Feel the green, for a 16-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Keeton Park Golf Course
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 16.15 drills70% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
6 to 25
Average HCP
16.1
Duration (single session)
2 hr 10 min
or
1 drill/day: 5 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Distance Control31%
Accuracy14%
Precision14%
Alignment11%
Dispersion8%
Scoring8%
Trajectory7%
Aim6%
Overview
Program Structure
Land 3–4 Feet From Hole. Vary landing spot and stop on a dime. Focus on Distance Control, Accuracy, Precision, Alignment, Dispersion, Scoring, Trajectory, Aim. For a 16-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.
Shot
Pitch
What you will improve
Distance Control
Accuracy
Precision
Alignment
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 deep rough and other extreme grass types.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Put 3 target zones on the green: left, center, right. Each 5 feet apart.
2
Put 12 balls in a pile, 30-60 yards from the hole, in deep rough.
3
Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone A.
4
Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone B.
5
Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone C.
6
Keep balls in the same spot and rough for all shots.
7
Count each ball that lands and stays in the right zone.
8
After 36 shots, enter your number of successes into the app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
25
22
17
13
9
6
4
02
Pitch | 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 pitch shots inside quadrants. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 2 lines of 5 piles, each with 4 balls. Lines should be 5 to 10 yards/meters apart, piles 2 yards/meters apart.
2
Place lines 30 to 60 yards/meters from the hole, on grass, any slope.
3
On the green, use string or tees to make a circle with a 15-foot (5 meter) radius around the hole. Divide this circle into 4 equal parts.
4
Hit 36 pitch shots from the piles to the green, 9 shots for each of the 4 parts.
5
Hit from different piles, aiming for the current part. Finish all 9 shots in one part before switching.
6
Count each shot that stops in the right part.
7
Add up total 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
30
28
26
22
18
14
10
7
4
03
Pitch | Parallel Ball Lines | Multiple Targets
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch shot closest to the multiple target(s). The player with the most points at the end wins the challenge. Up to 80 balls are needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 4 lines of balls, 5 yards apart. Each line has 9 balls, 1 foot apart.
2
Place the lines 30 to 60 yards from the hole, not on the green.
3
Put 3 target flags on the green, spaced evenly.
4
Make 3 groups of 12 shots from the 36 balls.
5
First 12 shots: aim for the left flag.
6
Next 12 shots: aim for the middle flag.
7
Last 12 shots: aim for the right flag.
8
Always use the same ball setup; only change which flag you aim for.
9
Count a point when the ball stops closest to the flag you aimed for.
0
Add up the 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
30
28
26
22
18
14
10
7
4
04
Pitch | Deep Rough and Other | Flat
Short Game
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 targets on the green or fringe, in a straight line, 6 feet apart.
2
Place 3 piles of 12 golf balls each, 30 to 60 yards away in deep rough.
3
From the first pile, hit 12 shots at the first target.
4
From the second pile, hit 12 shots at the second target.
5
From the third pile, hit 12 shots at the third target.
6
Use the same setup for all shots.
7
Count each ball that lands in the target as a success.
8
After 36 shots, enter your number of successes in the app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
28
26
23
19
15
12
8
5
3
05
Pitch | Parallel Ball Lines | 3 Landing Zones
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 parallel lines 20 balls per line and hit-and-land pitch shots inside landing zones. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Arrange 36 balls in 2 lines of 18 balls each. Keep the lines 5-10 yards apart. Each ball in a line should be about 1 foot apart.
2
On the green, use markers to make 3 landing zones in a straight line. Each zone should be about 9 feet apart.
3
Divide the 36 shots so there are 12 shots for each landing zone.
4
Hit 6 balls from the first line to the first landing zone, then hit 6 balls from the second line to the same zone.
5
Do the same for the second and third landing zones. Hit 6 balls from each line to each zone.
6
Count every ball that stops in the landing zone as a successful shot.
7
Add up all 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
31
29
26
22
18
14
10
7
4
Next Step
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