Course Program

Stop Chips Near Hole

Hit intended line, for a 35-handicap player, ~30 minutes at Mitcham

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 353 drills67% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

25 to 45

Average HCP

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Aim27%

Scoring23%

Distance Control23%

Alignment21%

Trajectory6%

Overview

Program Structure

Stop Chips Near Hole. Chip through gate and hit intended line. Focus on Aim, Scoring, Distance Control, Alignment, Trajectory. For a 35-handicap player, in ~30 minutes.

Shot

Chip

What you will improve

Aim
Scoring
Distance Control
Alignment

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 | 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

Diagram for Chip | Scattered Piles | Multiple Targets

Make 3 target zones on the green. Space them 6 feet apart in a line.

Put 36 balls in 6 piles of 6 around the chipping area, 5–20 yards from the hole.

Hit 12 balls at each target zone (36 attempts total).

Start from any pile. Aim 12 shots at the first zone.

Next, aim 12 shots at the second zone from any pile.

Last, aim 12 shots at the third zone. Count shots that stop in the right zone.

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

Chip | Perpendicular Ball Lines | 3 Landing Zones

Short Game

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

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Chip | Perpendicular Ball Lines | 3 Landing Zones

Set up two lines of 18 balls each so they cross each other. Place balls 1 foot apart.

On the green, mark 3 landing zones spaced 6 feet apart in a row using sticks or string.

Hit 36 chip shots total: 18 from each ball line.

From the first line, hit 6 shots to each landing zone (18 shots).

From the second line, hit 6 shots to each landing zone (18 shots).

Count each ball that lands and stays inside the right landing zone.

Add up all successful shots, 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	11	7	4

Chip | Rough | Above/Below Feet

Short Game

Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped rough grass; one bucket with balls above feet level, one bucket with balls below feet level.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Chip | Rough | Above/Below Feet

Gather 36 balls and split into 2 groups of 18 balls.

Pick one target (pin) on the green.

For the first 18 shots, place the ball above your feet in the rough 5–20 yards from the hole.

Chip all 18 balls, trying to get close to the target.

Move to the other slope so the ball is below your feet, same distance.

Chip the last 18 balls at the target.

Count each shot that stops within 3 feet of the hole as a success.

Enter the number of successes out of 36 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

Next Step

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