Feel the distance: pitch to different targets and control your rollout
Stop close from 30 yards, for a 15-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Cripple Creek C C
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 15.45 drills62% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
10 to 45
Average HCP
15.4
Duration (single session)
2 hr 10 min
or
1 drill/day: 5 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Distance Control31%
Precision25%
Aim19%
Dispersion12%
Trajectory11%
Scoring2%
Overview
Program Structure
Feel the distance: pitch to different targets and control your rollout. Vary landing spot and stop close from 30 yards. Focus on Distance Control, Precision, Aim, Dispersion, Trajectory, Scoring. For a 15-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.
Skill
Distance Control
Shot
Pitch
What you will improve
Distance Control
Precision
Aim
Dispersion
Program details
Sessions
5 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
2 hr 10 min
or
1 drill per day
5 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.
Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal lines of 5 balls and stop pitch shots close to multiple targets. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make 8 lines with 5 balls in each line, spread out the lines on grass about 30 to 60 meters from the hole.
2
Put 6 flags around the green, each at least 3 meters apart.
3
Use 36 balls, split into 6 groups of 6 balls.
4
For each group, pick one flag and hit all 6 balls to land near that flag.
5
Move to the next flag and hit the next group, until using all 6 flags.
6
Count each ball that stops within 3 meters of the flag.
7
Add up total successful shots out of 36 and enter score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
26
22
18
14
10
7
4
02
Pitch | Parallel Ball Lines | Quadrants
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch shot inside the quadrant(s). The player with the most points at the end wins the challenge. 25 balls per player are needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 4 lines of balls on the grass, 30 to 60 yards from the hole, with 5 yards between each line.
2
Put 9 balls in each line, spaced 1 foot apart, for 36 balls total.
3
On the green, mark 4 circles (quadrants) with string or tees. Each circle should be about 9 feet wide and not overlap.
4
Start at the first line. Hit each ball, aiming to land about the same number (2 or 3) in each circle.
5
After one line, move to the next. Keep aiming to put about the same number of balls in each circle. Do this for all 4 lines.
6
Count how many balls end up fully inside the target circle after each shot.
7
At the end, enter the number of balls in the circles out of 36 attempts in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
28
26
23
19
15
12
9
6
3
03
Pitch | Parallel Piles | 9 Stop Zones
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch 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
1
Set up 10 piles of balls in two lines, each line has 5 piles, piles in a line are 4 yards/meters apart, and lines are 5 to 10 yards/meters apart.
2
Put these piles on grass between 30 and 60 yards/meters from the hole, not on the green.
3
Mark 9 stop zones on the green with buckets, string, or tees. Space the zones evenly.
4
Use 36 balls. Make 9 groups of 4 balls for each stop zone.
5
For each stop zone, hit 4 balls trying to stop them inside it. Do this for all 9 zones.
6
Count how many balls stop inside the right zone.
7
Add up your total successes 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
26
22
18
14
10
6
3
04
Pitch | Scattered Ball Lines | 3 Landing Zones
Short Game
Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal lines of 5 balls and hit-and-land pitch shots inside landing zones. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Put 36 balls on the grass in 6 lines. Each line has 6 balls. Keep balls 1 yard apart.
2
Make 3 landing zones on the green using sticks, clubs, or string. Each zone should be 9 feet from the others in a straight line.
3
Split your shots into 3 groups of
2
Each group is for one landing zone.
4
Hit 6 balls from one line to the first zone. Move to another line and hit 6 balls to the same zone. Now you have 12 shots for the first zone.
5
Do the same for the second and third zones, using 2 lines for each (6 shots per line).
6
Count each ball that lands and stays in the zone as a success.
7
Add up your successful shots after all 36 tries 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
31
29
27
23
18
14
10
7
4
05
Pitch | Scattered Piles | 3 Landing Zones
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to land a pitch shot inside the landing zone(s). The player with the most points wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 3 target zones on the green in a straight line, 6 feet apart.
2
Make 6 piles of balls between 30 and 60 yards from the hole.
3
Split 36 balls into 3 groups of
4
Hit 12 shots to target zone 1 from any pile.
5
Hit 12 shots to target zone 2 from any pile.
6
Hit 12 shots to target zone 3 from any pile.
7
Count how many shots stop inside the correct zone.
8
Enter the number of successes out of 36 attempts 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
Next Step
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