Course Program

Land 3–4 Feet From Hole

Pitch from fairway, for a 18-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Thalwil

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 17.54 drills

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 25

Average HCP

17.5

Duration (single session)

1 hr 44 min

1 drill/day: 4 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Distance Control28%

Accuracy28%

Scoring20%

Alignment15%

Precision6%

Dispersion4%

Overview

Program Structure

Land 3–4 Feet From Hole. Pitch from fairway and save par on approaches. Focus on Distance Control, Accuracy, Scoring. For a 18-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Shot

Pitch

What you will improve

Distance Control
Accuracy
Scoring
Alignment

Program details

Sessions: 4 focused drills
Recommended: 2–3 sessions / week
Total duration: 1 hr 44 min
1 drill per day: 4 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 Drill 4

Pitch | Scattered Piles | Quadrants

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch 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

Diagram for Pitch | Scattered Piles | Quadrants

Make 4 piles of 9 balls each, with piles placed randomly 30–60 yards from the hole.

Mark 4 quadrants on the green around the hole using string or tees, each about 9 feet wide.

Hit 36 pitch shots, 9 to each quadrant.

From any pile, hit 9 balls trying to stop them in the first quadrant.

Move to a new pile and hit 9 balls to the second quadrant. Repeat for all quadrants.

Count balls that stop inside the target quadrant.

Count total balls in the correct quadrant and enter the number out of 36 attempts in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	30	28	25	20	16	12	8	5	3

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

Pitch | Deep Rough and Other | Flat

Short 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

Diagram for Pitch | Deep Rough and Other | Flat

Put 3 target zones on the green: left, center, right. Each 5 feet apart.

Put 12 balls in a pile, 30-60 yards from the hole, in deep rough.

Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone A.

Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone B.

Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone C.

Keep balls in the same spot and rough for all shots.

Count each ball that lands and stays in the right zone.

After 36 shots, enter your number of successes into the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	30	28	25	22	17	13	9	6	4

Pitch | Scattered Piles | Bullseye 2x

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch shot in the bullseye. The best final score relative to PAR wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Pitch | Scattered Piles | Bullseye 2x

Make two circles on the green: a small one with a 6-foot (2-meter) radius, and a bigger one with a 15-foot (5-meter) radius.

Put 3 piles of 12 balls each on the short game area, in random spots 30 to 60 yards/meters from the hole.

Hit 36 pitch shots total: 12 from each pile.

From the first pile, hit 12 shots and try to stop the ball inside the circles.

Move to the next pile and repeat, until all 36 shots are done.

Count balls in the small circle as birdies, balls in the big circle as pars, balls outside as bogeys.

Count how many balls are in the circles after all 36 shots. Enter your total score 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	6	3

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