Pitch close, for a 17-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Orinda Cc
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 16.54 drills60% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
6 to 25
Average HCP
16.5
Duration (single session)
1 hr 44 min
or
1 drill/day: 4 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Accuracy37%
Scoring17%
Alignment15%
Distance Control15%
Aim11%
Visualization6%
Overview
Program Structure
Pitch it close: accuracy from 20 yards and in. Leave inside 5 feet and pick landing spot. Focus on Accuracy, Scoring, Alignment, Distance Control, Aim, Visualization. For a 17-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.
Skill
Accuracy
Shot
Pitch
What you will improve
Accuracy
Scoring
Alignment
Distance Control
Program details
Sessions
4 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
1 hr 44 min
or
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.
Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat deep rough and other extreme grass types.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Put 3 target zones on the green: left, center, right. Each 5 feet apart.
2
Put 12 balls in a pile, 30-60 yards from the hole, in deep rough.
3
Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone A.
4
Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone B.
5
Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone C.
6
Keep balls in the same spot and rough for all shots.
7
Count each ball that lands and stays in the right zone.
8
After 36 shots, enter your number of successes into the app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
25
22
17
13
9
6
4
02
Pitch | Deep Rough and Other | Above/Below Feet
Short Game
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped deep rough and other extreme grass types; one bucket with balls above feet level, and one bucket with balls below feet level.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Put 4 piles of 9 balls on a slope, 2 piles above feet, 2 piles below feet, 30 to 60 yards from the hole.
2
Mark 3 target zones on the green: left, center, right, each about 6 feet wide.
3
Hit 36 pitch shots, 18 from above feet piles, 18 from below feet piles.
4
For each area (above and below feet), hit 6 shots to each zone.
5
Switch between piles of the same area as you hit, aiming for the target zone.
6
A shot counts if the ball stops in the right zone.
7
Count how many shots went in the target zones and enter 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
16
12
9
6
4
03
Pitch | Parallel Piles | Bullseye 2x
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch shot in the bullseye. The best final score relative to PAR wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 10 piles of balls in 2 rows of
5
Space rows 6 yards/meters apart. Space piles in each row 4 yards/meters apart.
2
Put all piles on grass, between 30 and 60 yards/meters from the hole, not on the green.
3
On the green, draw two circles around the hole: the inner one has a 6-foot/2-meter radius (birdie zone); the outer one has a 15-foot/5-meter radius (par zone). Shots outside the big circle count as misses (bogey).
4
Hit 36 pitch shots total: 18 aiming for the inner (birdie) circle, 18 aiming for the outer (par) ring but outside the inner circle. Split into two groups of 18; switch groups after every 6 shots.
5
Hit from any pile. Count a shot as successful if the ball stops inside the right circle (inner or outer).
6
Keep going until all 36 shots are done. Change piles for different lies.
7
At the end, add up how many successful shots out of 36 attempts and enter your score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
29
27
24
20
15
11
8
5
3
04
Pitch | Deep Rough and Other | Uphill/Downhill
Short Game
Up to 5 players 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
Prepare 36 balls in 6 groups of
2
Set up 2 target zones on the green: one uphill and one downhill, with markers 6 feet apart.
3
Hit 18 balls to the uphill zone and 18 to the downhill zone.
4
Hit 6 balls from the tough uphill spot to the uphill zone.
5
Hit 6 balls from the tough downhill spot to the downhill zone.
6
Do steps 4 and 5 two more times for all 36 shots.
7
Count each ball that stays in the right zone.
8
After 36 shots, enter your number of successes out of 36 in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
26
22
18
14
10
7
4
Next Step
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Start the drills at your own pace or work with a resident professional on this course.
