Pick a landing spot and stick it—pitching challenge
Leave inside 5 feet, for a 12-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Conway Farms Golf Club
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 11.99 drills55% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
6 to 25
Average HCP
11.9
Duration (single session)
3 hr 54 min
or
1 drill/day: 9 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Accuracy33%
Scoring29%
Alignment13%
Aim9%
Distance Control7%
Dispersion5%
Visualization5%
Overview
Program Structure
Pick a landing spot and stick it—pitching challenge. Leave inside 5 feet and pick landing spot. Focus on Accuracy, Scoring, Alignment, Aim, Distance Control, Dispersion, Visualization. For a 12-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.
Skill
Accuracy
Shot
Pitch
What you will improve
Accuracy
Scoring
Alignment
Aim
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.
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 balls into 3 piles of 12 balls each.
2
Put 3 target zones on the green in a straight line, about 6 feet apart.
3
Pick one sloped fairway spot to shoot from (above feet or below feet).
4
Hit 12 shots to the first target zone.
5
Hit 12 shots to the second zone.
6
Hit 12 shots to the third zone. For each shot, count how many balls land and stay in the correct target zone. When done, count 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
32
30
28
25
20
16
12
8
5
02
Pitch| 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 pitch shots inside 9 Stop Zones. Count the number of successful stops.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Arrange 40 balls into 10 piles. Put them in 2 lines, 5 piles in each line. Each pile is 2 yards apart. The lines are 5 to 10 yards apart.
2
Place the piles on grass, 30 to 60 yards from the hole.
3
On the green, mark 9 stop zones. Use buckets, tees, or string lines. Keep the zones separate.
4
Hit 36 pitch shots from the piles to the green.
5
Split the 36 shots into 9 groups of
6
For each stop zone, try to stop 4 balls inside the zone.
7
Change piles for every shot. Hit one ball from pile 1 to stop zone 1, then another from pile 2 to zone 1, and keep switching until there are 4 shots for each zone.
8
When finished, count how many balls stopped inside their zones and enter your total score out of 36 attempts in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
25
22
18
14
10
7
4
03
Pitch| 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 pitch shots inside 9 Stop Zones. Count the number of successful stops.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Separate 36 balls into 9 piles of 4 balls. Put them between 30 and 60 yards/meters from the hole.
2
Mark 9 stop zones on the green with tees, string, or markers. Make sure they are spaced out and about the same size.
3
Hit 36 pitch shots total, with 4 balls aimed at each zone.
4
Start at any pile and aim for the first zone. After 4 shots, aim for the next zone.
5
Keep hitting from different piles until you have aimed 4 shots at each of the 9 zones (36 shots total).
6
Count how many balls land and stop in the right zone.
7
Enter the number of successes in the app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
29
27
24
20
16
12
8
5
3
04
Pitch | Deep Rough and Other | Flat
Short Game
Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat deep rough and other extreme grass types.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Put 3 target zones on the green: left, center, right. Each 5 feet apart.
2
Put 12 balls in a pile, 30-60 yards from the hole, in deep rough.
3
Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone A.
4
Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone B.
5
Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone C.
6
Keep balls in the same spot and rough for all shots.
7
Count each ball that lands and stays in the right zone.
8
After 36 shots, enter your number of successes into the app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
25
22
17
13
9
6
4
05
Pitch | Deep Rough and Other | Flat
Short Game
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat deep rough and other extreme grass types.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 3 targets on the green or fringe, in a straight line, 6 feet apart.
2
Place 3 piles of 12 golf balls each, 30 to 60 yards away in deep rough.
3
From the first pile, hit 12 shots at the first target.
4
From the second pile, hit 12 shots at the second target.
5
From the third pile, hit 12 shots at the third target.
6
Use the same setup for all shots.
7
Count each ball that lands in the target as a success.
8
After 36 shots, enter your number of successes in the app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
28
26
23
19
15
12
8
5
3
06
Pitch | Rough | Flat
Short Game
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat rough.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make 3 piles of 12 golf balls each, spaced between 30 and 60 yards from the hole in the rough.
2
On the green, mark 3 zones at different distances from the hole: Zone A at 5 feet, Zone B at 10 feet, Zone C at 15 feet.
3
Hit 36 pitch shots in total, 12 shots for each zone.
4
From the first pile, try to land and stop 12 balls in Zone A.
5
From the second pile, try to land and stop 12 balls in Zone B.
6
From the third pile, try to land and stop 12 balls in Zone C.
7
Count a shot as a success if it stops in the right zone.
8
Set up the ball the same way every time.
9
When done, enter your number of successful shots into the app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
28
26
23
19
15
11
8
5
3
07
Pitch | Fairway | Above/Below Feet
Short Game
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
Choose two starting spots on a sloped fairway—one where the ball is above your feet, and one where it is below your feet.
2
Put 3 piles of 6 balls each above your feet, spaced between 30 and 60 yards from the hole.
3
Put 3 piles of 6 balls each below your feet, spaced between 30 and 60 yards from the hole.
4
Mark three target zones on the green: Left, Center, and Right, spaced about 6 feet apart.
5
Hit 6 shots from each above-feet pile, aiming at each target zone (18 shots total from above feet).
6
Hit 6 shots from each below-feet pile, aiming at each target zone (18 shots total from below feet).
7
Count a shot as successful if the ball stays in the target zone.
8
When all 36 shots are done, add up successful shots and enter score in the app out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
29
27
24
20
15
12
9
7
4
08
Pitch | Rough | Uphill/Downhill
Short Game
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped rough grass; one bucket from the uphill slope and one bucket from the downhill slope.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make 4 piles of 9 balls each, with 2 piles uphill and 2 piles downhill, all 25–40 yards from the hole in the rough.
2
Mark 3 target zones on the green: Zone A (6 feet left), Zone B (6 feet behind), Zone C (6 feet right) of the hole.
3
Hit 36 total shots: 18 from uphill piles, 18 from downhill piles.
4
For each slope (uphill and downhill), split 18 shots into 3 groups of
5
Aim 6 shots at each zone (A, B, C) from the two piles on the same slope.
6
Alternate shots between the two piles on the same slope.
7
Count a shot as a success if it stops in the target zone.
8
Add up total successes out of 36 tries 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
09
Pitch| Parallel Ball Lines | Bullseye 2x
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 parallel lines 20 balls per line and stop pitch shots inside the Bullseye. Count the number of balls in the inner and outer Bullseye.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Put two lines of 18 balls on the ground, with lines 5-10 yards/meters apart, and balls 1 foot/30 cm apart in each line.
2
Mark two circles around the hole: an inner circle with a 6 ft/2 m radius, and an outer circle with a 15 ft/5 m radius.
3
Hit 36 shots, 18 from each line.
4
Hit 3 shots from the first line, then 3 from the second line, and keep switching every 3 shots until all 36 are done.
5
Count balls that stop in the inner or outer circle. Balls outside both circles are misses.
6
Enter the number of balls inside either circle in the app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
28
26
24
20
16
12
8
5
3
Next Step
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