Course Program

Can you stop the ball close from a tight lie?

Feel the distance, for a 25-handicap player, ~20 minutes at Kew Golf Club

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 24.55 drills48% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 45

Average HCP

24.5

Duration (single session)

2 hr 9 min

or

1 drill/day: 5 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Distance Control31%
Accuracy24%
Alignment21%
Dispersion13%
Aim9%
Precision2%

Overview

Program Structure

Can you stop the ball close from a tight lie?. Feel the distance and vary landing spot soft. Focus on Distance Control, Accuracy, Alignment. For a 25-handicap player, in ~20 minutes.

Skill

Distance Control

Shot

Flop

What you will improve

  • Distance Control
  • Accuracy
  • Alignment
  • Dispersion

Program details

Sessions
5 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
2 hr 9 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.

01

Flop | Deep Rough and Other | Uphill/Downhill

Short Game

Up to 5 players hit flop shot two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped deep rough and other extreme grass types; one bucket from the uphill slope and one bucket from the downhill slope.

26 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for Flop | Deep Rough and Other | Uphill/Downhill
1

Split 36 balls into two groups of

2

Make two target zones on the green, each about 5 feet wide: Zone A (left), Zone B (right).

3

For the first 18 balls, hit from uphill rough and try to land in Zone A.

4

For the next 18 balls, hit from downhill rough and try to land in Zone B.

5

All shots should be from the same spot in deep rough, 10 to 15 yards from the green.

6

Count balls that land and stay in the correct zone.

7

After 36 shots, enter the number of successes (out of 36) in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3028262218141074
02

Flop | Rough | Uphill/Downhill

Short Game

Up to 5 players hit flop shot two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped rough grass; one bucket from the uphill slope and one bucket from the downhill slope.

26 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for Flop | Rough | Uphill/Downhill
1

Set up 2 target zones on the green: one uphill, one downhill, about 10 feet apart.

2

Put 18 balls in the uphill rough, and 18 in the downhill rough.

3

Hit 18 flop shots from the uphill rough and try to land each ball in the uphill target zone.

4

Hit 18 flop shots from the downhill rough and try to land each ball in the downhill target zone.

5

If the ball lands and stays in the target zone, it counts as a success.

6

Always keep the way you set up each ball the same; only the target zone changes.

7

After all 36 shots, count how many were successful out of 36 and enter your score in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score302825211612853
03

Flop | Fairway | Above/Below Feet

Short Game

Up to 5 players hit flop shot 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 Flop | Fairway | Above/Below Feet
1

Get 36 golf balls. Split them into 2 groups of

2

Make 3 target zones on the green. Each zone should be 4 feet wide and lined up in a row.

3

Hit 18 flop shots from above your feet. Aim for 6 shots at each target zone. Use the same setup and stance for every shot.

4

Move to below your feet. Hit 18 flop shots again, 6 shots at each of the same target zones.

5

Count the shots that stop inside the correct target zone as success.

6

Add up the successful shots from both above and below feet, out of 36 tries. Enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score302825211713963
04

Flop | Scattered Ball Lines | Multiple Targets

Short Game

Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal lines of 5 balls and stop flop shots close to multiple targets. Count the number of successes.

25 minFocus: Short Game
Diagram for Flop | Scattered Ball Lines | Multiple Targets
1

Make 7 lines of 5 balls each (35 balls total), with balls 1 yard apart. Put the lines on grass 5 to 20 yards from the hole, not on the green.

2

Put 5 markers on the green, each 6 feet apart.

3

Match each line of balls to a marker on the green.

4

Hit all 5 balls in the line as flop shots at the marker. Move to the next line and repeat with the next marker.

5

Count how many balls land within 10 feet of the marker.

6

When done, count total balls inside 10 feet, and enter score in the app out of 35 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions35
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3028252218141074
05

Flop | Perpendicular Piles | Multiple Targets

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a flop shot closest to the multiple target(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 Flop | Perpendicular Piles | Multiple Targets
1

Set up 10 piles of balls in two lines. Each line has 5 piles, spaced 3 yards or meters apart.

2

Put these piles on grass, 5 to 20 yards or meters from the hole, but not on the green.

3

Mark 3 targets near the green, spaced around the hole (left, center, right).

4

Hit 36 flop shots in total. Make 3 groups of 12 shots.

5

For the first group, aim at the left target. For the second group, aim at the center target. For the third group, aim at the right target.

6

Pick any pile to start each group. Hit each ball at the assigned target.

7

A successful shot is when the ball stops closest to the right target area.

8

After all 36 shots, count the shots that stopped closest to each target.

9

Add your total successful shots out of 36 and enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3028252218141074

Next Step

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