Save par clutch, for a 25-handicap player, ~20 minutes at Genegantslet Golf Club
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 24.97 drills61% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
9 to 45
Average HCP
24.9
Duration (single session)
3 hr 2 min
or
1 drill/day: 7 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Scoring32%
Alignment18%
Accuracy17%
Aim16%
Visualization7%
Distance Control6%
Dispersion4%
Overview
Program Structure
Save Par with Clutch Chip. Save par clutch and up-and-down contest. Focus on Scoring, Alignment, Accuracy, Aim, Visualization, Distance Control, Dispersion. For a 25-handicap player, in ~20 minutes.
Skill
Scoring
Shot
Chip
What you will improve
Scoring
Alignment
Accuracy
Aim
Program details
Sessions
7 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
3 hr 2 min
or
1 drill per day
7 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 flat fairway.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Divide balls into 3 groups of
2
Set up 3 target zones on the green: Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone
3
Start each shot from the flat fairway 5–20 yards from the hole, same ball setup every time.
4
Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone
5
Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone
6
Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone
3
Enter score in app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
31
29
26
22
18
14
10
7
4
02
Chip | Perpendicular Piles | Quadrants
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a chip 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: 5 piles in each line, 3 yards apart, and the lines 5 to 10 yards away from each other. Piles are 5 to 30 yards from the hole.
2
Use string or tees to mark 4 equal areas around the hole, each 6 feet from the hole.
3
Hit 36 chip shots, split into 4 groups of
9
Aim each group at a different area.
4
Start from a pile, chip 9 balls at the first area, then move to another pile for the next area. Do this until all 4 areas have 9 shots each.
5
Each shot that stops in the right area is a success.
6
Count the number of successful shots out of 36 and enter your 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
03
Chip | 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
Divide 36 golf balls into 6 piles of 6 balls each.
2
Set up 3 target areas around the hole: left, center, and right, about 4 feet apart.
3
Place 3 piles on the uphill side and 3 piles on the downhill side, between 5 and 30 yards away.
4
Hit 12 balls toward each target area: 12 for left, 12 for center, 12 for right.
5
Switch between piles on the same slope, but finish all shots for one target before moving to the next.
6
Count balls that land and stay in the target area as successful.
7
Add up successful shots 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
04
Chip | Fairway | Uphill/Downhill
Short Game
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped fairway; one bucket from the uphill slope and one bucket from the downhill slope.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up two target zones on the green: one uphill, one downhill, about 10 feet apart.
2
Hit 18 chip shots from the uphill slope at the uphill target zone.
3
Hit 18 chip shots from the downhill slope at the downhill target zone.
4
Keep ball setup the same for all shots. Only change your target for the slope.
5
Count shots that stop inside or within 3 feet of the target zone as a success.
6
Add up all 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
31
29
27
23
18
14
10
6
3
05
Chip | 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 chip shots inside the Bullseye. Count the number of balls in the inner and outer Bullseye.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Place 36 balls in two lines of 18 each. Put lines 5 to 10 meters apart. Balls in each line are 30 cm apart.
2
Mark two circles on the green: a small circle with 2 meter radius and a big circle with 5 meter radius around the hole.
3
Divide the 36 balls into 2 sets of
8
First set: chip from first line aiming for the small circle.
4
Second set: chip from second line aiming for the big circle.
5
Hit 3 to 5 shots from one line, then switch lines, to keep consistent.
6
Each ball stopping inside the correct circle for that set is a success.
7
Count successful balls in the right circles and enter 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
11
7
4
06
Chip | Rough | Above/Below Feet
Short Game
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped rough grass; one bucket with balls above feet level, one bucket with balls below feet level.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Gather 36 balls and split into 2 groups of 18 balls.
2
Pick one target (pin) on the green.
3
For the first 18 shots, place the ball above your feet in the rough 5–20 yards from the hole.
4
Chip all 18 balls, trying to get close to the target.
5
Move to the other slope so the ball is below your feet, same distance.
6
Chip the last 18 balls at the target.
7
Count each shot that stops within 3 feet of the hole as a success.
8
Enter the number of successes out of 36 in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
31
29
26
22
18
14
10
6
3
07
Chip | Rough | Uphill/Downhill
Short Game
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped rough grass; one bucket from the uphill slope and one bucket from the downhill slope.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Gather 36 golf balls. Make 3 piles of 6 balls on an uphill slope and 3 piles of 6 balls on a downhill slope, placing them 5 to 30 yards from the hole.
2
Mark 3 landing zones on the green in a line, each 6 feet apart; label them Zone 1, Zone 2, and Zone
3
From each uphill pile, hit 6 chip shots aiming for Zone 1, then Zone 2, then Zone
4
From each downhill pile, hit 6 chip shots aiming for Zone 1, then Zone 2, then Zone
5
Count a shot as a success if the ball lands and stops in the intended zone.
6
After 36 shots, add up 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
21
17
13
9
6
4
Next Step
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