Course Program

Vary your landing spot and see how close you can get

Thread the needle, for a 18-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Irish Creek, Club At

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 18.44 drills69% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 45

Average HCP

18.4

Duration (single session)

1 hr 44 min

1 drill/day: 4 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Precision29%

Distance Control23%

Aim16%

Accuracy10%

Alignment8%

Dispersion6%

Trajectory6%

Scoring3%

Overview

Program Structure

Vary your landing spot and see how close you can get. Thread the needle and precision from tough lie. Focus on Precision, Distance Control, Aim, Accuracy, Alignment, Dispersion, Trajectory, Scoring. For a 18-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Skill

Distance Control

Shot

Pitch

What you will improve

Precision
Distance Control
Aim
Accuracy

Program details

Sessions: 4 focused drills
Recommended: 2–3 sessions / week
Total duration: 1 hr 44 min
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.

Drill 1 Drill 2 Drill 3 Drill 4

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

Diagram for Pitch | Fairway | Uphill/Downhill

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.

From the fairway slope, 30 to 60 yards away, hit 36 pitch shots.

Split the 36 shots: 18 shots to the uphill zone, 18 shots to the downhill zone.

Keep your stance and ball setup the same for all shots.

First, hit 18 shots to the uphill zone. Then, hit 18 shots to the downhill zone.

Count a success if the ball lands and stays in the target zone.

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

Pitch | Perpendicular Ball Lines | Multiple Targets

Short Game

Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 perpendicular lines 20 balls per line and stop pitch shots close to multiple targets. Count the number of successes.</p>

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Pitch | Perpendicular Ball Lines | Multiple Targets

Arrange 40 golf balls in 2 lines that cross at right angles. Each line should have 20 balls, about 1 foot apart.

Put this setup on grass 30–60 yards from the hole.

Pick 3 targets on the green or near the hole, at least 10 feet apart.

Split 36 shots into 3 groups of

Stand behind one line and hit 12 pitch shots at the first target, trying to land within 10 feet of it.

Move to the other line and hit 12 shots at the second target.

Go back to the first line and hit 12 shots at the third target.

Count how many balls stop inside 10 feet of the target.

After all 36 shots, record the number of successes in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	30	28	26	22	18	14	10	7	4

Pitch | Scattered Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to land a pitch shot inside the landing zone(s). The player with the most points wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Pitch | Scattered Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Set up 3 target zones on the green in a straight line, 6 feet apart.

Make 6 piles of balls between 30 and 60 yards from the hole.

Split 36 balls into 3 groups of

Hit 12 shots to target zone 1 from any pile.

Hit 12 shots to target zone 2 from any pile.

Hit 12 shots to target zone 3 from any pile.

Count how many shots stop inside the correct zone.

Enter the number of successes 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	17	13	9	6	3

Pitch | Parallel 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

Diagram for Pitch | Parallel Piles | 9 Stop Zones

Set up 10 piles of balls in two lines, each line has 5 piles, piles in a line are 4 yards/meters apart, and lines are 5 to 10 yards/meters apart.

Put these piles on grass between 30 and 60 yards/meters from the hole, not on the green.

Mark 9 stop zones on the green with buckets, string, or tees. Space the zones evenly.

Use 36 balls. Make 9 groups of 4 balls for each stop zone.

For each stop zone, hit 4 balls trying to stop them inside it. Do this for all 9 zones.

Count how many balls stop inside the right zone.

Add up your total successes 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	26	22	18	14	10	6	3

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