zone, for a total of 36 shots.

Count a shot as a success only if the ball stops in the right zone.

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

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