Course Program

Land Bunker Shots Close To Pin

Escape safely, for a 35-handicap player, ~30 minutes at Pakuwon

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 34.83 drills

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

25 to 45

Average HCP

34.8

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Aim22%

Accuracy19%

Dispersion18%

Precision17%

Distance Control14%

Scoring10%

Overview

Program Structure

Land Bunker Shots Close To Pin. Escape safely and land close to pin. Focus on Aim, Accuracy, Dispersion. For a 35-handicap player, in ~30 minutes.

Shot

Sand

What you will improve

Aim
Accuracy
Dispersion
Precision

Program details

Sessions: 3 focused drills
Recommended: 2–3 sessions / week
Total duration: 1 hr 18 min
1 drill per day: 3 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

Sand | Scattered Piles | Bullseye 2x

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a sand 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

Diagram for Sand | Scattered Piles | Bullseye 2x

Place two piles of balls in the sand 20-40 yards from the hole.

Make two circles around the hole on the green: one with a 6-foot radius and another with a 15-foot radius.

Hit 36 shots: 18 aimed for the small circle, 18 aimed for the area between the small and big circles.

Hit 18 balls, trying to land them in the small circle.

Hit 18 balls, trying to land them in the area between the two circles.

A ball in the right area counts as a success.

Count the number of balls in the right spots as you go.

Add up your total successful shots and enter your 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	8	5	3

Sand | Parallel Piles | Multiple Targets

Short Game

Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) in the sand into 10 equal parallel piles of 4 balls and stop sand shots close to multiple targets. Count the number of successes.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Sand | Parallel Piles | Multiple Targets

Make 2 lines in the sand with 5 piles of balls in each line. Each pile has 4 balls and is about 2 meters apart.

Put 3 flags on or near the green. Space them about 3 meters apart.

Hit 36 sand shots in total. Split them into 3 sets of 12 shots.

For the first 12 shots, try to land the ball within 3 meters of the first flag. Use any pile.

For the next 12 shots, try to land the ball within 3 meters of the second flag. Switch piles if you want.

For the last 12 shots, try to land the ball within 3 meters of the third flag. Use any pile.

Count only the shots that stop within 3 meters of the target.

After all 36 shots, enter the number of 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 | Parallel Piles | Multiple Targets

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a sand shot closest to the multiple target(s). The player with the most points at the end wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Set up 10 piles of balls in two lines, 5 piles in each line. Lines are 3 yards/meters apart and piles in each line are 4 yards/meters apart.

Place these piles on sand between 5 and 60 yards/meters from the hole. All piles must be on sand, not the green.

Mark 3 targets on the green, spaced at least 4 feet (about 1.2 meters) apart.

There are 36 shots total, split into 3 groups of 12 shots.

Aim first 12 shots at Target 1, next 12 at Target 2, last 12 at Target

Hit each shot from a sand pile, change pile each time. Ball position and setup stay the same.

A shot is a success if it stops inside the circle or area around the target.

Do all 36 shots, 12 at each target, then count successful shots. 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	22	18	14	10	7	4

Next Step

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