Course Program

Up-and-Down Contest

Save par clutch, for a 23-handicap player, ~20 minutes at Hillsview Gc

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 23.23 drills60% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 44

Average HCP

23.2

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Scoring42%

Accuracy18%

Alignment11%

Distance Control10%

Aim8%

Dispersion7%

Precision3%

Overview

Program Structure

Up-and-Down Contest. Up-and-down contest and turn into birdies. Focus on Scoring, Accuracy, Alignment, Distance Control, Aim, Dispersion, Precision. For a 23-handicap player, in ~20 minutes.

Skill

Scoring

Shot

Chip

What you will improve

Scoring
Accuracy
Alignment
Distance Control

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 | Fairway | Flat

Short Game

Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat fairway.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Divide balls into 3 groups of

Set up 3 target zones on the green: Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone

Start each shot from the flat fairway 5–20 yards from the hole, same ball setup every time.

Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone

Enter score in app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	31	29	26	22	18	14	10	7	4

Chip | Scattered Piles | 9 Stop Zones

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a chip shot in the stop 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 | Scattered Piles | 9 Stop Zones

Put 36 balls into 9 piles. Each pile has 4 balls. Put piles 5 to 30 yards from the hole.

Mark 9 target zones on the green.

Try to hit 4 balls into each zone. Do this for all 9 zones.

Always use the same ball setup. Only change which zone is the target.

Count each ball that stops inside the correct zone.

Add up all the successful shots out of

Enter 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

Chip | Scattered Piles | Bullseye 2x

Short Game

Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal piles of 5 balls and stop chip shots inside the Bullseye. Count the number of balls in the inner and outer Bullseye.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Chip | Scattered Piles | Bullseye 2x

Scatter 36 balls into 8 piles of about 4 or 5 balls each on grass between 5 and 30 yards or meters from the hole.

Mark two circles on the green around the hole: a small one with a 6-foot (2-meter) radius and a bigger one with a 15-foot (5-meter) radius.

Hit 36 chip shots, split into two groups of

For the first 18 shots, try to land the ball inside the small circle (6-foot radius).

For the last 18 shots, try to land the ball inside the area between the small and big circle (6- to 15-foot radius).

Take turns hitting shots from different piles for variety.

Count how many balls stop in the right circle for each group.

After all 36 shots, enter the 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	30	28	25	21	16	12	8	5	2

Next Step

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