Vary landing spot, for a 35-handicap player, ~30 minutes at Naperville Country Club
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 359 drills65% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
25 to 45
Average HCP
35
Duration (single session)
3 hr 54 min
or
1 drill/day: 9 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Distance Control25%
Alignment20%
Aim19%
Scoring17%
Dispersion9%
Precision7%
Trajectory4%
Overview
Program Structure
Stop Chips Near Hole. Feel the green and stop on a dime. Focus on Distance Control, Alignment, Aim, Scoring, Dispersion, Precision, Trajectory. For a 35-handicap player, in ~30 minutes.
Shot
Chip
What you will improve
Distance Control
Alignment
Aim
Scoring
Program details
Sessions
9 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
3 hr 54 min
or
1 drill per day
9 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.
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat rough grass.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Divide 36 balls into 3 groups of 12 balls each.
2
Put 3 targets on the green, each about 3 feet apart.
3
From about 10-20 yards away, chip 12 balls and try to get them to stop inside Target
4
Chip 12 balls at Target 2, same way.
5
Chip 12 balls at Target 3, same way.
6
Count how many shots stop inside the right target.
7
Add up your total successful shots out of 36 and enter score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
25
22
18
14
10
7
4
02
Chip | Parallel Ball Lines | Multiple Targets
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 parallel lines 20 balls per line and stop chip shots close to multiple targets. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Place 36 balls in 2 straight lines of 18 balls, 6 yards apart. Balls in each line are 1 foot apart.
2
Put 3 flags on the green, each 10 feet apart.
3
Hit 36 chip shots, aiming 12 shots at each flag.
4
From the first line, hit 4 balls to the first flag.
5
From the second line, hit 4 balls to the first flag.
6
Repeat steps 4 and 5 until 12 balls are hit to the first flag.
7
Do the same method for the second flag: 4 shots from each line, until 12 shots are made.
8
Repeat for the third flag.
9
A shot is good if it stops within 10 feet of the target.
0
Add up your good shots and enter the score in the app, out of 36 tries.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
28
26
24
20
16
12
9
6
4
03
Chip | Deep Rough and Other | Uphill/Downhill
Short Game
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
1
Find a spot in deep rough on an uphill slope 5 to 30 yards from the hole. Set up the ball the same way each time.
2
Place three targets around the green in a straight line, 4 feet apart.
3
Hit 18 chip shots from the uphill slope. Land 6 balls in each target zone.
4
Move to a deep rough spot on a downhill slope 5 to 30 yards from the hole. Keep the same setup.
5
Hit 18 chip shots from the downhill slope. Land 6 balls in each target zone.
6
Count each ball that ends inside the target as a success.
7
Add up all the successful shots out of 36 in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
24
20
16
12
8
5
3
04
Chip | Perpendicular Piles | 3 Landing Zones
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 10 equal perpendicular piles of 4 balls and hit-and-land chip shots inside landing zones. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make 10 piles of 4 balls each, in two lines of 5 piles.
2
Put piles on grass, 5–30 yards from the hole, lines 5–10 yards apart, piles in each line 2 yards apart.
3
On the green, mark three landing zones in a straight line, 6 feet apart.
4
Hit 36 chip shots, 12 at each landing zone.
5
Hit from different piles for each shot. Do 12 shots into the first zone, then 12 into the second, then 12 into the third.
6
Count shots that land fully in the target zone.
7
After 36 shots, enter the number of successful shots in the app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
31
29
26
22
17
13
9
6
3
05
Chip | Parallel Ball Lines | Bullseye 2x
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a chip shot in the bullseye. The best final score relative to PAR wins the challenge. Up to 80 balls are needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Place 4 lines of 9 balls each on the grass. Lines should be 5 yards apart. Balls in each line should be 1 foot apart. Put the lines between 5 and 30 yards from the hole.
2
Mark two circles on the green around the hole: a small circle 6 feet from the hole, and a bigger circle 15 feet from the hole.
3
Hit 36 chip shots total: 9 shots from each line.
4
Try to make each ball stop inside the small 6-foot circle. Balls that stop in the big circle but outside the small one count as partial success.
5
Count each ball that stops in the small circle as a full success.
6
After all 36 shots, add up how many stopped in the small circle. Enter your score out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
32
30
28
25
20
16
12
8
5
06
Chip | Parallel Ball Lines | Quadrants
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 parallel lines 20 balls per line and stop chip shots inside quadrants. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Arrange 36 balls in 2 lines of 18 balls each. Keep the lines 5 to 10 yards apart. Place balls 1 foot apart.
2
Mark a 6-foot circle around the hole. Divide the circle into 4 sections using markers.
3
Split the 36 chips into 4 sets of 9 shots.
4
From the first line, hit 9 chips at Quadrant
1
From the second line, hit 9 chips at Quadrant
5
From the first line, hit 9 chips at Quadrant
3
From the second line, hit 9 chips at Quadrant
6
Count each ball that stops in the correct quadrant.
7
Add up all successful shots and enter your score, out of 36, in the app.
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 perpendicular lines 20 balls per line and stop chip shots close to multiple targets. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make two crossing lines with 18 balls in each line.
2
Put the balls 1 foot (30 cm) apart on grass, 5 to 20 yards/meters from the hole.
3
Place 2 flags on the green. The flags should be 5 to 10 yards/meters apart.
4
Hit 18 balls from the first line. Try to land each ball within 10 feet (3 meters) of the first flag.
5
Move to the second line. Hit 18 balls trying to land each within 10 feet (3 meters) of the second flag.
6
Count how many balls stop inside the 10-foot (3-meter) circle near each flag. Enter the score in the app out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
32
30
28
25
20
16
12
8
5
08
Chip | Perpendicular Piles | Multiple Targets
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 10 equal perpendicular piles of 4 balls and stop chip shots close to multiple targets. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Make 10 piles of 4 balls each from 40 balls. Arrange the piles in 2 lines with 5 piles in each line. Lines cross each other.
2
Put the piles on grass 5 to 30 yards/meters from the hole. Space lines 5 to 10 yards/meters apart and piles 2 yards/meters apart.
3
On the green, put 3 targets in a line, about 8 feet apart. Call them Target A, Target B, and Target C.
4
Hit 36 chip shots, 12 to each target.
5
Hit 12 shots at Target A, then 12 at Target B, then 12 at Target C. Use any pile for any shot.
6
Count a shot as a success if it stops within 10 feet of the target.
7
After all 36 shots, add how many were successful 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
25
20
16
12
9
6
3
09
Chip | Scattered Piles | Quadrants
Short Game
Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal piles of 5 balls and stop chip shots inside quadrants. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Scatter 40 balls into 8 piles of 5 balls each between 5 and 30 yards from the hole.
2
On the green, use markers to make a 6-foot circle around the hole and divide it into 4 quadrants.
3
Hit 36 chip shots.
4
Hit 9 shots at each of the 4 quadrants.
5
Hit each shot from a different pile and try to land it in the right quadrant.
6
Count a shot as a success if it stops in the correct quadrant.
7
Enter number of successful shots out of 36 attempts 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
Next Step
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