Vary landing spot, for a 28-handicap player, ~20 minutes at Deepdale Golf Club
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 27.57 drills68% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
10 to 45
Average HCP
27.5
Duration (single session)
3 hr 2 min
or
1 drill/day: 7 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Distance Control30%
Alignment24%
Accuracy15%
Precision8%
Aim8%
Dispersion7%
Scoring6%
Trajectory1%
Overview
Program Structure
Feel Green: Control Rollout. Feel the green and vary landing spot. Focus on Distance Control, Alignment, Accuracy, Precision, Aim, Dispersion, Scoring, Trajectory. For a 28-handicap player, in ~20 minutes.
Skill
Distance Control
Shot
Chip
What you will improve
Distance Control
Alignment
Accuracy
Precision
Program details
Sessions
7 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
3 hr 2 min
or
1 drill per day
7 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.
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 perpendicular lines 20 balls per line and stop chip shots close to multiple targets. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make two crossing lines with 18 balls in each line.
2
Put the balls 1 foot (30 cm) apart on grass, 5 to 20 yards/meters from the hole.
3
Place 2 flags on the green. The flags should be 5 to 10 yards/meters apart.
4
Hit 18 balls from the first line. Try to land each ball within 10 feet (3 meters) of the first flag.
5
Move to the second line. Hit 18 balls trying to land each within 10 feet (3 meters) of the second flag.
6
Count how many balls stop inside the 10-foot (3-meter) circle near each flag. Enter the 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 | Rough | Flat
Short Game
Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat rough grass.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 3 landing zones on the green, each about 6 feet apart in a straight line toward the hole.
2
Choose one spot in the rough grass, 5 to 20 yards from the hole, to hit from. Do not move this spot.
3
Hit 36 chip shots—12 to each zone in order.
4
Hit 12 shots trying to land and stop in the first zone.
5
Next, hit 12 shots to the second zone.
6
Then, hit 12 shots to the third zone.
7
Count every shot that lands and stops in the right zone as a success.
8
After all 36 shots, add up how many successes out of 36 and enter the score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
29
27
24
20
16
12
9
6
3
05
Chip | Parallel Ball Lines | Bullseye 2x
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a chip shot in the bullseye. The best final score relative to PAR wins the challenge. Up to 80 balls are needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Place 4 lines of 9 balls each on the grass. Lines should be 5 yards apart. Balls in each line should be 1 foot apart. Put the lines between 5 and 30 yards from the hole.
2
Mark two circles on the green around the hole: a small circle 6 feet from the hole, and a bigger circle 15 feet from the hole.
3
Hit 36 chip shots total: 9 shots from each line.
4
Try to make each ball stop inside the small 6-foot circle. Balls that stop in the big circle but outside the small one count as partial success.
5
Count each ball that stops in the small circle as a full success.
6
After all 36 shots, add up how many stopped in the small circle. Enter your score 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
06
Chip | Rough | Uphill/Downhill
Short Game
Up to 5 players 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
Prepare 36 golf balls in 3 piles of 12 balls each.
2
Set up 3 target zones on the putting green: one uphill, one flat, one downhill.
3
From the rough, 5 to 30 yards away, chip 12 balls to land and stop in the uphill zone.
4
Chip 12 balls to the flat zone.
5
Chip 12 balls to the downhill zone.
6
A shot counts as a success if the ball lands and stops in the correct zone.
7
Keep the ball setup the same for each shot. Only change which zone to aim for.
8
Count how many shots landed and stopped in the right zones 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
17
13
9
6
3
07
Chip | Perpendicular Piles | Multiple Targets
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a chip shot closest to the multiple target(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
Arrange 10 piles of balls in two lines that cross each other. Each line has 5 piles. Each pile has the same number of balls.
2
Put the piles 5 to 30 yards from the hole. Leave 3 yards between piles in a line. Make lines 5 to 10 yards apart.
3
Set up 3 targets around the green. Each target is about 6 feet apart from the others.
4
There are 36 chip shots total, with 12 shots for each target.
5
Always use the same stance and ball position for every shot.
6
For each set of 12 shots, chip to the target from any pile. Try to get close to the target.
7
A shot is a success if the ball stops within 3 feet of the target.
8
After all 36 shots, add up how many balls stopped within 3 feet of the target and enter the 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
17
14
11
7
4
Next Step
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