Course Program

Vary your landing spot and see how close you can get

Feel the green, for a 6-handicap player, ~10 minutes at Bad Munstereifel-Stockert

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 6.23 drills

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 25

Average HCP

6.2

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

or

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Scoring52%
Distance Control28%
Visualization20%

Overview

Program Structure

Vary your landing spot and see how close you can get. Feel the green and stop on a dime. Focus on Scoring, Distance Control, Visualization. For a 6-handicap player, in ~10 minutes.

Skill

Distance Control

Shot

Mixed

What you will improve

  • Scoring
  • Distance Control
  • Visualization

Program details

Sessions
3 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
1 hr 18 min
or
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.

01

DIY Course Hard

Short Game

Make a DIY 9 hole hard-difficulty course. Every hole is PAR 2. Count the score.

26 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for DIY Course  Hard
1

Put 9 balls in hard spots around the chipping green, like sand, slopes, rough, or uneven ground.

2

Each ball is a PAR 2 hole. Chip onto the green and putt in, aiming for 2 strokes per hole.

3

Play all 9 balls, counting strokes for each.

4

Do the 9 balls two more times in new spots if possible, for a total of 36 shots.

5

Add up all your strokes for 36 shots. Fewer strokes is better.

6

Count how many holes you finished in 2 strokes or less.

7

Enter the number of holes finished in 2 strokes or less out of 36 attempts in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score161718212427303336
02

DIY Course Medium

Short Game

Up to 5 players play medium-difficulty 9 hole ‘PAR 2’ DIY course. Best final score wins.

26 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for DIY Course  Medium
1

Set up 9 holes in the chipping area, each 20 to 40 yards away, using different lies like sand, sloped rough, and deep rough.

2

Place one ball for each player at each hole’s start.

3

Hit the ball toward the green and keep putting until it's in the hole.

4

Do this for all 9 holes. Each hole is PAR 2, so total PAR is

5

Repeat playing all 9 holes 4 times. That makes 36 shots total.

6

Count how many times the ball goes in with 2 or fewer shots.

7

Enter the number of successes out of 36 attempts in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score151618202225283032
03

DIY Course Hard

Short Game

Make a DIY 9 hole hard-difficulty course. Every hole is PAR 2. Count the score.

26 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for DIY Course  Hard
1

Pick 9 tough spots around the green like sand, rough, slopes, or thick grass.

2

Put one ball at each spot. Each ball is one hole with PAR

3

For each ball, chip onto the green and putt until the ball is in the hole.

4

Count strokes for each hole (chip plus putts).

5

Do the 9-hole course 4 times, moving the balls to new tough spots each round.

6

This makes 36 holes total (9 each round, 4 rounds).

7

Add up your strokes for all 36 holes.

8

Check your total score against targets for your handicap group.

9

Enter how many holes you did at PAR 2 or less out of 36 in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score151617182022252830

Next Step

Ready to start this program?

Start the drills at your own pace or work with a coach to inside drills.golf.