Course Program

Pitch 20–35 Yds From Fairway Or Rough

Pitch from fairway, for a 16-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Grön/Blau

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 16.23 drills

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

6 to 25

Average HCP

16.2

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Distance Control25%

Accuracy24%

Scoring14%

Precision10%

Alignment10%

Visualization8%

Trajectory8%

Overview

Program Structure

Pitch 20–35 Yds From Fairway Or Rough. Save par on approaches and land 3-4 feet away. Focus on Distance Control, Accuracy, Scoring. For a 16-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Shot

Pitch

What you will improve

Distance Control
Accuracy
Scoring
Precision

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 | 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 Ball Lines | Multiple Targets

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch shot closest to the multiple target(s). The player with the most points at the end wins the challenge. Up to 80 balls are needed.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Pitch | Parallel Ball Lines | Multiple Targets

Set up 4 lines of balls, 5 yards apart. Each line has 9 balls, 1 foot apart.

Place the lines 30 to 60 yards from the hole, not on the green.

Put 3 target flags on the green, spaced evenly.

Make 3 groups of 12 shots from the 36 balls.

First 12 shots: aim for the left flag.

Next 12 shots: aim for the middle flag.

Last 12 shots: aim for the right flag.

Always use the same ball setup; only change which flag you aim for.

Count a point when the ball stops closest to the flag you aimed for.

Add up the 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	30	28	26	22	18	14	10	7	4

Pitch | Rough | Flat

Short Game

Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat rough grass.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Make 3 piles of 12 balls each (36 balls total) between 30 and 60 yards from the hole on flat rough grass.

On the green, set up 3 target areas at different distances around the hole.

Hit 12 balls toward each target area (36 shots total, 12 for each zone).

Hit the first 12 balls to Zone 1, the next 12 to Zone 2, and the last 12 to Zone

Leave the balls in the same position; only change which target zone you aim at.

Count each ball that lands and stops inside the target zone as a success.

When all 36 shots are finished, count the number of successes 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	31	29	26	22	17	13	9	6	3

Next Step

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