Course Program

Vary your landing spot and see how close you can get

Feel the distance, for a 18-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Merewether Golf Club

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 17.53 drills58% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 25

Average HCP

17.5

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Distance Control30%

Accuracy27%

Alignment20%

Scoring13%

Aim10%

Overview

Program Structure

Vary your landing spot and see how close you can get. Vary landing spot and stop close from 30 yards. Focus on Distance Control, Accuracy, Alignment. For a 18-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Skill

Distance Control

Shot

Pitch

What you will improve

Distance Control
Accuracy
Alignment
Scoring

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

Pitch | Scattered Piles | Multiple Targets

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch 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

Diagram for Pitch | Scattered Piles | Multiple Targets

Pick 3 targets on the green at least 6 feet apart.

Put 36 balls into 6 piles of 6 balls, between 20 and 40 yards from the hole, on different slopes and grass types.

Split shots into 3 sets of

For the first 12 shots, aim to stop the ball close to target

For the next 12 shots, aim to stop close to target

For the last 12 shots, aim to stop close to target

A shot counts if the ball stops within 3 feet of the correct target.

Keep the ball setup the same for every shot.

Count how many balls ended close to the proper target, and enter your score out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	30	28	25	22	17	13	9	6	3

Pitch | Deep Rough and Other | Uphill/Downhill

Short Game

Up to 5 players hit 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 Pitch | Deep Rough and Other | Uphill/Downhill

Prepare 36 balls in 6 groups of

Set up 2 target zones on the green: one uphill and one downhill, with markers 6 feet apart.

Hit 18 balls to the uphill zone and 18 to the downhill zone.

Hit 6 balls from the tough uphill spot to the uphill zone.

Hit 6 balls from the tough downhill spot to the downhill zone.

Do steps 4 and 5 two more times for all 36 shots.

Count each ball that stays in the right zone.

After 36 shots, enter your number of successes out of 36 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 | Flat

Short Game

Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat fairway surface.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Make 3 piles with 12 golf balls in each pile.

Mark 3 target zones on the green, each about 6 feet apart and about 2 feet wide.

Pitch all shots from 30 to 40 yards away on flat grass.

Use the first pile and hit balls at the first target zone.

Use the second pile and hit balls at the second target zone.

Use the last pile and hit balls at the third target zone.

Count the balls that land and stop in the target zone.

After all shots, count how many landed in the zones 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	30	28	25	20	16	12	9	6	4

Next Step

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