Course Program

Thread Needle: Narrow Landing Zone

Pinpoint chips, for a 17-handicap player, ~15 minutes at B

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 16.83 drills

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

8 to 25

Average HCP

16.8

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Precision41%

Distance Control20%

Aim19%

Trajectory12%

Alignment5%

Dispersion3%

Overview

Program Structure

Thread Needle: Narrow Landing Zone. Thread the needle and precision from tough lie. Focus on Precision, Distance Control, Aim. For a 17-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Skill

Precision

Shot

Chip

What you will improve

Precision
Distance Control
Aim
Trajectory

Program details

Sessions: 3 focused drills
Recommended: 2–3 sessions / week
Total duration: 1 hr 18 min
1 drill per day: 3 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

Chip | Parallel Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a chip shot inside the landing 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

Diagram for Chip | Parallel Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Set up three landing zones on the green in a line, 6 feet apart.

Make three piles of 12 balls each at the edge of the green.

Use the first pile to chip balls into the first landing zone, 12 shots.

Use the second pile to chip balls into the second landing zone, 12 shots.

Use the third pile to chip balls into the third landing zone, 12 shots. Count how many balls land and stay in each zone.

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

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	30	28	25	22	18	14	10	7	4

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

Diagram for Chip | Perpendicular Ball Lines | Quadrants

Place 36 balls in two lines that cross, with 18 balls in each line.

Keep the balls about 1 foot apart, with lines set up 5 to 30 yards from the hole.

On the green, divide a 6-foot circle around the hole into 4 equal parts.

Split the 36 chip shots into 4 groups of 9 balls.

Aim the first 9 shots at the first part of the circle.

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.

Count how many balls land in the right part each time.

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

Chip | Parallel Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Short Game

Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 10 equal parallel piles of 4 balls and hit-and-land chip shots inside landing zones. Count the number of successes.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Place 36 balls into 9 piles of 4 balls each. Arrange piles in two lines, with 4 in one line and 5 in the other, 5-10 yards apart and 2 yards between piles.

On the green, set up 3 landing zones side by side, 6 feet apart, using sticks, clubs, or string.

Hit 36 chip shots, 12 shots at each landing zone.

Hit 12 chip shots at the first landing zone from any piles.

Hit 12 chip shots at the second landing zone. Change piles if wanted.

Hit 12 chip shots at the third landing zone. Change piles if wanted.

Count a success each time the ball stays in the correct landing zone.

Add up all successful shots and enter score 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

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