Course Program

Chip 5–15 Yds From Fringe

Avoid three-putts, for a 35-handicap player, ~30 minutes at Cootamundra Golf Club

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 353 drills62% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

25 to 45

Average HCP

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Aim33%

Distance Control22%

Accuracy17%

Alignment10%

Dispersion8%

Trajectory6%

Scoring5%

Overview

Program Structure

Chip 5–15 Yds From Fringe. Chip to the green and stop near the hole. Focus on Aim, Distance Control, Accuracy. For a 35-handicap player, in ~30 minutes.

Shot

Chip

What you will improve

Aim
Distance Control
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

Chip | Perpendicular Ball Lines | 3 Landing Zones

Short Game

Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 perpendicular lines 20 balls per line and hit-and-land chip shots inside landing zones. Count the number of successes.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Chip | Perpendicular Ball Lines | 3 Landing Zones

Set up two lines of 18 balls each so they cross each other. Place balls 1 foot apart.

On the green, mark 3 landing zones spaced 6 feet apart in a row using sticks or string.

Hit 36 chip shots total: 18 from each ball line.

From the first line, hit 6 shots to each landing zone (18 shots).

From the second line, hit 6 shots to each landing zone (18 shots).

Count each ball that lands and stays inside the right landing zone.

Add up all successful shots, 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	27	23	18	14	11	7	4

Chip | Scattered Ball Lines | Bullseye 2x

Short Game

Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal lines of 5 balls and stop chip shots inside the Bullseye. Count the number of balls in the inner and outer Bullseye.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Chip | Scattered Ball Lines | Bullseye 2x

Scatter 40 balls into 8 lines of 5 balls each, spaced 1 yard or meter apart, placed anywhere from 5 to 30 yards from the hole.

On the green, make two circles around the hole: one with a 6-foot (2-meter) radius, and one with a 15-foot (5-meter) radius, using string or tees.

Chip 36 balls during the test, divided into 3 sets of 12 balls.

Chip the first 12 balls, trying to make them land inside the small circle.

Chip the next 12 balls, trying to make them land inside the big circle but outside the small circle.

Chip the last 12 balls, trying to make them land anywhere inside the big circle.

Start from any line and move around as needed, but use only 36 balls.

Count each ball that stops where it is supposed to for each set.

Enter your 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	17	13	9	6	3

Chip | Parallel Piles | Multiple Targets

Short Game

Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 10 equal parallel piles of 4 balls and stop chip shots close to multiple targets. Count the number of successes.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Chip | Parallel Piles | Multiple Targets

Arrange 40 balls into 10 piles with 4 balls each in two lines of 5 piles.

Set the two lines 6 yards apart and each pile 3 yards apart.

Place the piles anywhere on grass or slope, 5 to 30 yards from the hole, not on the green.

Place 3 target flags 8 feet apart on the green to make 3 target zones.

Hit 36 chip shots in 3 groups of 12 shots.

For the first 12 shots, aim to land the ball within 10 feet of the first flag.

For the next 12 shots, aim for the second flag’s zone.

For the final 12 shots, aim for the third flag’s zone.

Alternate which pile you shoot from, but always start from the same ball spot for each shot.

Count each ball stopping within 10 feet of the target as a success and enter score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	30	28	26	22	18	14	11	7	4

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