Course Program

Land 2–3 Feet From Pin

Turn into birdies, for a 17-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Elma Meadows Gc

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 17.34 drills67% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

9 to 25

Average HCP

17.3

Duration (single session)

1 hr 44 min

1 drill/day: 4 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Scoring27%

Accuracy25%

Alignment17%

Distance Control14%

Aim10%

Dispersion5%

Precision3%

Overview

Program Structure

Land 2–3 Feet From Pin. Turn into birdies and save par clutch. Focus on Scoring, Accuracy, Alignment, Distance Control, Aim, Dispersion, Precision. For a 17-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Shot

Chip

What you will improve

Scoring
Accuracy
Alignment
Distance Control

Program details

Sessions: 4 focused drills
Recommended: 2–3 sessions / week
Total duration: 1 hr 44 min
1 drill per day: 4 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 Drill 4

Chip | Deep Rough and Other | Flat

Short Game

Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat deep rough and other extreme grass types.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Chip | Deep Rough and Other | Flat

Place 3 piles of 12 balls each in deep rough or thick grass between 5 and 30 yards from the hole.

Mark 3 target zones on the green, each zone spaced 6 feet apart, in a straight line from your spot.

Hit 36 chip shots in total, in 3 sets of 12 shots.

For the first 12 shots, aim for Target Zone

Then aim for Target Zone 2 for the next 12 shots.

Aim for Target Zone 3 for the last 12 shots. Enter number of successes in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Alternate between the 3 piles for your shots, keeping the balls in deep rough or thick grass.

Count each shot that stops inside the target zone as a success.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	29	27	24	20	16	12	9	6	4

Chip | Parallel Ball Lines | Bullseye 2x

Short Game

Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 parallel lines 20 balls per line and stop chip shots inside the Bullseye. Count the number of balls in the inner and outer Bullseye.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Chip | Parallel Ball Lines | Bullseye 2x

Place 36 balls in two lines of 18 each. Put lines 5 to 10 meters apart. Balls in each line are 30 cm apart.

Mark two circles on the green: a small circle with 2 meter radius and a big circle with 5 meter radius around the hole.

Divide the 36 balls into 2 sets of

First set: chip from first line aiming for the small circle.

Second set: chip from second line aiming for the big circle.

Hit 3 to 5 shots from one line, then switch lines, to keep consistent.

Each ball stopping inside the correct circle for that set is a success.

Count successful balls in the right circles and 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	22	18	14	11	7	4

Chip | Scattered Piles | 9 Stop Zones

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a chip 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 Chip | Scattered Piles | 9 Stop Zones

Put 36 balls into 9 piles. Each pile has 4 balls. Put piles 5 to 30 yards from the hole.

Mark 9 target zones on the green.

Try to hit 4 balls into each zone. Do this for all 9 zones.

Always use the same ball setup. Only change which zone is the target.

Count each ball that stops inside the correct zone.

Add up all the successful shots out of

Enter 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

Chip | Fairway | Flat

Short Game

Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat fairway surface.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Make 3 piles of 12 golf balls each. Put the piles between 5 and 30 yards from the hole.

Mark 3 target zones on the green, each about 3 feet wide and spaced apart.

Hit 12 balls from each pile to each target zone. First 12 to Zone 1, next 12 to Zone 2, last 12 to Zone

Use the same setup for all shots. Aim to land each ball in the target zones.

Count shots that land and stop in the target zone.

Add up all successful shots and enter your score out of 36 in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	31	29	27	23	18	14	10	7	4

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