Course Program

Feel the distance: pitch to different targets and control your rollout

Stop close from 30 yards, for a 20-handicap player, ~20 minutes at Hampshire Greens Golf Course

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 20.44 drills78% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

4 to 45

Average HCP

20.4

Duration (single session)

1 hr 44 min

1 drill/day: 4 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Distance Control30%

Accuracy20%

Alignment15%

Scoring12%

Precision10%

Aim8%

Trajectory5%

Dispersion2%

Overview

Program Structure

Feel the distance: pitch to different targets and control your rollout. Vary landing spot and stop close from 30 yards. Focus on Distance Control, Accuracy, Alignment, Scoring, Precision, Aim, Trajectory, Dispersion. For a 20-handicap player, in ~20 minutes.

Skill

Distance Control

Shot

Pitch

What you will improve

Distance Control
Accuracy
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 | 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 | Fairway | Flat

Short Game

Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat fairway surface.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Make 3 piles with 12 golf balls in each pile.

Mark 3 target zones on the green, each about 6 feet apart and about 2 feet wide.

Pitch all shots from 30 to 40 yards away on flat grass.

Use the first pile and hit balls at the first target zone.

Use the second pile and hit balls at the second target zone.

Use the last pile and hit balls at the third target zone.

Count the balls that land and stop in the target zone.

After all shots, count how many landed in the zones 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	20	16	12	9	6	4

Pitch | Perpendicular Ball Lines | Multiple Targets

Short Game

Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 perpendicular lines 20 balls per line and stop pitch shots close to multiple targets. Count the number of successes.</p>

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Pitch | Perpendicular Ball Lines | Multiple Targets

Arrange 40 golf balls in 2 lines that cross at right angles. Each line should have 20 balls, about 1 foot apart.

Put this setup on grass 30–60 yards from the hole.

Pick 3 targets on the green or near the hole, at least 10 feet apart.

Split 36 shots into 3 groups of

Stand behind one line and hit 12 pitch shots at the first target, trying to land within 10 feet of it.

Move to the other line and hit 12 shots at the second target.

Go back to the first line and hit 12 shots at the third target.

Count how many balls stop inside 10 feet of the target.

After all 36 shots, record the 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	26	22	18	14	10	7	4

Pitch| Scattered Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Short Game

Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal piles of 5 balls and hit-and-land pitch shots inside landing zones. Count the number of successes.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Pitch| Scattered Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Make 3 piles of 12 golf balls each between 30 and 60 yards from the hole.

On the green, set up 3 landing zones in a straight line 9 feet (3 meters) apart.

Hit 36 pitch shots in total, grouped into 3 sets of

Try to land the first 12 shots in Landing Zone 1, the next 12 in Landing Zone 2, and the last 12 in Landing Zone

You can hit from any pile, but keep the ball position the same.

Count every ball that stays in the right landing zone as a success.

After 36 shots, enter the number of successes out of 36 attempts 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

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