Land 3-4 feet away, for a 16-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Forest Lake Golf Club Of Ocoee
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 16.39 drills75% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
6 to 25
Average HCP
16.3
Duration (single session)
3 hr 54 min
or
1 drill/day: 9 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Accuracy21%
Distance Control21%
Scoring18%
Precision11%
Aim10%
Alignment9%
Trajectory5%
Visualization3%
Dispersion2%
Overview
Program Structure
Save Par On Every Approach. Stick approaches and approach from hazards. Focus on Accuracy, Distance Control, Scoring, Precision, Aim, Alignment, Trajectory, Visualization, Dispersion. For a 16-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.
Shot
Pitch
What you will improve
Accuracy
Distance Control
Scoring
Precision
Program details
Sessions
9 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
3 hr 54 min
or
1 drill per day
9 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.
Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped fairway; one bucket with balls above feet level, and one bucket with balls below feet level.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Put 36 balls into 3 piles of 12 balls each.
2
Put 3 target zones on the green in a straight line, about 6 feet apart.
3
Pick one sloped fairway spot to shoot from (above feet or below feet).
4
Hit 12 shots to the first target zone.
5
Hit 12 shots to the second zone.
6
Hit 12 shots to the third zone. For each shot, count how many balls land and stay in the correct target zone. When done, count successful 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
32
30
28
25
20
16
12
8
5
02
Pitch | Deep Rough and Other | Uphill/Downhill
Short Game
Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped deep rough and other extreme grass types; one bucket from the uphill slope and one bucket from the downhill slope.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Prepare 36 balls in 6 groups of
2
Set up 2 target zones on the green: one uphill and one downhill, with markers 6 feet apart.
3
Hit 18 balls to the uphill zone and 18 to the downhill zone.
4
Hit 6 balls from the tough uphill spot to the uphill zone.
5
Hit 6 balls from the tough downhill spot to the downhill zone.
6
Do steps 4 and 5 two more times for all 36 shots.
7
Count each ball that stays in the right zone.
8
After 36 shots, enter your number of successes out of 36 in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
26
22
18
14
10
7
4
03
Pitch| 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 pitch shots inside the Bullseye. Count the number of balls in the inner and outer Bullseye.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Put two lines of 18 balls on the ground, with lines 5-10 yards/meters apart, and balls 1 foot/30 cm apart in each line.
2
Mark two circles around the hole: an inner circle with a 6 ft/2 m radius, and an outer circle with a 15 ft/5 m radius.
3
Hit 36 shots, 18 from each line.
4
Hit 3 shots from the first line, then 3 from the second line, and keep switching every 3 shots until all 36 are done.
5
Count balls that stop in the inner or outer circle. Balls outside both circles are misses.
6
Enter the number of balls inside either circle in the app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
28
26
24
20
16
12
8
5
3
04
Pitch | Parallel Piles | 3 Landing Zones
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 10 equal parallel piles of 4 balls and hit-and-land pitch shots inside landing zones. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Arrange 36 balls into 9 piles of 4 balls each, 30 to 60 yards from the hole.
2
On the green, make 3 landing zones spaced 9 feet apart.
3
Hit 36 pitch shots, aiming for 12 shots in each zone.
4
Start from any pile, switch piles after every shot, and aim for Zone 1 for the first 12 shots.
5
After 12 shots in Zone 1, aim for Zone 2 for 12 shots, then Zone 3 for the last 12 shots.
6
Count each shot that stays inside the target zone.
7
At the end, add up the number of successful shots and enter the score in the app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
32
30
28
25
20
16
12
8
5
05
Pitch | Deep Rough and Other | Uphill/Downhill
Short Game
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped deep rough and other extreme grass types; one bucket from the uphill slope and one bucket from the downhill slope.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make 2 piles of 18 balls each, one uphill and one downhill, 30–60 yards from the hole.
2
Mark 3 target zones on the green: close (within 3 feet), medium (3 to 6 feet), far (6 to 10 feet) from the hole.
3
Hit 36 pitches in total, using both piles and aiming at all zones.
4
From the uphill pile, hit 3 shots at each zone (close, medium, far), for 9 shots.
5
From the downhill pile, repeat: 3 shots at each zone, for 9 shots.
6
Do steps 4 and 5 again, using both piles, until each slope has 18 shots (6 at each zone).
7
Count a shot as a success if it stops in the correct target zone.
8
When finished, count successes and enter the number out of 36 attempts in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
29
27
24
20
16
12
8
5
3
06
Pitch | Parallel Ball Lines | Bullseye 2x
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch shot in the bullseye. The best final score relative to PAR wins the challenge. Up to 80 balls are needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Put 4 straight lines of 9 balls each on the ground. Space balls 1 foot apart. Space each line 5 yards apart.
2
Set up these lines between 30 and 60 yards from the hole, on grass but not on the green.
3
On the green, make two circles around the hole: one with a 6-foot radius and one with a 15-foot radius.
4
Hit all 36 balls (9 from each line).
5
Hit every ball in a line before going to the next line. Any order.
6
Try to land each shot in the small or big circle around the hole.
7
If the ball stops inside the small circle, count as birdie. If the ball stops in the big circle but not the small, count as par.
8
Count how many balls finished in the big circle (including the small circle).
9
Enter this number 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
07
Pitch | Parallel Piles | Bullseye 2x
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch shot in the bullseye. The best final score relative to PAR wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 10 piles of balls in 2 rows of
5
Space rows 6 yards/meters apart. Space piles in each row 4 yards/meters apart.
2
Put all piles on grass, between 30 and 60 yards/meters from the hole, not on the green.
3
On the green, draw two circles around the hole: the inner one has a 6-foot/2-meter radius (birdie zone); the outer one has a 15-foot/5-meter radius (par zone). Shots outside the big circle count as misses (bogey).
4
Hit 36 pitch shots total: 18 aiming for the inner (birdie) circle, 18 aiming for the outer (par) ring but outside the inner circle. Split into two groups of 18; switch groups after every 6 shots.
5
Hit from any pile. Count a shot as successful if the ball stops inside the right circle (inner or outer).
6
Keep going until all 36 shots are done. Change piles for different lies.
7
At the end, add up how many successful shots out of 36 attempts and enter your score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
29
27
24
20
15
11
8
5
3
08
Pitch | Scattered Piles | 3 Landing Zones
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to land a pitch 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
1
Set up 3 target zones on the green in a straight line, 6 feet apart.
2
Make 6 piles of balls between 30 and 60 yards from the hole.
3
Split 36 balls into 3 groups of
4
Hit 12 shots to target zone 1 from any pile.
5
Hit 12 shots to target zone 2 from any pile.
6
Hit 12 shots to target zone 3 from any pile.
7
Count how many shots stop inside the correct zone.
8
Enter the number of successes out of 36 attempts in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
26
22
17
13
9
6
3
09
Pitch | Perpendicular Piles | Quadrants
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch shot inside the quadrant(s). The player with the most points wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 10 piles of balls in two lines. Each line has 5 piles, and the piles are 3 yards apart. Piles are between 30 and 60 yards from the hole.
2
On the green, mark 4 circular target zones. Each is 9 feet in radius.
3
Make 36 pitch shots. For each target zone, make 9 shots.
4
For each shot, aim to land and stop the ball in the correct target zone.
5
After 9 shots in one zone, switch zones and repeat until all 4 are done.
6
Count each shot that stops in the right zone as a success.
7
Total successful shots out of 36 attempts and enter score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
26
22
18
14
10
6
4
Next Step
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