Course Program

Land 3–4 Feet From Hole

Save par clutch, for a 15-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Four Lakes Golf Club

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 15.23 drills74% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

6 to 25

Average HCP

15.2

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Scoring28%

Precision22%

Distance Control17%

Accuracy11%

Visualization8%

Aim7%

Dispersion5%

Trajectory3%

Overview

Program Structure

Land 3–4 Feet From Hole. Save par clutch and up-and-down contest. Focus on Scoring, Precision, Distance Control, Accuracy, Visualization, Aim, Dispersion, Trajectory. For a 15-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Shot

Pitch

What you will improve

Scoring
Precision
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

Pitch | Scattered 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

Diagram for Pitch | Scattered Piles | Quadrants

Make 4 piles of 9 balls each, with piles placed randomly 30–60 yards from the hole.

Mark 4 quadrants on the green around the hole using string or tees, each about 9 feet wide.

Hit 36 pitch shots, 9 to each quadrant.

From any pile, hit 9 balls trying to stop them in the first quadrant.

Move to a new pile and hit 9 balls to the second quadrant. Repeat for all quadrants.

Count balls that stop inside the target quadrant.

Count total balls in the correct quadrant 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	30	28	25	20	16	12	8	5	3

Pitch | Deep Rough and Other | Above/Below Feet

Short Game

Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped deep rough and other extreme grass types; one bucket with balls above feet level, and one bucket with balls below feet level.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Pitch | Deep Rough and Other | Above/Below Feet

Put 4 piles of 9 balls on a slope, 2 piles above feet, 2 piles below feet, 30 to 60 yards from the hole.

Mark 3 target zones on the green: left, center, right, each about 6 feet wide.

Hit 36 pitch shots, 18 from above feet piles, 18 from below feet piles.

For each area (above and below feet), hit 6 shots to each zone.

Switch between piles of the same area as you hit, aiming for the target zone.

A shot counts if the ball stops in the right zone.

Count how many shots went in the target zones and enter score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

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

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

Diagram for Pitch | Parallel Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Arrange 36 balls into 9 piles of 4 balls each, 30 to 60 yards from the hole.

On the green, make 3 landing zones spaced 9 feet apart.

Hit 36 pitch shots, aiming for 12 shots in each zone.

Start from any pile, switch piles after every shot, and aim for Zone 1 for the first 12 shots.

After 12 shots in Zone 1, aim for Zone 2 for 12 shots, then Zone 3 for the last 12 shots.

Count each shot that stays inside the target zone.

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

Next Step

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