Course Program

Save Par On Every Approach

Land 3-4 feet away, for a 16-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Gracelands

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 16.34 drills

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

6 to 25

Average HCP

16.3

Duration (single session)

1 hr 44 min

1 drill/day: 4 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Accuracy31%

Distance Control24%

Alignment22%

Scoring20%

Dispersion4%

Overview

Program Structure

Save Par On Every Approach. Save par on approaches and land 3-4 feet away. Focus on Accuracy, Distance Control, Alignment. For a 16-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Shot

Pitch

What you will improve

Accuracy
Distance Control
Alignment
Scoring

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

Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal piles of 5 balls and stop pitch shots inside quadrants. Count the number of successes.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Pitch | Scattered Piles | Quadrants

Make 4 piles of 9 balls each, with the piles 30–60 yards from the hole on different ground.

On the green, mark out a 15-foot circle around the hole and divide the circle into 4 equal parts.

Hit 9 shots from a pile to try and stop the ball in the first part of the circle.

Move to another pile and hit 9 shots for the second part.

Repeat for the third and fourth parts, from any pile.

Count each ball that stops in the right part as a success.

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

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	30	28	25	22	18	14	10	6	3

Pitch | Fairway | Above/Below Feet

Short Game

Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped fairway; one bucket with balls above feet level, and one bucket with balls below feet level.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Pitch | Fairway | Above/Below Feet

Put 36 balls into 3 piles of 12 balls each.

Put 3 target zones on the green in a straight line, about 6 feet apart.

Pick one sloped fairway spot to shoot from (above feet or below feet).

Hit 12 shots to the first target zone.

Hit 12 shots to the second zone.

Hit 12 shots to the third zone. For each shot, count how many balls land and stay in the correct target zone. When done, count successful shots out of 36 and enter the score in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	32	30	28	25	20	16	12	8	5

Pitch | Deep Rough and Other | Flat

Short Game

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

Set up 3 targets on the green or fringe, in a straight line, 6 feet apart.

Place 3 piles of 12 golf balls each, 30 to 60 yards away in deep rough.

From the first pile, hit 12 shots at the first target.

From the second pile, hit 12 shots at the second target.

From the third pile, hit 12 shots at the third target.

Use the same setup for all shots.

Count each ball that lands in the target as a success.

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

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	28	26	23	19	15	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

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