Course Program

Challenge: eliminate off-target mid iron shots

Center green hits, for a 18-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Campanil

Driving RangeAll teesProgram HCP 17.53 drills

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 25

Average HCP

17.5

Duration (single session)

1 hr 32 min

or

1 drill/day: 3 days · 31 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Dispersion31%
Precision30%
Scoring20%
Distance Control12%
Visualization8%

Overview

Program Structure

Challenge: eliminate off-target mid iron shots. Keep within 6 yards and center green hits. Focus on Dispersion, Precision, Scoring. For a 18-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Skill

Dispersion

Club

Mid irons (7,6,5)

What you will improve

  • Dispersion
  • Precision
  • Scoring
  • Distance Control

Program details

Sessions
3 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
1 hr 32 min
or
1 drill per day
3 days · 31 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.

01

Mid irons (7,6,5) | Quadrants

Driving Range

Hit 12 balls to each quadrant using mid irons only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls. Count total number of successful shots.

31 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Mid irons (7,6,5) | Quadrants
1

Pick a 5, 6, or 7 iron for the drill.

2

Choose a flag or mark at a medium distance.

3

Make a square around the target using four markers, each marker about 5% of the distance to the flag away from it.

4

Hit 36 shots, divided into 4 groups of 9 shots each.

5

For each group, aim to land the ball in one specific quadrant.

6

Start with one quadrant and hit 9 shots, then do the same for each of the other 3 quadrants.

7

Switch between the 5, 6, or 7 iron any time.

8

Count each ball that lands and stops in the target quadrant as successful.

9

Add up your total successful shots and enter your score out of 36 in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3028262218141074
02

All irons (9 to 2) | Tendencies Discovery

Driving Range

Discover tendencies amongst irons raise awareness, what is likely to happen in a given situation. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls.

30 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for All irons (9 to 2) | Tendencies Discovery
1

Pick one flag or target on the range for iron shots.

2

Make five target zones around the flag: center (the flag), short, long, left, right. Use cones, buckets, or imagination.

3

Hit 35 shots in total.

4

Hit 7 shots to each target zone: short, long, left, right, center.

5

Use any iron from 9 to 2, switch clubs each shot if wanted. Ball setup stays the same.

6

Try to land and stop each ball in the chosen target zone.

7

Count how many shots stop in the correct zone for each group.

8

Add up total successful shots out of 35 and enter score in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions35
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3028252218141174
03

Mid irons (7,6,5) | Left-to-R and Right-to-L Shot

Driving Range

Produce left-to-right and right-to-left shots using mid irons only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls.

31 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Mid irons (7,6,5) | Left-to-R and Right-to-L Shot
1

Pick one flag/target suitable for mid irons (7, 6, or 5 iron).

2

Hit 36 shots in total at that single target.

3

Hit half the shots curving left-to-right and half curving right-to-left. Use different irons if you want.

4

Stand the same way for every shot. Only try to change the way the ball curves.

5

If a shot lands close to the target (within a range you decide), count it as a success.

6

When finished, count how many good shots you got out of 36 and enter your score in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3230282520161285

Next Step

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