Course Program

Shape it up: fade or draw with your woods

Control woods height, for a 29-handicap player, ~20 minutes at Blackmoor/High

Driving RangeAll teesProgram HCP 29.23 drills

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 45

Average HCP

29.2

Duration (single session)

1 hr 33 min

or

1 drill/day: 3 days · 31 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Trajectory32%
Precision23%
Mechanics15%
Distance Control12%
Aim9%
Scoring5%
Accuracy3%

Overview

Program Structure

Shape it up: fade or draw with your woods. Control woods height and perfect woods arc. Focus on Trajectory, Precision, Mechanics. For a 29-handicap player, in ~20 minutes.

Skill

Trajectory

Club

Woods (Hy,5W,3W)

What you will improve

  • Trajectory
  • Precision
  • Mechanics
  • Distance Control

Program details

Sessions
3 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
1 hr 33 min
or
1 drill per day
3 days · 31 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.

01

Woods (Hy to 3W) | Backswing

Driving Range

Work only on backswing using woods only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls.

31 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Woods (Hy to 3W) | Backswing
1

Pick a target flag suitable for your wood club at the driving range.

2

Hit 36 shots with your wood club, focusing solely on your backswing.

3

Concentrate on at most two backswing thoughts or tasks to produce your desired ball flight.

4

Try to do your backswing as planned for each shot.

5

Count each shot as a success if the ball lands within 5 yards of the target.

6

Add up your successes and enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score302825211612853
02

All woods (Hy to Dr) | Alternate Targets Challenge

Driving Range

Complete the Alternate Targets Challenge using woods only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls.

31 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for All woods (Hy to Dr) | Alternate Targets Challenge
1

Choose 3 far targets for woods clubs (Hybrid, 5-wood, 3-wood, Driver).

2

Mark each target so 5% of the distance can be measured.

3

Hit 36 shots total, divided into 3 groups of 12 shots.

4

In each group, switch between all 4 woods in the 12 shots to one target.

5

For the first target, hit 12 shots, using all 4 woods until you have 3 shots close (inside 5% distance) with each wood.

6

Move to the second target, repeat: 12 shots, 3 close shots per wood.

7

Hit 12 shots at the third target, aim for 3 close shots per wood. Count each shot inside the 5% zone as a success.

8

Add up all successes out of 36 tries and enter score in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3230282520161285
03

Woods (Hy to 3W) | Low/Mid/High Shot

Driving Range

Produce low/mid/high shots using woods only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls.

31 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Woods (Hy to 3W) | Low/Mid/High Shot
1

Choose one target on the range suitable for woods shots (Hy, 5W, or 3W). Keep ball placement and stance the same.

2

Hit 36 shots in total.

3

Hit 12 low shots at the chosen target.

4

Hit 12 mid shots at the same target.

5

Hit 12 high shots at the same target.

6

Count each shot that lands on or near the target as a success.

7

Add up how many of your 36 shots were successes and enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3230282520161285

Next Step

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