Feel the green, for a 28-handicap player, ~20 minutes at Marshfield Country Club
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 28.48 drills78% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
10 to 45
Average HCP
28.4
Duration (single session)
3 hr 28 min
or
1 drill/day: 8 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Distance Control33%
Scoring18%
Dispersion12%
Aim11%
Precision9%
Alignment9%
Accuracy7%
Trajectory1%
Overview
Program Structure
Stop Ball on Dime. Vary landing spot and stop on a dime. Focus on Distance Control, Scoring, Dispersion, Aim, Precision, Alignment, Accuracy, Trajectory. For a 28-handicap player, in ~20 minutes.
Skill
Distance Control
Shot
Chip
What you will improve
Distance Control
Scoring
Dispersion
Aim
Program details
Sessions
8 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
3 hr 28 min
or
1 drill per day
8 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.
Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal piles of 5 balls and stop chip shots inside quadrants. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Scatter 40 balls into 8 piles of 5 balls each between 5 and 30 yards from the hole.
2
On the green, use markers to make a 6-foot circle around the hole and divide it into 4 quadrants.
3
Hit 36 chip shots.
4
Hit 9 shots at each of the 4 quadrants.
5
Hit each shot from a different pile and try to land it in the right quadrant.
6
Count a shot as a success if it stops in the correct quadrant.
7
Enter number of successful shots out of 36 attempts 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
02
Chip | Parallel Ball Lines | Multiple Targets
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 parallel lines 20 balls per line and stop chip shots close to multiple targets. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Place 36 balls in 2 straight lines of 18 balls, 6 yards apart. Balls in each line are 1 foot apart.
2
Put 3 flags on the green, each 10 feet apart.
3
Hit 36 chip shots, aiming 12 shots at each flag.
4
From the first line, hit 4 balls to the first flag.
5
From the second line, hit 4 balls to the first flag.
6
Repeat steps 4 and 5 until 12 balls are hit to the first flag.
7
Do the same method for the second flag: 4 shots from each line, until 12 shots are made.
8
Repeat for the third flag.
9
A shot is good if it stops within 10 feet of the target.
0
Add up your good shots and enter the score in the app, out of 36 tries.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
28
26
24
20
16
12
9
6
4
03
Chip | Scattered Ball Lines | 3 Landing Zones
Short Game
Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal lines 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 lines. Each line has 5 balls. Lines should be about 1 yard or meter apart. Put these lines anywhere on the grass 5 to 30 yards/meters from the hole but not on the green.
2
On the green, use sticks, clubs, or string to mark 3 landing zones in a straight line about 6 feet (2 meters) apart.
3
Divide the 36 chip shots into 3 sets of 12 shots.
4
For each set, pick 3 lines of balls and aim every shot at one landing zone.
5
Hit 5 chips from each line to the chosen zone. After 3 lines (15 shots), change zones until all 36 shots are done.
6
Count each shot that lands and stays in the target zone as a success.
7
Enter the total number of successful shots 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 | 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
1
Put 36 balls into 9 piles. Each pile has 4 balls. Put piles 5 to 30 yards from the hole.
2
Mark 9 target zones on the green.
3
Try to hit 4 balls into each zone. Do this for all 9 zones.
4
Always use the same ball setup. Only change which zone is the target.
5
Count each ball that stops inside the correct zone.
6
Add up all the successful shots out of
6
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
05
Chip | Scattered Piles | Multiple Targets
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a chip shot closest to the multiple target(s). The player with the most points wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make 3 target zones on the green. Space them 6 feet apart in a line.
2
Put 36 balls in 6 piles of 6 around the chipping area, 5–20 yards from the hole.
3
Hit 12 balls at each target zone (36 attempts total).
4
Start from any pile. Aim 12 shots at the first zone.
5
Next, aim 12 shots at the second zone from any pile.
6
Last, aim 12 shots at the third zone. Count shots that stop in the right zone.
7
Add up how many shots landed in the correct zone out of 36 attempts. Enter score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
31
29
26
22
18
14
10
6
3
06
Chip | Rough | Uphill/Downhill
Short Game
Up to 5 players hit 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
1
Prepare 36 golf balls in 3 piles of 12 balls each.
2
Set up 3 target zones on the putting green: one uphill, one flat, one downhill.
3
From the rough, 5 to 30 yards away, chip 12 balls to land and stop in the uphill zone.
4
Chip 12 balls to the flat zone.
5
Chip 12 balls to the downhill zone.
6
A shot counts as a success if the ball lands and stops in the correct zone.
7
Keep the ball setup the same for each shot. Only change which zone to aim for.
8
Count how many shots landed and stopped in the right zones out of 36 attempts, and enter the score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
31
29
26
22
17
13
9
6
3
07
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
08
Chip | Perpendicular Ball Lines | Bullseye 2x
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 perpendicular 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
1
Arrange 36 balls in 2 lines of 18 each to form an L shape.
2
Keep each ball 1 foot apart in each line. Keep 5-10 yards between the two lines.
3
Place two circles around the hole on the green: one with a 6-foot radius, and one with a 15-foot radius.
4
From 5–30 yards away, chip 18 balls from the first line, aiming for the circles.
5
Chip the other 18 balls from the second line, aiming for the circles.
6
Alternate hitting 3 to 5 shots between the two lines.
7
Shots inside the small circle = full success. Shots inside the big circle only = partial success.
8
Count how many balls stopped in each circle and get your score. Enter your total successful shots out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
28
26
24
20
16
12
9
6
3
Next Step
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