Feel the green, for a 27-handicap player, ~20 minutes at Isleworth Country Club
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 26.86 drills54% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
10 to 45
Average HCP
26.8
Duration (single session)
2 hr 36 min
or
1 drill/day: 6 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Distance Control38%
Alignment17%
Scoring12%
Trajectory10%
Dispersion9%
Accuracy7%
Precision5%
Aim3%
Overview
Program Structure
Feel Green: Control Rollout. Feel the green and stop on a dime. Focus on Distance Control, Alignment, Scoring, Trajectory, Dispersion, Accuracy, Precision, Aim. For a 27-handicap player, in ~20 minutes.
Skill
Distance Control
Shot
Chip
What you will improve
Distance Control
Alignment
Scoring
Trajectory
Program details
Sessions
6 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
2 hr 36 min
or
1 drill per day
6 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 deep rough and other extreme grass types.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 3 target zones on the green at 6, 12, and 18 feet from the hole.
2
Place 36 golf balls between 5 and 30 yards from the hole in the flat deep rough.
3
Split the 36 balls into 3 groups of 12, with each group aimed at one zone.
4
Hit from the same rough spot, aiming at the same zone, until you finish 12 shots for that zone.
5
Count a ball as a success if it lands and stays in the right zone.
6
Add up all successful chips. 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
11
7
4
02
Chip | Perpendicular Piles | Quadrants
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 10 equal perpendicular piles of 4 balls and stop chip shots inside quadrants. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 2 lines with 5 piles of 4 balls each. There are 10 piles in total.
2
Space the 2 lines 5 to 10 yards apart. Space each pile 2 yards apart along each line.
3
On the green, use string or markers to make a circle 6 feet wide around the hole. Divide the circle into 4 equal parts.
4
Hit 36 chip shots, split into 4 groups of
5
For each group, try to stop the balls in one part of the circle. Move to the next part after each group.
6
Alternate where you chip from to practice different spots, but aim for the chosen part of the circle.
7
Count how many balls land in the right part of the circle.
8
Add all your successful chips out of 36 and enter the score 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
03
Chip | Scattered Piles | 3 Landing Zones
Short Game
Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal piles of 5 balls and hit-and-land chip shots inside landing zones. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Put 40 balls into 8 piles, with 5 balls in each pile, between 5 and 30 yards from the hole.
2
On the green, mark 3 zones in a straight line, each zone 6 feet apart.
3
Hit 36 chip shots in total, split into 3 sets of 12 shots.
4
For the first 12 shots, aim to land the ball in Zone
5
For the next 12 shots, aim for Zone
6
For the last 12 shots, aim for Zone
7
Choose any pile to hit from, switch piles if wanted.
8
Count each shot that stops in the right zone as a success.
9
After all 36 shots, enter score in the app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
32
30
28
25
20
16
12
8
5
04
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
05
Chip | Perpendicular Piles | Quadrants
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a chip shot inside the quadrant(s). The player with the most points wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 10 piles of balls in two lines: 5 piles in each line, 3 yards apart, and the lines 5 to 10 yards away from each other. Piles are 5 to 30 yards from the hole.
2
Use string or tees to mark 4 equal areas around the hole, each 6 feet from the hole.
3
Hit 36 chip shots, split into 4 groups of
9
Aim each group at a different area.
4
Start from a pile, chip 9 balls at the first area, then move to another pile for the next area. Do this until all 4 areas have 9 shots each.
5
Each shot that stops in the right area is a success.
6
Count the number of successful shots out of 36 and enter your 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
06
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
Next Step
Ready to start this program?
Start the drills at your own pace or work with a resident professional on this course.