Course Program

Save Par From Bunker Consistently

Save par consistently, for a 13-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Meredith

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 12.83 drills

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

1 to 25

Average HCP

12.8

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Scoring27%

Accuracy26%

Visualization14%

Aim12%

Distance Control12%

Trajectory10%

Overview

Program Structure

Save Par From Bunker Consistently. Save par consistently and land 2-3 feet away. Focus on Scoring, Accuracy, Visualization. For a 13-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Shot

Sand

What you will improve

Scoring
Accuracy
Visualization
Aim

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

Sand Long

Short Game

Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sand.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Make 4 piles of 9 balls each in the bunker, spaced 40–60 yards from the hole.

Place 3 target circles on the green, about 6 feet apart in a line from the hole. Label them Target 1 (closest), Target 2 (middle), and Target 3 (farthest).

There are 36 shots. Do 12 shots at each target.

For 12 shots, aim for Target

Next 12 shots, aim for Target

Last 12 shots, aim for Target

Change piles for each shot to get different lies and angles.

The shot counts as a success if it lands and stays inside the right circle.

Enter how many successful shots out of 36 in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	28	26	23	19	15	11	8	5	3

Sand | Parallel Ball Lines | 3 Landing Zones

Short Game

Align a bucket of balls in the sand (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 parallel lines 20 balls per line and hit-and-land sand shots inside landing zones. Count the number of successes.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Sand | Parallel Ball Lines | 3 Landing Zones

In the sand bunker, make two straight lines of balls. Each line has 18 balls, with 1 foot (30 cm) between each ball. The two lines are 6 to 10 yards (5 to 10 meters) apart.

On the green, set up three landing zones. Mark them with sticks, clubs, or string. Space the zones 6 feet (2 meters) apart in a straight line.

Hit 36 sand shots. Split them into 3 groups of 12 shots.

For the first group, hit from one ball line and aim for the first landing zone.

For the second group, switch to the other ball line and aim for the second zone.

For the last group, go back to the first ball line and aim for the third zone.

Count each shot that lands and stays in the correct zone as a success. After all 36 shots, add up the successful shots and enter the 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	17	13	9	5	3

Sand Short

Short Game

Up to 5 players hit sand shot two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sand.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Make two piles of 18 golf balls, 5 yards apart, in two bunkers: one bunker is 5 yards from the hole, the other is 20 yards from the hole.

Mark three zones on the green: Close (within 3 feet), Medium (3 to 6 feet), Far (6 to 10 feet).

Hit 18 shots from the 5-yard bunker and 18 shots from the 20-yard bunker.

For each bunker, aim 6 shots at each zone.

Hit each shot the same way. Try to land the ball in the right zone.

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

Count the number of successes and enter the 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	6	3

Next Step

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