Course Program

Save Par On Every Approach

Stick approaches, for a 17-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Lady Bird Johnson Golf Course

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 174 drills68% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

8 to 25

Average HCP

Duration (single session)

1 hr 44 min

1 drill/day: 4 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Accuracy18%

Precision16%

Distance Control15%

Scoring13%

Dispersion10%

Alignment8%

Aim8%

Visualization6%

Trajectory6%

Overview

Program Structure

Save Par On Every Approach. Approach from hazards and land 3-4 feet away. Focus on Accuracy, Precision, Distance Control, Scoring, Dispersion, Alignment, Aim, Visualization, Trajectory. For a 17-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Shot

Pitch

What you will improve

Accuracy
Precision
Distance Control
Scoring

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

Pitch | Fairway | Uphill/Downhill

Short Game

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

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Pitch | Fairway | Uphill/Downhill

Set up two target zones on the green: one uphill, one downhill. Use cones, clubs, or string to mark each zone about 6 feet wide.

From the fairway slope, 30 to 60 yards away, hit 36 pitch shots.

Split the 36 shots: 18 shots to the uphill zone, 18 shots to the downhill zone.

Keep your stance and ball setup the same for all shots.

First, hit 18 shots to the uphill zone. Then, hit 18 shots to the downhill zone.

Count a success if the ball lands and stays in the target zone.

When finished, add up the number of successful shots, and enter that number out of 36 attempts 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

Pitch | Fairway | Above/Below Feet

Short Game

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 Pitch | Fairway | Above/Below Feet

Choose two starting spots on a sloped fairway—one where the ball is above your feet, and one where it is below your feet.

Put 3 piles of 6 balls each above your feet, spaced between 30 and 60 yards from the hole.

Put 3 piles of 6 balls each below your feet, spaced between 30 and 60 yards from the hole.

Mark three target zones on the green: Left, Center, and Right, spaced about 6 feet apart.

Hit 6 shots from each above-feet pile, aiming at each target zone (18 shots total from above feet).

Hit 6 shots from each below-feet pile, aiming at each target zone (18 shots total from below feet).

Count a shot as successful if the ball stays in the target zone.

When all 36 shots are done, add up successful shots and enter score in the app out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	29	27	24	20	15	12	9	7	4

Pitch | Parallel Ball Lines | 9 Stop Zones

Short Game

Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 parallel lines 20 balls per line and stop pitch shots inside 9 Stop Zones. Count the number of successful stops.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Pitch | Parallel Ball Lines | 9 Stop Zones

Place 36 balls in 2 lines of 18 balls each, about 1 foot apart.

Set up 9 stop zones on the green using markers, arranged in 3 groups of 3 zones.

Hit 4 pitch shots into each stop zone, for a total of 36 shots.

Start at the first stop zone and hit 4 shots from the first ball line, aiming for that zone.

Switch to the second ball line and hit 4 shots at the next stop zone.

Keep switching lines and zones until all 36 shots are done.

A shot is a success if the ball stops in the target zone.

Count successful shots and 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	26	22	17	13	9	6	3

Pitch | Scattered Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to land a pitch shot inside the landing zone(s). The player with the most points wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Pitch | Scattered Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Set up 3 target zones on the green in a straight line, 6 feet apart.

Make 6 piles of balls between 30 and 60 yards from the hole.

Split 36 balls into 3 groups of

Hit 12 shots to target zone 1 from any pile.

Hit 12 shots to target zone 2 from any pile.

Hit 12 shots to target zone 3 from any pile.

Count how many shots stop inside the correct zone.

Enter the number of successes out of 36 attempts in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	30	28	26	22	17	13	9	6	3

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