Vary landing spot, for a 22-handicap player, ~20 minutes at Isla Del Sol Yacht And Country Club
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 21.75 drills54% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
10 to 45
Average HCP
21.7
Duration (single session)
2 hr 10 min
or
1 drill/day: 5 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Distance Control39%
Precision18%
Alignment16%
Trajectory11%
Accuracy8%
Dispersion5%
Aim4%
Overview
Program Structure
Feel Green: Control Rollout. Stop on a dime and feel the green. Focus on Distance Control, Precision, Alignment, Trajectory, Accuracy, Dispersion, Aim. For a 22-handicap player, in ~20 minutes.
Skill
Distance Control
Shot
Chip
What you will improve
Distance Control
Precision
Alignment
Trajectory
Program details
Sessions
5 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
2 hr 10 min
or
1 drill per day
5 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 rough grass.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 3 landing zones on the green, each about 6 feet apart in a straight line toward the hole.
2
Choose one spot in the rough grass, 5 to 20 yards from the hole, to hit from. Do not move this spot.
3
Hit 36 chip shots—12 to each zone in order.
4
Hit 12 shots trying to land and stop in the first zone.
5
Next, hit 12 shots to the second zone.
6
Then, hit 12 shots to the third zone.
7
Count every shot that lands and stops in the right zone as a success.
8
After all 36 shots, add up how many successes out of 36 and enter the score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
29
27
24
20
16
12
9
6
3
02
Chip | Perpendicular Ball Lines | 3 Landing Zones
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 perpendicular lines 20 balls per line and hit-and-land chip shots inside landing zones. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up two lines of 18 balls each so they cross each other. Place balls 1 foot apart.
2
On the green, mark 3 landing zones spaced 6 feet apart in a row using sticks or string.
3
Hit 36 chip shots total: 18 from each ball line.
4
From the first line, hit 6 shots to each landing zone (18 shots).
5
From the second line, hit 6 shots to each landing zone (18 shots).
6
Count each ball that lands and stays inside the right landing zone.
7
Add up all successful shots, 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
11
7
4
03
Chip | Parallel Ball Lines | Quadrants
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a chip shot inside the quadrant(s). The player with the most points at the end wins the challenge. 25 balls per player are needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 4 lines of 9 balls each, 1 foot apart.
2
Put the lines on grass 5-20 yards/meters from the hole, not on the green.
3
On the green, make 4 quadrants using string or tees, each about 6 feet in radius.
4
Hit 36 chip shots in total, 9 to each quadrant.
5
Start at any ball line and chip 9 balls, aiming for Quadrant
6
Move to the next line and chip 9 balls to Quadrant
7
Do the same for Quadrants 3 and 4, 9 balls each.
8
Count each ball that stops in the target quadrant.
9
Add up the number of successful shots and enter the total 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
04
Chip | Perpendicular Ball Lines | Bullseye 2x
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 perpendicular lines 20 balls per line and stop chip shots inside the Bullseye. Count the number of balls in the inner and outer Bullseye.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Arrange 36 balls in 2 lines of 18 each to form an L shape.
2
Keep each ball 1 foot apart in each line. Keep 5-10 yards between the two lines.
3
Place two circles around the hole on the green: one with a 6-foot radius, and one with a 15-foot radius.
4
From 5–30 yards away, chip 18 balls from the first line, aiming for the circles.
5
Chip the other 18 balls from the second line, aiming for the circles.
6
Alternate hitting 3 to 5 shots between the two lines.
7
Shots inside the small circle = full success. Shots inside the big circle only = partial success.
8
Count how many balls stopped in each circle and get your score. Enter your total successful shots out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
28
26
24
20
16
12
9
6
3
05
Chip | Parallel Ball Lines | 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. Up to 80 balls are needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make 9 stop zones on the green. Mark them with tees, string, or buckets. Line up or put them in a grid.
2
Put 36 balls in 4 rows. Each row has 9 balls, spaced 1 foot apart. Put the rows about 5 yards apart on the grass, between 5 and 20 yards from the green.
3
Plan to hit 4 balls at each of the 9 stop zones. That is 36 shots.
4
Start at any row of balls. Hit balls, trying to stop each one in the first stop zone.
5
After 4 tries at the first zone, go to the next zone and do the same. Keep going until you try all 9 zones.
6
Count a shot as a success if the ball stops completely inside the target zone.
7
When all shots are done, count the number of successful shots and enter the 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
Next Step
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