Course Program

Land 2–3 Feet From Pin

Vary landing spot, for a 17-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Jamestown Gc

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 17.34 drills86% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

9 to 25

Average HCP

17.3

Duration (single session)

1 hr 44 min

1 drill/day: 4 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Distance Control26%

Accuracy25%

Scoring16%

Alignment15%

Aim10%

Dispersion5%

Precision3%

Overview

Program Structure

Land 2–3 Feet From Pin. Stop on a dime and feel the green. Focus on Distance Control, Accuracy, Scoring, Alignment, Aim, Dispersion, Precision. For a 17-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Shot

Chip

What you will improve

Distance Control
Accuracy
Scoring
Alignment

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

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 | Fairway | Above/Below Feet

Short Game

Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped fairway; one bucket with balls above feet level, and one bucket with balls below feet level.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Chip | Fairway | Above/Below Feet

Put 36 golf balls into 3 piles of

Place each pile 5 to 20 yards from the hole.

At the green's edge, set up 3 target zones in a line, each 4 feet apart. Mark them Zone A (closest), Zone B (middle), and Zone C (farthest).

Keep ball positions the same: first pile on a slope above feet, second pile on flat ground, third pile on a slope below feet.

Hit 12 chip shots to Zone A from the above feet position.

Hit 12 chip shots to Zone B from the flat position.

Hit 12 chip shots to Zone C from below feet position.

Count how many shots land and stay in the intended zone.

Add up total successful shots 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	25	21	16	12	8	5	3

Chip | 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 chip shots inside the Bullseye. Count the number of balls in the inner and outer Bullseye.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Chip | Parallel Ball Lines | Bullseye 2x

Place 36 balls in two lines of 18 each. Put lines 5 to 10 meters apart. Balls in each line are 30 cm apart.

Mark two circles on the green: a small circle with 2 meter radius and a big circle with 5 meter radius around the hole.

Divide the 36 balls into 2 sets of

First set: chip from first line aiming for the small circle.

Second set: chip from second line aiming for the big circle.

Hit 3 to 5 shots from one line, then switch lines, to keep consistent.

Each ball stopping inside the correct circle for that set is a success.

Count successful balls in the right circles and enter 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	11	7	4

Chip | Rough | Flat

Short Game

Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat rough grass.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Set up 3 landing zones on the green, each about 6 feet apart in a straight line toward the hole.

Choose one spot in the rough grass, 5 to 20 yards from the hole, to hit from. Do not move this spot.

Hit 36 chip shots—12 to each zone in order.

Hit 12 shots trying to land and stop in the first zone.

Next, hit 12 shots to the second zone.

Then, hit 12 shots to the third zone.

Count every shot that lands and stops in the right zone as a success.

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

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