Course Program

Maximize Wedge Greens In Regulation

Maximize greens in regulation, for a 1-handicap player, ~10 minutes at Oake Manor

Driving RangeAll teesProgram HCP 0.54 drills66% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

0 to 10

Average HCP

0.5

Duration (single session)

2 hr 2 min

or

1 drill/day: 4 days · 31 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Distance Control34%
Scoring34%
Accuracy26%
Dispersion6%

Overview

Program Structure

Maximize Wedge Greens In Regulation. Maximize greens in regulation and advanced accuracy. Focus on Distance Control, Scoring, Accuracy. For a 1-handicap player, in ~10 minutes.

Club

Wedges (LW,SW,GW,PW)

What you will improve

  • Distance Control
  • Scoring
  • Accuracy
  • Dispersion

Program details

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

Wedges (LW to PW) | Target Line (Longer)

Driving Range

Hit to different targets using wedges only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls.

30 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Wedges (LW to PW) | Target Line (Longer)
1

Set up 5 targets in a line, spaced 10 yards or meters apart.

2

Mark each target with a circle or cone showing a 4-yard or meter zone.

3

Get 35 balls and put them nearby. Use only wedges (LW, SW, GW, PW).

4

Hit 7 shots at each target, trying to land the ball inside the 4-yard or meter zone.

5

Switch wedges if wanted, but keep the target order the same or random as you like.

6

Count each shot that stays inside the 4-yard or meter zone as a success.

7

Add up how many successful shots you got after all 35 tries and enter your score in the app, out of 35 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions35
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3230282520161285
02

Wedges (LW to PW) | Scattered Targets (Shorter)

Driving Range

Hit to different targets using wedges only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls.

31 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Wedges (LW to PW) | Scattered Targets (Shorter)
1

Set up 6 targets spaced 10 yards or meters apart.

2

Mark a 3-yard or meter wide landing zone at each target.

3

Use only wedges (LW, SW, GW, PW) and keep ball setup the same for every shot.

4

Hit 36 shots total: 6 shots at each target.

5

Take turns hitting each target, changing wedges if desired, always aiming to land the ball in the landing zone.

6

Count shots that land and stop inside the landing zone as success.

7

After all 36 shots, enter number of successful shots out of 36 in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3230282520161285
03

Wedges (LW to PW) | Target Line (Shorter)

Driving Range

Hit to different targets using wedges only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls.

30 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Wedges (LW to PW) | Target Line (Shorter)
1

Set up 5 targets in a straight line, 10 yards/meters apart.

2

Mark each target with a visible marker.

3

Use only wedges (LW, SW, GW, PW) to hit 35 shots, 7 shots at each target.

4

Try to land each shot inside a 3-yard/meter area around each marker.

5

You can change wedges between shots, but keep the ball setup the same.

6

Hit 7 shots at one target, then go to the next target until all 5 are done.

7

Count each shot that stops inside the 3-yard/meter area as a success.

8

When finished, add up your successful shots and enter your score in the app, out of 35 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions35
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3028252218141074
04

Wedges (LW to PW) | Birdie-Par-Bogey Radius

Driving Range

Use wedges only to land the ball inside the radius. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls. Keep the score relative to PAR.

31 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Wedges (LW to PW) | Birdie-Par-Bogey Radius
1

Put a flag on the green as a target.

2

Make two circles around the flag: the first circle is 3 yards (birdie zone), the second circle is 6 yards (par zone).

3

Get 36 balls and use the same setup for every shot.

4

Split the 36 balls into 3 groups of

5

For the first 12 shots, try to land the ball inside the small (3-yard) circle.

6

For the next 12 shots, try to land the ball inside the big circle but outside the small circle.

7

For the last 12 shots, try to land the ball anywhere inside the big circle.

8

Use any wedge club and change clubs whenever you want.

9

Count a shot as a success if it stops in the correct zone for that group.

0

After all shots, count how many were successful out of 36 and enter the score in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score302825211612853

Next Step

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