Course Program

Stop Missing Greens With Mid Irons

Improve accuracy, for a 35-handicap player, ~30 minutes at Fantasy Lake Golf Course

Driving RangeAll teesProgram HCP 354 drills

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

25 to 45

Average HCP

35

Duration (single session)

2 hr 4 min

or

1 drill/day: 4 days · 31 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Precision33%
Mechanics23%
Trajectory21%
Aim16%
Alignment8%

Overview

Program Structure

Stop Missing Greens With Mid Irons. Improve accuracy and stop missing greens. Focus on Precision, Mechanics, Trajectory. For a 35-handicap player, in ~30 minutes.

Club

Mid irons (7,6,5)

What you will improve

  • Precision
  • Mechanics
  • Trajectory
  • Aim

Program details

Sessions
4 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
2 hr 4 min
or
1 drill per day
4 days · 31 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.

01

Mid irons (7,6,5) | Backswing

Driving Range

Work only on backswing using mid irons only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls.

31 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Mid irons (7,6,5) | Backswing
1

Pick a flag or target at a medium distance suitable for hitting mid irons (7, 6, or 5).

2

Use one mid iron and hit 36 shots aiming at the same target.

3

For each shot, focus only on your backswing, working with 1 or 2 simple backswing thoughts.

4

Set up the ball the same way each time and maintain your backswing focus.

5

Hit all 36 shots and count how many have straight, good ball flight that matches your backswing.

6

After all shots, count how many were good out of 36 and enter the number in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3230282520161285
02

Mid irons (7,6,5) | Straight Shot

Driving Range

Produce straight shots using mid irons only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls.

31 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Mid irons (7,6,5) | Straight Shot
1

Pick a target on the range suitable for mid irons (7, 6, or 5 iron). Use this target for all shots.

2

Hit 36 shots, switching clubs freely among the 7-iron, 6-iron, and 5-iron throughout.

3

Focus on hitting a straight shot directly at the target with each ball.

4

Take breaks as needed to maintain focus and consistency.

5

Count each shot that lands close to or on the target line as a hit.

6

After all 36 shots, enter the number of hits in the app, out of 36.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3129262218141063
03

Mid irons (7,6,5) | Low/Mid/High Shot

Driving Range

Produce low/mid/high shots using mid irons only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls.

31 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Mid irons (7,6,5) | Low/Mid/High Shot
1

Pick one flag at medium distance suitable for mid irons (7, 6, 5). Use the same ball setup for all shots.

2

Hit 36 shots total—12 low shots, 12 mid shots, and 12 high shots—all aimed at the same target.

3

Focus on producing distinct low, mid, and high shots throughout the exercise, switching between mid irons.

4

Count a success if the ball lands close to the target with the intended trajectory.

5

After all 36 shots, count how many were successful out of 36 and enter your score in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3230282520161285
04

Mid irons (7,6,5) | Downswing

Driving Range

Work only on downswing using mid irons only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls.

31 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Mid irons (7,6,5) | Downswing
1

Pick a flag or target suitable for hitting mid irons (7, 6, or 5 iron).

2

Hit 36 balls in total, in 3 sets of 12 balls each using mid irons only.

3

Focus solely on your downswing throughout the drill. Work on at most two downswing thoughts or tasks to produce your desired ball flight.

4

Switch between different mid irons throughout the exercise.

5

Set up the same way for every shot, aiming all shots at the single target.

6

Count only the shots that land and stay in the target area.

7

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

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3028262218141174

Next Step

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