Vary landing spot, for a 23-handicap player, ~20 minutes at Hatherly Country Club
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 22.84 drills62% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
10 to 45
Average HCP
22.8
Duration (single session)
1 hr 44 min
or
1 drill/day: 4 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Distance Control38%
Aim15%
Dispersion13%
Scoring11%
Accuracy10%
Trajectory8%
Alignment6%
Overview
Program Structure
Stop Ball on Dime. Vary landing spot and stop on a dime. Focus on Distance Control, Aim, Dispersion, Scoring, Accuracy, Trajectory, Alignment. For a 23-handicap player, in ~20 minutes.
Skill
Distance Control
Shot
Chip
What you will improve
Distance Control
Aim
Dispersion
Scoring
Program details
Sessions
4 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
1 hr 44 min
or
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.
Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal piles of 5 balls and stop chip shots inside quadrants. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Scatter 40 balls into 8 piles of 5 balls each between 5 and 30 yards from the hole.
2
On the green, use markers to make a 6-foot circle around the hole and divide it into 4 quadrants.
3
Hit 36 chip shots.
4
Hit 9 shots at each of the 4 quadrants.
5
Hit each shot from a different pile and try to land it in the right quadrant.
6
Count a shot as a success if it stops in the correct quadrant.
7
Enter number of successful shots 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
02
Chip | Fairway | Uphill/Downhill
Short Game
Up to 5 players 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
1
Set up 3 target zones on the green, 5 feet apart in a straight line from closest to farthest from the hole.
2
Place balls at the edge of the fairway on two slopes: uphill and downhill, each about 15 yards from the hole.
3
Hit 18 chip shots from the uphill slope and 18 chip shots from the downhill slope.
4
For each slope, hit 6 shots to each zone, in order.
5
Start with the uphill slope: hit 6 shots to Zone 1, then 6 to Zone 2, then 6 to Zone
6
Move to the downhill slope: hit 6 shots to each zone in order.
7
Count a shot as successful if the ball stops inside the target zone.
8
After all shots, count your total 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
27
23
18
14
10
7
4
03
Chip | Scattered Ball Lines | Multiple Targets
Short Game
Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal lines of 5 balls and stop chip shots close to multiple targets. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Put 40 golf balls in 8 lines, 5 balls in each line, each ball 1 yard apart.
2
Set up 8 flags as targets, spaced apart so each one is clear.
3
Chip all 5 balls from each line to a different target flag.
4
Aim for all shots to land within 10 feet (3 meters) of the target flag.
5
Do this for all 8 lines for a total of 40 chips.
6
Only count 36 shots: skip 4 balls or do 4 fewer shots.
7
Give a point for each ball that stops within 10 feet (3 meters) of the target.
8
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
22
18
14
10
7
4
04
Chip | Parallel Ball Lines | 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. Up to 80 balls are needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 4 lines of 9 balls. Balls are 1 foot apart. Each line is 5 yards/meters apart.
2
Put the lines 5 to 30 yards/meters from the hole, off the green.
3
Mark 3 landing zones on the green, spaced 6 feet (2 meters) apart.
4
There are 36 chip shots, split into 3 groups of
5
Hit the first 12 balls to Landing Zone
6
Hit the next 12 balls to Landing Zone
7
Hit the last 12 balls to Landing Zone
8
Use any line of balls each time. Hit all balls for the current landing zone.
9
After 12 shots for each zone, switch to the next zone and change lines if wanted.
0
Count a shot as a success if it lands and stops inside the right zone.
1
When finished, count how many successes out of 36, 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
7
4
Next Step
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