Mix short game shots, for a 21-handicap player, ~20 minutes at Grover Cleveland Golf Course
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 21.49 drills63% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
10 to 45
Average HCP
21.4
Duration (single session)
3 hr 54 min
or
1 drill/day: 9 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Accuracy28%
Alignment22%
Scoring16%
Distance Control13%
Aim8%
Precision8%
Visualization3%
Dispersion2%
Overview
Program Structure
Pick Landing Spot. Mix short game shots and keep near hole. Focus on Accuracy, Alignment, Scoring, Distance Control, Aim, Precision, Visualization, Dispersion. For a 21-handicap player, in ~20 minutes.
Skill
Accuracy
Shot
Chip
What you will improve
Accuracy
Alignment
Scoring
Distance Control
Program details
Sessions
9 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
3 hr 54 min
or
1 drill per day
9 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.
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat fairway.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Divide balls into 3 groups of
2
Set up 3 target zones on the green: Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone
3
Start each shot from the flat fairway 5–20 yards from the hole, same ball setup every time.
4
Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone
5
Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone
6
Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone
3
Enter score in app, 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
7
4
02
Chip | Parallel Piles | Bullseye 2x
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 10 equal parallel piles of 4 balls and stop chip shots inside the Bullseye. Count the number of balls in the inner and outer Bullseye.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 10 piles of 4 balls each in two rows. Each row has 5 piles.
2
Keep piles about 2 meters apart, rows 5–10 meters apart.
3
Place piles 5–30 meters from the hole, not on the green.
4
Mark two circles around the hole on the green: a small one (2 meters out) and a big one (5 meters out).
5
Take turns hitting balls from different piles, trying to stop balls in the circles.
6
Hit 36 balls total: 18 try for the small circle, 18 for the big circle.
7
Count how many balls finished in each circle.
8
Add these for a score and enter your total out of 36 tries.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
28
26
23
20
16
12
8
5
3
03
Chip | Perpendicular Piles | Bullseye 2x
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a chip 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
1
Set up 10 piles of balls in two lines that cross each other. Each line has 5 piles, spaced 3 yards apart, with the lines 5 to 10 yards apart. Place the piles on grass 5 to 30 yards from the hole.
2
On the green around the hole, make two circles using string or tees: one small circle with a 6 foot radius and one big circle with a 15 foot radius.
3
Hit 36 chip shots, in 3 sets of 12 shots.
- Set 1 (12 shots): Try to stop the ball in the small circle.
- Set 2 (12 shots): Try to stop the ball in the big circle but outside the small circle.
- Set 3 (12 shots): Try to stop the ball just outside the big circle but close to the hole.
4
Start at any pile and hit the type of shot for that set. After finishing 12 shots for one set, move to the next set and repeat.
5
For each shot, if the ball lands in the target zone for that set, count it as a success.
6
Keep going until all 36 shots are done. At the end, add up your successful shots out of 36 attempts and enter your score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
25
22
17
13
9
6
4
04
Chip | Rough | Above/Below Feet
Short Game
Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped rough grass; one bucket with balls above feet level, and one bucket with balls below feet level.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Put 3 target zones on the green, 6 feet apart in a line to the hole.
2
Set up two groups of balls for each player in the rough: one with balls above feet, one with balls below feet, from 5 to 30 yards away.
3
Hit 36 chip shots: 18 to the first target, 18 to the second target.
4
First, hit 18 shots from above feet to the first target.
5
Then, hit 18 shots from below feet to the second target.
6
Count a shot as a success if the ball stops inside the target zone.
7
Do not move the balls; only change target when needed.
8
Add your 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
30
28
26
22
18
14
10
7
4
05
Chip | Rough | Uphill/Downhill
Short Game
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped rough grass; one bucket from the uphill slope and one bucket from the downhill slope.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Gather 36 golf balls. Make 3 piles of 6 balls on an uphill slope and 3 piles of 6 balls on a downhill slope, placing them 5 to 30 yards from the hole.
2
Mark 3 landing zones on the green in a line, each 6 feet apart; label them Zone 1, Zone 2, and Zone
3
From each uphill pile, hit 6 chip shots aiming for Zone 1, then Zone 2, then Zone
4
From each downhill pile, hit 6 chip shots aiming for Zone 1, then Zone 2, then Zone
5
Count a shot as a success if the ball lands and stops in the intended zone.
6
After 36 shots, add up how many were successful 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
30
28
25
21
17
13
9
6
4
06
Chip | 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
1
Place 3 piles of 12 balls each in deep rough or thick grass between 5 and 30 yards from the hole.
2
Mark 3 target zones on the green, each zone spaced 6 feet apart, in a straight line from your spot.
3
Hit 36 chip shots in total, in 3 sets of 12 shots.
4
For the first 12 shots, aim for Target Zone
1
Then aim for Target Zone 2 for the next 12 shots.
5
Aim for Target Zone 3 for the last 12 shots. Enter number of successes in the app, out of 36 attempts.
6
Alternate between the 3 piles for your shots, keeping the balls in deep rough or thick grass.
7
Count each shot that stops inside the target zone as a success.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
29
27
24
20
16
12
9
6
4
07
Chip | Parallel Piles | 9 Stop Zones
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 10 equal parallel piles of 4 balls and stop chip shots inside 9 Stop Zones. Count the number of successful stops.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 10 piles of 4 balls each in two rows (5 piles per row), spaced 2 yards/meters apart. Put the rows 5 to 10 yards/meters apart and place the piles 5 to 30 yards/meters from the hole.
2
Mark 9 stop zones on the green using buckets, string, or tees. Space them out so each zone is different.
3
Prepare to hit 36 chip shots, divided into 9 groups of 4 shots. Each group targets a different stop zone.
4
From any pile, hit 4 shots at the first stop zone. Move to the next stop zone and hit 4 shots at it. Keep going until you’ve aimed 4 shots at each of the 9 zones.
5
Count every ball that stops inside the right zone as a success.
6
When done, count up all successful stops 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
32
30
28
25
20
16
12
8
5
08
Chip | 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
1
Set up 3 landing zones on the green, each about 6 feet apart in a straight line toward the hole.
2
Choose one spot in the rough grass, 5 to 20 yards from the hole, to hit from. Do not move this spot.
3
Hit 36 chip shots—12 to each zone in order.
4
Hit 12 shots trying to land and stop in the first zone.
5
Next, hit 12 shots to the second zone.
6
Then, hit 12 shots to the third zone.
7
Count every shot that lands and stops in the right zone as a success.
8
After all 36 shots, add up how many successes out of 36 and enter the score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
29
27
24
20
16
12
9
6
3
09
Chip | Deep Rough and Other | Above/Below Feet
Short Game
Up to 5 players 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
1
Make two target zones on the green, Zone A on the left and Zone B on the right, 8 feet apart.
2
Put 18 balls in the deep rough above feet, at distances from 5 to 20 yards, in a straight line.
3
Chip the 18 balls to land and stop in Zone A from the uphill position.
4
Move to deep rough below feet, set up 18 balls the same way.
5
Chip these balls to land and stop in Zone B from the downhill position.
6
Count each ball that lands and stays in the right zone as a success.
7
When finished, enter the total number of successes out of 36 attempts in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
29
27
25
22
18
14
11
7
4
Next Step
Ready to start this program?
Start the drills at your own pace or work with a resident professional on this course.