Course Program

Flop 20–30 Yds Over Hazard

Flop over hazards, for a 16-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Newberry

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 15.53 drills

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

6 to 25

Average HCP

15.5

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Alignment22%

Scoring17%

Dispersion16%

Precision14%

Accuracy11%

Aim10%

Distance Control10%

Overview

Program Structure

Flop 20–30 Yds Over Hazard. Flop over hazards and land 3-4 feet away. Focus on Alignment, Scoring, Dispersion. For a 16-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Shot

Flop

What you will improve

Alignment
Scoring
Dispersion
Precision

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

Flop | Parallel Ball Lines | Multiple Targets

Short Game

Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 parallel lines 20 balls per line and stop flop shots close to multiple targets. Count the number of successes.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Flop | Parallel Ball Lines | Multiple Targets

Put down two lines of 18 balls each, spaced 1 foot apart. Place the lines 5 to 10 yards apart.

Set up three targets on the green, at least 6 feet apart.

Hit 12 flop shots to each target, for 36 shots total.

Hit 6 flop shots from the first ball line to the first target, then 6 from the second line to the same target.

Do the same for the second and third targets, always switching lines.

Count each shot that stops within 10 feet of the target as a success.

After all 36 shots, record the number of successful shots out of 36 in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	30	28	25	20	15	12	9	6	4

Flop | Rough | Flat

Short Game

Hit flop shot two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat rough grass.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Make two piles of 18 balls on rough grass, 5-40 yards from the hole.

Mark three equal target zones on the green about 5 feet apart: Zone A (closest), Zone B (middle), Zone C (farthest).

Hit 36 flop shots in three sets: 12 shots to Zone A, then 12 to Zone B, then 12 to Zone C.

Switch between the two piles when hitting your shots.

Try to land and stop the ball inside the correct zone. Count each ball in the right zone as a success.

Count your successes out of 36 shots and enter the score in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	30	28	26	22	17	13	9	6	3

Flop | Perpendicular Piles | 9 Stop Zones

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a flop shot in the stop zone(s). The player with the most points at the end wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Flop | Perpendicular Piles | 9 Stop Zones

Set up 10 piles of balls in two lines that cross each other, 5 piles in each line. The piles are 3 yards/meters apart. The two lines are 5 to 10 yards/meters apart.

Put the piles 5 to 40 yards/meters away from the hole, not on the green.

Mark 9 target zones on the green using tees, string, or small buckets. Make them easy to see.

Hit 36 flop shots total, 9 to each target zone.

Pick a pile and hit 9 flop shots to target zone

Then hit 9 shots to target zone 2, using any pile.

Do the same for zones 3 through 9, hitting 9 shots at each for 36 total tries. 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	25	21	16	12	8	5	3

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