Course Program

Avoid Three-Putts

Stop near the hole, for a 35-handicap player, ~30 minutes at Harleyford

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 353 drills60% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

25 to 45

Average HCP

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Alignment27%

Distance Control23%

Scoring22%

Aim16%

Trajectory8%

Precision3%

Overview

Program Structure

Avoid Three-Putts. Chip to the green and stop near the hole. Focus on Alignment, Distance Control, Scoring. For a 35-handicap player, in ~30 minutes.

Shot

Chip

What you will improve

Alignment
Distance Control
Scoring
Aim

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 | 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 chip shots inside landing zones. Count the number of successes.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Chip | Scattered Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Put 40 balls into 8 piles, with 5 balls in each pile, between 5 and 30 yards from the hole.

On the green, mark 3 zones in a straight line, each zone 6 feet apart.

Hit 36 chip shots in total, split into 3 sets of 12 shots.

For the first 12 shots, aim to land the ball in Zone

For the next 12 shots, aim for Zone

For the last 12 shots, aim for Zone

Choose any pile to hit from, switch piles if wanted.

Count each shot that stops in the right zone as a success.

After all 36 shots, enter score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

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

Chip | Perpendicular 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 | Perpendicular Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Put 10 piles of balls in two straight lines that cross. Each pile has 3 or 4 balls. Keep each pile between 5 and 30 yards from the hole.

Mark 3 landing zones on the green in a row. Make them 6 feet apart using sticks or string.

Hit 36 chip shots total. Aim for each landing zone 12 times.

Pick any pile to start. Hit 12 chips to the first zone, then 12 to the second zone, then 12 to the third zone.

Count how many balls land and stop inside the target zone for each shot.

Add up the number of successful shots 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

Chip | Fairway | Uphill/Downhill

Short Game

Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped fairway; one bucket from the uphill slope and one bucket from the downhill slope.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Chip | Fairway | Uphill/Downhill

Set up two target zones on the green: one uphill, one downhill, about 10 feet apart.

Hit 18 chip shots from the uphill slope at the uphill target zone.

Hit 18 chip shots from the downhill slope at the downhill target zone.

Keep ball setup the same for all shots. Only change your target for the slope.

Count shots that stop inside or within 3 feet of the target zone as a success.

Add up all successful shots out of 36 attempts and enter score in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	31	29	27	23	18	14	10	6	3

Next Step

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