Pick landing spot, for a 17-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Georgetown Country Club
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 17.47 drills62% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
9 to 25
Average HCP
17.4
Duration (single session)
3 hr 2 min
or
1 drill/day: 7 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Accuracy26%
Alignment23%
Distance Control21%
Scoring12%
Dispersion6%
Precision6%
Aim6%
Overview
Program Structure
Chip 10–25 Yds From Rough. Pick landing spot and chip close. Focus on Accuracy, Alignment, Distance Control, Scoring, Dispersion, Precision, Aim. For a 17-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.
Shot
Chip
What you will improve
Accuracy
Alignment
Distance Control
Scoring
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.
Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat deep rough and other extreme grass types.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 3 target zones on the green at 6, 12, and 18 feet from the hole.
2
Place 36 golf balls between 5 and 30 yards from the hole in the flat deep rough.
3
Split the 36 balls into 3 groups of 12, with each group aimed at one zone.
4
Hit from the same rough spot, aiming at the same zone, until you finish 12 shots for that zone.
5
Count a ball as a success if it lands and stays in the right zone.
6
Add up all successful chips. 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
26
22
18
14
11
7
4
02
Chip | Rough | Above/Below Feet
Short Game
Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped rough grass; one bucket with balls above feet level, and one bucket with balls below feet level.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Put 3 target zones on the green, 6 feet apart in a line to the hole.
2
Set up two groups of balls for each player in the rough: one with balls above feet, one with balls below feet, from 5 to 30 yards away.
3
Hit 36 chip shots: 18 to the first target, 18 to the second target.
4
First, hit 18 shots from above feet to the first target.
5
Then, hit 18 shots from below feet to the second target.
6
Count a shot as a success if the ball stops inside the target zone.
7
Do not move the balls; only change target when needed.
8
Add your 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
30
28
26
22
18
14
10
7
4
03
Chip | Deep Rough and Other | Above/Below Feet
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 with balls above feet level, and one bucket with balls below feet level.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make two target zones on the green, Zone A on the left and Zone B on the right, 8 feet apart.
2
Put 18 balls in the deep rough above feet, at distances from 5 to 20 yards, in a straight line.
3
Chip the 18 balls to land and stop in Zone A from the uphill position.
4
Move to deep rough below feet, set up 18 balls the same way.
5
Chip these balls to land and stop in Zone B from the downhill position.
6
Count each ball that lands and stays in the right zone as a success.
7
When finished, enter the total number of successes out of 36 attempts in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
29
27
25
22
18
14
11
7
4
04
Chip | Scattered 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
Mark 4 areas on the green with string or tees. Each area should be a circle about 6 feet wide.
2
Put 36 balls into 4 piles of 9 balls. Place the piles between 5 and 30 yards from the hole.
3
Hit 9 balls from each pile. Aim every group of 9 at a different circle.
4
Try to land each ball into the correct circle. Move to the next pile and repeat until all 36 balls are hit.
5
Count the balls that stop inside the correct circle.
6
Add up your successful shots out of 36 attempts and enter the score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
26
22
18
14
11
7
4
05
Chip | Rough | Uphill/Downhill
Short Game
Up to 5 players 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
Prepare 36 golf balls in 3 piles of 12 balls each.
2
Set up 3 target zones on the putting green: one uphill, one flat, one downhill.
3
From the rough, 5 to 30 yards away, chip 12 balls to land and stop in the uphill zone.
4
Chip 12 balls to the flat zone.
5
Chip 12 balls to the downhill zone.
6
A shot counts as a success if the ball lands and stops in the correct zone.
7
Keep the ball setup the same for each shot. Only change which zone to aim for.
8
Count how many shots landed and stopped in the right zones out of 36 attempts, and enter the score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
31
29
26
22
17
13
9
6
3
06
Chip | Fairway | Flat
Short 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
07
Chip | Parallel Ball Lines | 9 Stop Zones
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 9 Stop Zones. Count the number of successful stops.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 36 balls in 2 lines of 18 balls each, 5 to 10 yards apart, on grass 5 to 20 yards from the hole.
2
Mark 9 stop zones in a 3 x 3 grid on the green, spaced apart so the zones are clear.
3
Chip 4 balls to each stop zone, alternating between the two lines. For each zone, hit 2 balls from one line, then 2 from the other.
4
Keep doing this until you have hit 4 balls for each zone, for a total of 36 shots.
5
Count a shot as a success only if the ball stops in the right zone.
6
Add up the number of successes out of 36 attempts and enter the score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
31
29
26
23
18
14
10
7
4
Next Step
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