Course Program

Avoid trouble: set up par or birdie with your driver

Advantage from tee, for a 9-handicap player, ~10 minutes at Oaklands

Driving RangeAll teesProgram HCP 94 drills

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 25

Average HCP

9

Duration (single session)

2 hr 4 min

or

1 drill/day: 4 days · 31 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Scoring26%
Dispersion24%
Precision16%
Accuracy16%
Trajectory10%
Distance Control8%

Overview

Program Structure

Avoid trouble: set up par or birdie with your driver. Avoid trouble spots and advantage from tee. Focus on Scoring, Dispersion, Precision. For a 9-handicap player, in ~10 minutes.

Skill

Scoring

Club

Driver

What you will improve

  • Scoring
  • Dispersion
  • Precision
  • Accuracy

Program details

Sessions
4 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
2 hr 4 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

Driver | Opposite Shots Challenge

Driving Range

Complete the Opposite Shots Challenge using driver only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls.

31 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Driver | Opposite Shots Challenge
1

Pick one flag or target on the driving range to aim at for the whole drill.

2

Hit 36 shots with your driver, in 3 groups of 12 shots.

3

In each group, do 6 pairs of two different shot types, taking turns between them.

4

Group 1: Hit 6 fades and 6 draws, alternating each time, always aiming at the same target.

5

Group 2: Hit 6 high shots and 6 low shots, alternating, always at the same target.

6

Group 3: Hit 6 pull/fade shots and 6 push/draw shots, alternating, always at the target.

7

Try to make each shot match the right shape and land close to the target.

8

Count every shot that lands near the target and has the right shape as a success.

9

After all 36 shots, add up your number of successes and enter your score in the app out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3028262218141064
02

Driver | L-R and R-L 9 Targets

Driving Range

Hit 5 balls to each randomly selected target while producing left-to-right and right-to-left shots, using driver only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls.

31 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Driver | L-R and R-L  9 Targets
1

Pick a flag or target at the distance you want to practice.

2

Put 9 markers in a circle around the flag, spaced evenly and close to it.

3

Hit 36 shots with your driver.

4

Divide your 36 shots into 9 groups of 4 shots, each group aimed at one marker.

5

For each marker, hit 2 shots curving left, 2 shots curving right.

6

A shot counts if it finishes between the two markers of a target.

7

Set up carefully for each shot and try to hit the target the right way.

8

Count how many shots finished between the markers and enter your score out of 36 in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3230282520161285
03

Driver | Dispersion Corridors

Driving Range

Hit 15 balls to each dispersion corridor using driver only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls. Count total number of successful shots.

31 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Driver | Dispersion Corridors
1

Pick one target to aim for with your driver.

2

Make three zones around the target, each zone 25 feet apart, using cones or markers.

3

Hit 36 drives in total, split into 3 groups of 12 shots.

4

For the first 12 shots, aim for the first zone.

5

For the next 12 shots, aim for the second zone.

6

For the last 12 shots, aim for the third zone and enter your score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

7

Use any spot to hit from, but keep your ball setup the same.

8

Count each shot that lands and stays in the correct zone as a success.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3230272318141074
04

Driver | Y Area

Driving Range

Hit 15 balls to each Y area using driver only. Hit one bucket of ~50 balls. Count total number of successful shots.

31 minFocus: Driving Range
Diagram for Driver | Y Area
1

Choose one flag or target on the range to aim at with the driver.

2

Mark 3 Y-shaped target areas around the flag, each about 15 yards wide.

3

Hit 36 driver shots.

4

Hit 12 shots at each Y-area.

5

Hit shots to the areas in any order.

6

A shot is a success if it lands in the 15-yard-wide Y-area around the flag.

7

Count the successful shots for each Y-area.

8

Add up total successful shots and enter the score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36
Handicap+9+5+151219273654
Score3028252218141074

Next Step

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