Stop on a dime, for a 25-handicap player, ~20 minutes at Crown Colony Country Club
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 24.55 drills78% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
10 to 45
Average HCP
24.5
Duration (single session)
2 hr 7 min
or
1 drill/day: 5 days · 25 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Distance Control30%
Accuracy16%
Aim16%
Scoring14%
Alignment12%
Dispersion7%
Precision4%
Overview
Program Structure
Vary Landing Spot. Vary landing spot and stop on a dime. Focus on Distance Control, Accuracy, Aim, Scoring, Alignment, Dispersion, Precision. For a 25-handicap player, in ~20 minutes.
Skill
Distance Control
Shot
Chip
What you will improve
Distance Control
Accuracy
Aim
Scoring
Program details
Sessions
5 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
2 hr 7 min
or
1 drill per day
5 days · 25 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 compete to stop a chip shot inside the quadrant(s). The player with the most points wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Mark 4 areas on the green with string or tees. Each area should be a circle about 6 feet wide.
2
Put 36 balls into 4 piles of 9 balls. Place the piles between 5 and 30 yards from the hole.
3
Hit 9 balls from each pile. Aim every group of 9 at a different circle.
4
Try to land each ball into the correct circle. Move to the next pile and repeat until all 36 balls are hit.
5
Count the balls that stop inside the correct circle.
6
Add up your successful shots 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
30
28
26
22
18
14
11
7
4
02
Chip | Deep Rough and Other | Uphill/Downhill
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 from the uphill slope and one bucket from the downhill slope.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Put 3 equal target zones on the green in a line, 3 to 5 feet apart.
2
From deep rough on the uphill slope, hit 18 chip shots, 6 to each zone.
3
Move to deep rough on the downhill slope and repeat: hit 18 chip shots, 6 to each zone.
4
Always chip from deep rough within 20 yards/meters of the hole. Don’t change setup.
5
Count shots that land and stop in the target zone as successes.
6
When you’re done with all 36 shots, count how many landed in a target zone 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
32
30
28
25
20
16
12
8
5
03
Chip | Scattered Ball Lines | Multiple Targets
Short Game
Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal lines of 5 balls and stop chip shots close to multiple targets. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Put 40 golf balls in 8 lines, 5 balls in each line, each ball 1 yard apart.
2
Set up 8 flags as targets, spaced apart so each one is clear.
3
Chip all 5 balls from each line to a different target flag.
4
Aim for all shots to land within 10 feet (3 meters) of the target flag.
5
Do this for all 8 lines for a total of 40 chips.
6
Only count 36 shots: skip 4 balls or do 4 fewer shots.
7
Give a point for each ball that stops within 10 feet (3 meters) of the target.
8
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
22
18
14
10
7
4
04
Chip | 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
Set up 3 target zones on the green at 6, 12, and 18 feet from the hole.
2
Place 36 golf balls between 5 and 30 yards from the hole in the flat deep rough.
3
Split the 36 balls into 3 groups of 12, with each group aimed at one zone.
4
Hit from the same rough spot, aiming at the same zone, until you finish 12 shots for that zone.
5
Count a ball as a success if it lands and stays in the right zone.
6
Add up all successful chips. 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
11
7
4
05
Chip | Scattered Ball Lines | Quadrants
Short Game
Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal lines of 5 balls and stop chip shots inside quadrants. Count the number of successes.
23 minFocus: Short Game
1
Scatter 40 balls into 8 lines of 5 balls. Each ball should be 1 yard apart. Place lines 5–30 yards from the hole. Keep setup the same for all shots.
2
On the green, use markers to make 4 equal pieces inside a 6-foot circle around the hole.
3
Take 32 chip shots total. Aim 8 shots at each quadrant.
4
For each of the 8 lines, choose a quadrant to aim for. Hit all 5 balls in that line to that quadrant. Move to a new line for a new quadrant. Keep going until all 32 shots are done.
5
Count each shot that stops inside the target quadrant as a success.
6
Add up successful shots. Enter score in the app, out of 32 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions32
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
28
26
24
20
16
12
9
6
4
Next Step
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