Course Program

Sand 10–25 Yds

Sand from longer range, for a 13-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Fenner Hill Gc

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 12.83 drills66% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

1 to 25

Average HCP

12.8

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Precision25%

Scoring20%

Distance Control17%

Accuracy11%

Trajectory8%

Visualization7%

Dispersion7%

Alignment5%

Overview

Program Structure

Sand 10–25 Yds. Sand from longer range and land 2-3 feet away. Focus on Precision, Scoring, Distance Control. For a 13-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Shot

Sand

What you will improve

Precision
Scoring
Distance Control
Accuracy

Program details

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

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

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

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

Hit 36 sand shots: 12 shots to each zone.

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

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

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	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	30	28	25	21	16	12	8	5	3

Sand Long

Short Game

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

26 minFocus: Short Game

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

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).

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

For 12 shots, aim for Target

Next 12 shots, aim for Target

Last 12 shots, aim for Target

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

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

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

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	28	26	23	19	15	11	8	5	3

Sand | Perpendicular Ball Lines | Quadrants

Short Game

Align a bucket of balls in the sand (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 perpendicular lines 20 balls per line and stop sand shots inside quadrants. Count the number of successes.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Sand | Perpendicular Ball Lines | Quadrants

Arrange two lines of 18 balls each in the sand. Keep balls 1 foot apart. Lines are 5 to 10 yards apart.

On the green, make a 10-foot circle and divide into 4 parts. Number the parts 1 to

Hit 36 sand shots, in 4 groups of

Hit 9 balls from the first line aiming for part

Hit 9 balls from the second line aiming for part

Hit 9 balls from the first line aiming for part

Hit 9 balls from the second line aiming for part

Count a success if a ball stops in the right part.

Keep balls in place, only switch lines when told.

Count total successful shots in the correct parts, and enter your score out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	30	28	26	22	18	14	10	7	4

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