Course Program

Chip 10–25 Yds From Rough

Chip from rough, for a 17-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Executive

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 17.23 drills

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

9 to 25

Average HCP

17.2

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Accuracy22%

Aim14%

Scoring13%

Alignment12%

Dispersion11%

Precision11%

Distance Control8%

Trajectory8%

Overview

Program Structure

Chip 10–25 Yds From Rough. Stick chips near hole and land close to pin. Focus on Accuracy, Aim, Scoring. For a 17-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Shot

Chip

What you will improve

Accuracy
Aim
Scoring
Alignment

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 | 9 Stop Zones

Short Game

Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal piles of 5 balls and stop chip shots inside 9 Stop Zones. Count the number of successful stops.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Chip | Scattered Piles | 9 Stop Zones

Make 8 piles with 5 balls in each pile. Put them on grass, 5 to 30 yards from the hole.

Use tees, string, or markers to make 9 zones on the green in a simple pattern.

Take 36 chip shots in total.

Aim 4 balls at each of the 9 zones.

Hit each shot from a different pile and aim at the next zone.

Try to stop each ball in the right zone.

Count one success for each ball that stops in the correct zone.

Add up your total successful stops 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	22	18	14	10	7	4

Chip | 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 of 12 golf balls each. Put the piles between 5 and 30 yards from the hole.

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

Hit 12 balls from each pile to each target zone. First 12 to Zone 1, next 12 to Zone 2, last 12 to Zone

Use the same setup for all shots. Aim to land each ball in the target zones.

Count shots that land and stop in the target zone.

Add up all successful shots and enter your score out of 36 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

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

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