Pick landing spot, for a 16-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Mirabel Club, The
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 15.95 drills55% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
6 to 25
Average HCP
15.9
Duration (single session)
2 hr 10 min
or
1 drill/day: 5 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Accuracy27%
Scoring26%
Visualization14%
Aim8%
Precision7%
Alignment6%
Distance Control6%
Trajectory5%
Overview
Program Structure
Pitch 20–35 Yds From Fairway Or Rough. Leave inside 5 feet and pick landing spot. Focus on Accuracy, Scoring, Visualization, Aim, Precision, Alignment, Distance Control, Trajectory. For a 16-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.
Shot
Pitch
What you will improve
Accuracy
Scoring
Visualization
Aim
Program details
Sessions
5 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
2 hr 10 min
or
1 drill per day
5 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.
Up to 5 players 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
1
Put 36 balls into 3 piles of 12 balls each.
2
Put 3 target zones on the green in a straight line, about 6 feet apart.
3
Pick one sloped fairway spot to shoot from (above feet or below feet).
4
Hit 12 shots to the first target zone.
5
Hit 12 shots to the second zone.
6
Hit 12 shots to the third zone. For each shot, count how many balls land and stay in the correct target zone. When done, count successful shots out of 36 and enter the 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
02
Pitch | Rough | Uphill/Downhill
Short Game
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
Make 4 piles of 9 balls each, with 2 piles uphill and 2 piles downhill, all 25–40 yards from the hole in the rough.
2
Mark 3 target zones on the green: Zone A (6 feet left), Zone B (6 feet behind), Zone C (6 feet right) of the hole.
3
Hit 36 total shots: 18 from uphill piles, 18 from downhill piles.
4
For each slope (uphill and downhill), split 18 shots into 3 groups of
5
Aim 6 shots at each zone (A, B, C) from the two piles on the same slope.
6
Alternate shots between the two piles on the same slope.
7
Count a shot as a success if it stops in the target zone.
8
Add up total successes out of 36 tries and enter score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
25
20
15
12
8
5
3
03
Pitch | Parallel Piles | 3 Landing Zones
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch shot inside the landing 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
Set up 10 piles of balls on the grass, in 2 lines with 5 piles each. Each pile is 4 yards apart, and the 2 lines are 5 to 10 yards apart.
2
On the green, mark 3 landing zones in a straight line. Each zone is 6 feet apart.
3
Take 36 pitch shots in total, divided into 3 groups of 12 shots. Aim 12 shots at each landing zone.
4
Choose any pile for each group of 12 shots. Hit 12 shots at zone 1, then 12 at zone 2, then 12 at zone
5
Count a shot as a success if it lands and stays in the correct zone.
6
Count how many successful shots were made in the target zones and enter the total out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
26
21
17
13
9
6
4
04
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
1
Choose two starting spots on a sloped fairway—one where the ball is above your feet, and one where it is below your feet.
2
Put 3 piles of 6 balls each above your feet, spaced between 30 and 60 yards from the hole.
3
Put 3 piles of 6 balls each below your feet, spaced between 30 and 60 yards from the hole.
4
Mark three target zones on the green: Left, Center, and Right, spaced about 6 feet apart.
5
Hit 6 shots from each above-feet pile, aiming at each target zone (18 shots total from above feet).
6
Hit 6 shots from each below-feet pile, aiming at each target zone (18 shots total from below feet).
7
Count a shot as successful if the ball stays in the target zone.
8
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
05
Pitch | Deep Rough and Other | Above/Below Feet
Short Game
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped deep rough and other extreme grass types; one bucket with balls above feet level, and one bucket with balls below feet level.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Put 4 piles of 9 balls on a slope, 2 piles above feet, 2 piles below feet, 30 to 60 yards from the hole.
2
Mark 3 target zones on the green: left, center, right, each about 6 feet wide.
3
Hit 36 pitch shots, 18 from above feet piles, 18 from below feet piles.
4
For each area (above and below feet), hit 6 shots to each zone.
5
Switch between piles of the same area as you hit, aiming for the target zone.
6
A shot counts if the ball stops in the right zone.
7
Count how many shots went in the target zones 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
16
12
9
6
4
Next Step
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