Feet, hips, shoulders—are you set up for a high soft shot?
Get square, for a 25-handicap player, ~20 minutes at Forest Lake Golf Club Of Ocoee
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 24.84 drills62% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
4 to 45
Average HCP
24.8
Duration (single session)
1 hr 44 min
or
1 drill/day: 4 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Alignment32%
Precision16%
Scoring15%
Aim15%
Distance Control14%
Dispersion9%
Overview
Program Structure
Feet, hips, shoulders—are you set up for a high soft shot?. Check setup and match clubface. Focus on Alignment, Precision, Scoring, Aim, Distance Control, Dispersion. For a 25-handicap player, in ~20 minutes.
Skill
Alignment
Shot
Sand
What you will improve
Alignment
Precision
Scoring
Aim
Program details
Sessions
4 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
1 hr 44 min
or
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.
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sand.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Pick two different bunker spots, each 20 to 40 yards from the hole.
2
Put Target A on the left and Target B on the right on the green, about 10 feet apart.
3
Hit 36 shots total: 18 from one spot, 18 from the other spot.
4
From each spot, hit 9 shots to Target A and 9 shots to Target B. Alternate every 3 shots.
5
Use the same setup and swing for all shots. Only change where you aim.
6
Count a shot as good if it stops within 3 feet of the target you aimed for.
7
Add up your good shots out of 36 and enter the score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
28
26
23
19
15
12
9
6
3
02
Sand - Long
Short Game
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sand.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Pick two different spots in the bunker, 40 to 60 yards from the hole.
2
Put 3 markers in a straight line on the green, about 6 feet apart near the hole.
3
Hit 36 shots in total: 18 from the first spot and 18 from the second spot.
4
From the first spot, hit 6 balls at each target, any order.
5
Do the same from the second spot: 6 balls at each target.
6
A shot is good if the ball stops near the target.
7
Count how many balls land close to the targets.
8
Add up your good shots out of 36 and enter the score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
25
22
18
14
10
7
4
03
Sand | Perpendicular Ball Lines | 9 Stop Zones
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 9 Stop Zones. Count the number of successful stops.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Place two lines of 18 balls each in the sand bunker. Lines are 1 foot apart per ball, perpendicular to each other, and 5-10 yards apart.
2
On the green, mark 9 stop zones in groups of 3 per row (front, middle, back) using buckets or tees or string.
3
Hit 36 sand shots, divided into 9 groups of 4 shots.
4
For each group, try to land the ball in the correct stop zone, starting with the front 3, then middle 3, then back
3
Switch between the two lines of balls each time.
5
Count a success when the ball stops in the correct zone.
6
Add up successful shots and enter your total out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
25
22
18
14
10
7
4
04
Sand | Perpendicular Piles | 9 Stop Zones
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a sand 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
1
Set up 10 piles of 4 balls each in two crossing lines of 5 piles each, spaced 3 yards/meters apart, and 20-40 yards from the hole.
2
On the green, mark 9 target zones with buckets, tees, or string in a clear grid or pattern.
3
Split 36 shots into 9 groups of
4
Each group only aims for one target zone.
4
For each group, pick a pile and hit 4 sand shots, trying to stop each ball in the zone.
5
Move to the next zone and repeat until each of the 9 zones has had 4 shots (36 total shots).
6
Each ball that stops in the right zone counts as one success.
7
After all shots, count how many were successful 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
22
18
14
10
7
4
Next Step
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