Course Program

Stop Missing 3-Wood Fairways

Control 3-wood roll, for a 35-handicap player, ~30 minutes at Domaine de Falgos

Driving RangeAll teesProgram HCP 353 drills

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

25 to 45

Average HCP

35

Duration (single session)

1 hr 33 min

or

1 drill/day: 3 days · 31 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Mechanics30%
Precision29%
Trajectory18%
Scoring14%
Aim8%

Overview

Program Structure

Stop Missing 3-Wood Fairways. Control 3-wood dispersion and stay on fairways. Focus on Mechanics, Precision, Trajectory. For a 35-handicap player, in ~30 minutes.

Club

Woods (Hy,5W,3W)

What you will improve

  • Mechanics
  • Precision
  • Trajectory
  • Scoring

Program details

Sessions
3 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
1 hr 33 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

Woods (Hy to 3W) | Backswing

Driving Range

Work only on backswing using woods only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls.

31 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Woods (Hy to 3W) | Backswing
1

Pick a target flag suitable for your wood club at the driving range.

2

Hit 36 shots with your wood club, focusing solely on your backswing.

3

Concentrate on at most two backswing thoughts or tasks to produce your desired ball flight.

4

Try to do your backswing as planned for each shot.

5

Count each shot as a success if the ball lands within 5 yards of the target.

6

Add up your successes and enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score302825211612853
02

Woods (Hy to 3W) | Impact and Follow Through

Driving Range

Work only on 'impact and follow through' using woods only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls.

31 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Woods (Hy to 3W) | Impact and Follow Through
1

Pick one target or flag on the range to aim at for all your shots with woods.

2

Set up the ball the same way for every shot.

3

Hit 36 shots using woods only, focusing on impact and follow through.

4

Work on at most two impact and follow through thoughts or tasks throughout the drill to produce the desired ball flight.

5

You may switch between woods (Hybrid, 5-wood, 3-wood) during the drill as you focus on your impact and follow through.

6

Count shots that land close to your target line and inside a 10-yard-wide imaginary zone as successful.

7

After 36 shots, total your successful shots and enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3230282520161285
03

Woods (Hy to 3W) | Landing Spot

Driving Range

Land the ball in the landing spot using woods only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls. Count total number of successful shots.

31 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Woods (Hy to 3W) | Landing Spot
1

Pick a flag on the range for woods shots.

2

Make a landing area near the flag with cones or buckets, about 5% of the distance to the target.

3

Split 36 shots into 3 groups of

4

For each group, try to land the ball in the landing area.

5

Use any woods club: hybrid, 5-wood, or 3-wood. You can change clubs.

6

After each shot, note if the ball landed in the landing area.

7

Finish all 36 shots, count the successful ones, and enter your score out of 36.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score282623191411853

Next Step

Ready to start this program?

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