Course Program

Save par with a clutch bunker shot—pressure drill

Up-and-down contest, for a 12-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Elks Golf Course

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 12.23 drills59% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

1 to 25

Average HCP

12.2

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

or

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Scoring33%
Distance Control17%
Accuracy16%
Precision12%
Trajectory8%
Visualization7%
Dispersion6%

Overview

Program Structure

Save par with a clutch bunker shot—pressure drill. Up-and-down contest and turn into par saves. Focus on Scoring, Distance Control, Accuracy. For a 12-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Skill

Scoring

Shot

Sand

What you will improve

  • Scoring
  • Distance Control
  • Accuracy
  • Precision

Program details

Sessions
3 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
1 hr 18 min
or
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 1Drill 2Drill 3
01

Sand Long

Short Game

Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sand.

26 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for Sand Long
1

Make 4 piles of 9 balls each in the bunker, spaced 40–60 yards from the hole.

2

Place 3 target circles on the green, about 6 feet apart in a line from the hole. Label them Target 1 (closest), Target 2 (middle), and Target 3 (farthest).

3

There are 36 shots. Do 12 shots at each target.

4

For 12 shots, aim for Target

1

Next 12 shots, aim for Target

2

Last 12 shots, aim for Target

5

Change piles for each shot to get different lies and angles.

6

The shot counts as a success if it lands and stays inside the right circle.

7

Enter how many successful shots out of 36 in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score282623191511853
02

Sand | Scattered Piles | 9 Stop Zones

Short Game

Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) in the sand. Scatter into 8 equal piles of 5 balls and stop sand shots inside 9 Stop Zones. Count the number of successful stops.

26 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for Sand | Scattered Piles | 9 Stop Zones
1

Scatter 36 balls into 9 piles of 4 balls each in the sand, 20 to 40 yards from the hole.

2

Mark 9 target zones on the green, spaced out evenly.

3

Hit 4 sand shots at each target zone, for a total of 36 shots.

4

After 4 shots at the first zone, move to the next and repeat for all 9 zones.

5

Count each ball that stops in the right zone as one success.

6

When finished, add up the number of balls that stopped in the right places and enter score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3330272318141074
03

Sand | Scattered Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to land a sand 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
Diagram for Sand | Scattered Piles | 3 Landing Zones
1

Make 3 target zones on the green using sticks or clubs. Space them 6 feet apart in a line.

2

Make 6 piles of 6 balls each in the sand, 20 to 40 yards from the hole.

3

Hit 36 sand shots: 12 shots to each zone.

4

Hit from any pile to Zone 1, then move to another pile and hit to Zone 2, then to another pile for Zone

5

Try to land the ball in the correct zone. Each ball that stays in the correct zone is a success.

6

After all shots, count how many balls landed in the correct zones and enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score302825211612853

Next Step

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