Feel the green, for a 17-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Greystone Golf Club
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 17.35 drills68% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
9 to 25
Average HCP
17.3
Duration (single session)
2 hr 10 min
or
1 drill/day: 5 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Distance Control26%
Precision25%
Dispersion17%
Scoring16%
Aim9%
Trajectory4%
Alignment3%
Overview
Program Structure
Thread Needle: Narrow Landing Zone. Vary landing spot and stop on a dime. Focus on Distance Control, Precision, Dispersion, Scoring, Aim, Trajectory, Alignment. For a 17-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.
Skill
Precision
Shot
Chip
What you will improve
Distance Control
Precision
Dispersion
Scoring
Program details
Sessions
5 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
2 hr 10 min
or
1 drill per day
5 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.
Up to 5 players compete to stop a chip shot in the stop zone(s). The player with the most points at the end wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Put 36 balls into 9 piles. Each pile has 4 balls. Put piles 5 to 30 yards from the hole.
2
Mark 9 target zones on the green.
3
Try to hit 4 balls into each zone. Do this for all 9 zones.
4
Always use the same ball setup. Only change which zone is the target.
5
Count each ball that stops inside the correct zone.
6
Add up all the successful shots out of
6
Enter score in the app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
31
29
27
23
18
14
10
7
4
02
Chip | Parallel Ball Lines | 9 Stop Zones
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 parallel lines 20 balls per line and stop chip shots inside 9 Stop Zones. Count the number of successful stops.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 36 balls in 2 lines of 18 balls each, 5 to 10 yards apart, on grass 5 to 20 yards from the hole.
2
Mark 9 stop zones in a 3 x 3 grid on the green, spaced apart so the zones are clear.
3
Chip 4 balls to each stop zone, alternating between the two lines. For each zone, hit 2 balls from one line, then 2 from the other.
4
Keep doing this until you have hit 4 balls for each zone, for a total of 36 shots.
5
Count a shot as a success only if the ball stops in the right zone.
6
Add up the number of successes out of 36 attempts and enter the score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
31
29
26
23
18
14
10
7
4
03
Chip | Scattered Piles | Quadrants
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a chip 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
1
Mark 4 areas on the green with string or tees. Each area should be a circle about 6 feet wide.
2
Put 36 balls into 4 piles of 9 balls. Place the piles between 5 and 30 yards from the hole.
3
Hit 9 balls from each pile. Aim every group of 9 at a different circle.
4
Try to land each ball into the correct circle. Move to the next pile and repeat until all 36 balls are hit.
5
Count the balls that stop inside the correct circle.
6
Add up your successful shots out of 36 attempts and enter the score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
26
22
18
14
11
7
4
04
Chip | Perpendicular Ball Lines | Quadrants
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 perpendicular lines 20 balls per line and stop chip shots inside quadrants. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Place 36 balls in two lines that cross, with 18 balls in each line.
2
Keep the balls about 1 foot apart, with lines set up 5 to 30 yards from the hole.
3
On the green, divide a 6-foot circle around the hole into 4 equal parts.
4
Split the 36 chip shots into 4 groups of 9 balls.
5
Aim the first 9 shots at the first part of the circle.
6
Switch to the other line and aim the next 9 balls at the second part. Keep switching lines and aim at the next parts until all 36 balls are chipped.
7
Count how many balls land in the right part each time.
8
Enter the number of successful chips out of 36 attempts in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
31
29
26
22
18
14
11
7
4
05
Chip | Parallel Ball Lines | 9 Stop Zones
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a chip shot in the stop zone(s). The player with the most points at the end wins the challenge. Up to 80 balls are needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make 9 stop zones on the green. Mark them with tees, string, or buckets. Line up or put them in a grid.
2
Put 36 balls in 4 rows. Each row has 9 balls, spaced 1 foot apart. Put the rows about 5 yards apart on the grass, between 5 and 20 yards from the green.
3
Plan to hit 4 balls at each of the 9 stop zones. That is 36 shots.
4
Start at any row of balls. Hit balls, trying to stop each one in the first stop zone.
5
After 4 tries at the first zone, go to the next zone and do the same. Keep going until you try all 9 zones.
6
Count a shot as a success if the ball stops completely inside the target zone.
7
When all shots are done, count the number of successful shots and enter the score in the app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
31
29
27
23
18
14
10
7
4
Next Step
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