Course Program

Sand 10–25 Yds

Sand from longer range, for a 17-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Newlands

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 16.84 drills

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

7 to 25

Average HCP

16.8

Duration (single session)

1 hr 44 min

1 drill/day: 4 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Scoring44%

Accuracy24%

Visualization18%

Distance Control9%

Dispersion5%

Overview

Program Structure

Sand 10–25 Yds. Land 2-3 feet away and sand from longer range. Focus on Scoring, Accuracy, Visualization. For a 17-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Shot

Sand

What you will improve

Scoring
Accuracy
Visualization
Distance Control

Program details

Sessions: 4 focused drills
Recommended: 2–3 sessions / week
Total duration: 1 hr 44 min
1 drill per day: 4 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 Drill 4

Sand | Scattered Piles | Quadrants

Short Game

Scatter a bucket of balls in the sand (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal piles of 5 balls and stop sand shots inside quadrants. Count the number of successes.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Sand | Scattered Piles | Quadrants

Make 8 piles of 5 balls each (total 40 balls) in sand bunkers 20–40 yards from the hole.

On the green, make a 10-foot circle around the hole. Divide the circle into 4 quadrants.

Hit 36 shots from the sand. Aim for 9 shots in each quadrant.

Hit from different piles to change distance and angle.

Try to stop each ball in the right quadrant. Count only the shots that stop in the correct quadrant.

Count successful shots in the correct quadrants. Enter 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	21	16	12	9	6	3

Sand Mid

Short Game

Up to 5 players hit sand shot two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sand.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Put two piles of 18 balls each on sand bunkers 5 yards apart, 20 to 40 yards from the hole.

Mark three target zones on the green near the hole, spaced 6 feet apart from left to right.

Hit 36 sand shots in three groups of 12 shots.

First 12 shots aim for left zone, second 12 for center zone, last 12 for right zone.

Hit shots from either pile, but use same setup and distance every time.

Count each shot that stops in the right zone as a success.

Add your total successes out of 36 attempts in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	28	26	23	19	15	11	8	5	3

Sand Long

Short Game

Up to 5 players hit sand shot two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sand.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Set up two sand piles 5 yards apart, 40 to 60 yards from the hole.

Hit 18 shots from the first pile, then 18 shots from the second pile.

Mark three landing zones around the hole, each 3 to 5 feet wide.

Try to land 12 shots in each different zone.

Hit 12 shots at the first zone.

Hit 12 shots at the second zone.

Hit 12 shots at the third zone. After all 36 shots, count how many landed and stopped in the right zone for each stage. Enter your total successful shots out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	30	28	24	20	16	12	8	5	3

Sand Short

Short Game

Up to 5 players hit sand shot two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sand.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Make two piles of 18 golf balls, 5 yards apart, in two bunkers: one bunker is 5 yards from the hole, the other is 20 yards from the hole.

Mark three zones on the green: Close (within 3 feet), Medium (3 to 6 feet), Far (6 to 10 feet).

Hit 18 shots from the 5-yard bunker and 18 shots from the 20-yard bunker.

For each bunker, aim 6 shots at each zone.

Hit each shot the same way. Try to land the ball in the right zone.

If the ball lands and stops in the target zone, it counts as a success.

Count the number of successes 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	29	27	24	20	15	12	9	6	3

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