Course Program

Feel Green: Control Rollout

Stop on a dime, for a 19-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Medalist Gc

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 18.73 drills73% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 45

Average HCP

18.7

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Distance Control39%

Accuracy13%

Scoring13%

Precision10%

Trajectory10%

Alignment8%

Aim7%

Overview

Program Structure

Feel Green: Control Rollout. Stop on a dime and vary landing spot. Focus on Distance Control, Accuracy, Scoring, Precision, Trajectory, Alignment, Aim. For a 19-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Skill

Distance Control

Shot

Chip

What you will improve

Distance Control
Accuracy
Scoring
Precision

Program details

Sessions: 3 focused drills
Recommended: 2–3 sessions / week
Total duration: 1 hr 18 min
1 drill per day: 3 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

Chip | 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 Chip | Fairway | Uphill/Downhill

Set up 3 target zones on the green, 5 feet apart in a straight line from closest to farthest from the hole.

Place balls at the edge of the fairway on two slopes: uphill and downhill, each about 15 yards from the hole.

Hit 18 chip shots from the uphill slope and 18 chip shots from the downhill slope.

For each slope, hit 6 shots to each zone, in order.

Start with the uphill slope: hit 6 shots to Zone 1, then 6 to Zone 2, then 6 to Zone

Move to the downhill slope: hit 6 shots to each zone in order.

Count a shot as successful if the ball stops inside the target zone.

After all shots, count your total 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	27	23	18	14	10	7	4

Chip | Scattered Piles | Multiple Targets

Short Game

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

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Chip | Scattered Piles | Multiple Targets

Put 36 balls into 6 piles of 6 balls on the grass, between 5 and 30 yards from the hole.

Place 3 flags or targets on the green, 6 feet apart in a line.

Split the 36 balls into 3 groups of 12 shots.

Hit the first 12 balls to the first flag and try to stop each ball within 10 feet of it.

Hit the next 12 balls to the second flag, trying to stop them within 10 feet.

Hit the last 12 balls to the third flag, again aiming to stop within 10 feet.

Switch which pile you use each time to practice different distances and grass.

Count every ball that stops within 10 feet of its flag as a successful shot.

Add up successful shots out of 36 and enter score in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	30	28	24	20	16	12	9	6	4

Chip | Parallel Ball Lines | 3 Landing Zones

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a chip shot inside the landing zone(s). The player with the most points at the end wins the challenge. Up to 80 balls are needed.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Chip | Parallel Ball Lines | 3 Landing Zones

Set up 4 lines of 9 balls. Balls are 1 foot apart. Each line is 5 yards/meters apart.

Put the lines 5 to 30 yards/meters from the hole, off the green.

Mark 3 landing zones on the green, spaced 6 feet (2 meters) apart.

There are 36 chip shots, split into 3 groups of

Hit the first 12 balls to Landing Zone

Hit the next 12 balls to Landing Zone

Hit the last 12 balls to Landing Zone

Use any line of balls each time. Hit all balls for the current landing zone.

After 12 shots for each zone, switch to the next zone and change lines if wanted.

Count a shot as a success if it lands and stops inside the right zone.

When finished, count how many successes out of 36, and enter score in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	31	29	27	23	18	14	10	7	4

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