Stop on a dime, for a 17-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Hunter Ranch Gc
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 16.69 drills69% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
6 to 25
Average HCP
16.6
Duration (single session)
3 hr 54 min
or
1 drill/day: 9 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Distance Control24%
Accuracy23%
Alignment16%
Aim14%
Scoring11%
Dispersion7%
Precision4%
Trajectory3%
Overview
Program Structure
Save Par On Every Approach. Feel the green and stop on a dime. Focus on Distance Control, Accuracy, Alignment, Aim, Scoring, Dispersion, Precision, Trajectory. For a 17-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.
Shot
Pitch
What you will improve
Distance Control
Accuracy
Alignment
Aim
Program details
Sessions
9 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
3 hr 54 min
or
1 drill per day
9 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.
Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat fairway surface.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make 3 piles with 12 golf balls in each pile.
2
Mark 3 target zones on the green, each about 6 feet apart and about 2 feet wide.
3
Pitch all shots from 30 to 40 yards away on flat grass.
4
Use the first pile and hit balls at the first target zone.
5
Use the second pile and hit balls at the second target zone.
6
Use the last pile and hit balls at the third target zone.
7
Count the balls that land and stop in the target zone.
8
After all shots, count how many landed in the zones 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
20
16
12
9
6
4
02
Pitch | Scattered Ball Lines | 9 Stop Zones
Short Game
Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal lines of 5 balls and stop pitch shots inside 9 Stop Zones. Count the number of successful stops.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Divide 36 balls into 9 groups of 4 balls each. Space each group about 1 yard apart, between 30 and 60 yards from the hole.
2
On the green, mark 9 stop zones using buckets, string, or tees. Space the zones so you can aim at one at a time.
3
For each group of 4 balls, aim all shots at one assigned stop zone.
4
After 4 shots to the first zone, move to the next group and aim all shots at the next zone.
5
Keep going until you have hit 4 shots to each of the 9 stop zones for a total of 36 shots.
6
Count how many balls finished in the correct stop zone.
7
Add up your total 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
32
30
28
25
20
16
12
8
5
03
Pitch | 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 two target zones on the green: one uphill, one downhill. Use cones, clubs, or string to mark each zone about 6 feet wide.
2
From the fairway slope, 30 to 60 yards away, hit 36 pitch shots.
3
Split the 36 shots: 18 shots to the uphill zone, 18 shots to the downhill zone.
4
Keep your stance and ball setup the same for all shots.
5
First, hit 18 shots to the uphill zone. Then, hit 18 shots to the downhill zone.
6
Count a success if the ball lands and stays in the target zone.
7
When finished, add up the number of successful shots, and enter that number out of 36 attempts in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
26
22
18
14
10
7
4
04
Pitch | Perpendicular Piles | Bullseye 2x
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 10 equal perpendicular piles of 4 balls and stop pitch shots inside the Bullseye. Count the number of balls in the inner and outer Bullseye.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Place two string circles on the green: an inner Bullseye circle with a 6-foot (2-meter) radius and an outer Bullseye circle with a 15-foot (5-meter) radius around the hole.
2
Set up 10 piles of 4 balls each (total 40 balls) at 30 to 60 yards from the hole in two lines. Each line has 5 piles spaced about 5 to 10 yards apart. Piles in each line are 2 yards apart.
3
Hit a total of 36 pitch shots, divided into two groups of 18 shots each, alternating between the two lines of piles.
4
From each pile, hit 2 pitch shots trying to land the ball inside the inner or outer Bullseye on the green.
5
Each ball that stops inside the inner Bullseye counts as a birdie. Each ball inside the outer Bullseye but outside the inner circle counts as a par. Balls outside the outer circle are misses.
6
Keep hitting until you finish 36 shots, switching piles for variety. 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
05
Pitch| 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 pitch shots inside the Bullseye. Count the number of balls in the inner and outer Bullseye.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Put 40 balls into 8 piles of 5 balls each, on grass 30–60 yards/meters from the hole.
2
Mark two circles around the hole: one with a 6-foot (2-meter) radius, and one with a 15-foot (5-meter) radius.
3
Hit 36 pitch shots in 3 groups of 12 shots.
4
Aim 12 shots for the small circle, 12 shots for the area between the two circles, and 12 shots for the big circle (includes the small one).
5
Use balls from any pile, but keep where and how you hit them the same.
6
Count each ball that ends inside the correct circle as a success.
7
Add your 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
28
26
24
20
16
12
8
5
3
06
Pitch | Deep Rough and Other | Above/Below Feet
Short Game
Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped deep rough and other extreme grass types; one bucket with balls above feet level, and one bucket with balls below feet level.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Get 36 golf balls. Divide into 3 groups of 12 balls.
2
Set up 3 target zones on the green. Make them easy to see and about the same size.
3
Go to the rough, 20-40 yards from the hole. Hit 12 balls at the first target zone.
4
Hit 12 balls at the second target zone from the same spot, same ball setup.
5
Hit 12 balls at the third target zone the same way.
6
Keep ball setup on the slope the same for all shots.
7
Count a shot as a success if it lands and stops in the target zone.
8
Add up 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
28
26
24
21
17
13
9
6
3
07
Pitch | Parallel Piles | 3 Landing Zones
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch 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
1
Set up 10 piles of balls on the grass, in 2 lines with 5 piles each. Each pile is 4 yards apart, and the 2 lines are 5 to 10 yards apart.
2
On the green, mark 3 landing zones in a straight line. Each zone is 6 feet apart.
3
Take 36 pitch shots in total, divided into 3 groups of 12 shots. Aim 12 shots at each landing zone.
4
Choose any pile for each group of 12 shots. Hit 12 shots at zone 1, then 12 at zone 2, then 12 at zone
5
Count a shot as a success if it lands and stays in the correct zone.
6
Count how many successful shots were made in the target zones and enter the total out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
26
21
17
13
9
6
4
08
Pitch| Parallel Ball Lines | Bullseye 2x
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 parallel lines 20 balls per line and stop pitch shots inside the Bullseye. Count the number of balls in the inner and outer Bullseye.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Put two lines of 18 balls on the ground, with lines 5-10 yards/meters apart, and balls 1 foot/30 cm apart in each line.
2
Mark two circles around the hole: an inner circle with a 6 ft/2 m radius, and an outer circle with a 15 ft/5 m radius.
3
Hit 36 shots, 18 from each line.
4
Hit 3 shots from the first line, then 3 from the second line, and keep switching every 3 shots until all 36 are done.
5
Count balls that stop in the inner or outer circle. Balls outside both circles are misses.
6
Enter the number of balls inside either circle in the app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
28
26
24
20
16
12
8
5
3
09
Pitch | Perpendicular Piles | 9 Stop Zones
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch 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
1
Place 10 piles of balls in two lines that cross each other, with 5 piles in each line, spaced 3 yards apart.
2
Put these piles on grass, 30 to 60 yards from the hole.
3
On the green, mark 9 clear stop zones using buckets, string, or tees, spaced evenly.
4
Hit 36 pitch shots, aiming 4 shots at each of the 9 stop zones.
5
From any pile, hit 4 balls trying to stop them in the first zone.
6
After 4 shots, aim at the next zone and hit 4 more shots, repeating for each zone.
7
Keep hitting 4 shots per stop zone until all 9 zones are done (total 36 shots).
8
Count each ball that stops in the target zone as a success.
9
After all shots, add the number of successful shots and enter your score in the app out of 36.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
31
29
26
22
18
14
10
7
4
Next Step
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