Up-and-down contest, for a 35-handicap player, ~30 minutes at Pelican Marsh Golf Club
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 355 drills85% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
25 to 45
Average HCP
35
Duration (single session)
2 hr 10 min
or
1 drill/day: 5 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Scoring30%
Distance Control19%
Aim17%
Precision16%
Dispersion8%
Trajectory5%
Accuracy5%
Overview
Program Structure
Chip 5–15 Yds From Fringe. Up-and-down contest and turn into birdies. Focus on Scoring, Distance Control, Aim, Precision, Dispersion, Trajectory, Accuracy. For a 35-handicap player, in ~30 minutes.
Shot
Chip
What you will improve
Scoring
Distance Control
Aim
Precision
Program details
Sessions
5 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
2 hr 10 min
or
1 drill per day
5 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.
Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal piles of 5 balls and stop chip shots inside quadrants. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Scatter 40 balls into 8 piles of 5 balls each between 5 and 30 yards from the hole.
2
On the green, use markers to make a 6-foot circle around the hole and divide it into 4 quadrants.
3
Hit 36 chip shots.
4
Hit 9 shots at each of the 4 quadrants.
5
Hit each shot from a different pile and try to land it in the right quadrant.
6
Count a shot as a success if it stops in the correct quadrant.
7
Enter number of successful shots out of 36 attempts in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
32
30
28
25
20
16
12
8
5
02
Chip | Parallel Piles | Quadrants
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 10 equal parallel piles of 4 balls and stop chip shots inside quadrants. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Put 40 balls into 10 piles with 4 balls in each pile. Arrange in two lines, 5 piles per line.
2
Space piles 2 yards or meters apart side to side. Space the two lines 5 to 10 yards or meters apart front to back.
3
Mark 4 sections (quadrants) in a circle of 6 feet or 2 meters radius around the hole on the green using string or tees.
4
Hit 36 chip shots total, 9 shots into each quadrant.
5
Start at any pile and chip balls to land in the first quadrant. After 9 shots, switch to the next quadrant.
6
Switch piles after each shot for variety, but always keep the same chipping setup and distance.
7
Count each ball that stops inside the correct quadrant as a success.
8
After all 36 shots, enter number of successful shots made out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
28
26
23
19
15
12
9
6
3
03
Chip | Parallel Ball Lines | Quadrants
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 parallel lines 20 balls per line and stop chip shots inside quadrants. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Arrange 36 balls in 2 lines of 18 balls each. Keep the lines 5 to 10 yards apart. Place balls 1 foot apart.
2
Mark a 6-foot circle around the hole. Divide the circle into 4 sections using markers.
3
Split the 36 chips into 4 sets of 9 shots.
4
From the first line, hit 9 chips at Quadrant
1
From the second line, hit 9 chips at Quadrant
5
From the first line, hit 9 chips at Quadrant
3
From the second line, hit 9 chips at Quadrant
6
Count each ball that stops in the correct quadrant.
7
Add up all successful shots and enter your score, out of 36, in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
25
21
16
12
9
6
3
04
Chip | Scattered Piles | 3 Landing Zones
Short Game
Scatter a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal piles of 5 balls and hit-and-land chip shots inside landing zones. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Put 40 balls into 8 piles, with 5 balls in each pile, between 5 and 30 yards from the hole.
2
On the green, mark 3 zones in a straight line, each zone 6 feet apart.
3
Hit 36 chip shots in total, split into 3 sets of 12 shots.
4
For the first 12 shots, aim to land the ball in Zone
5
For the next 12 shots, aim for Zone
6
For the last 12 shots, aim for Zone
7
Choose any pile to hit from, switch piles if wanted.
8
Count each shot that stops in the right zone as a success.
9
After all 36 shots, enter score in the app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
32
30
28
25
20
16
12
8
5
05
Chip | Parallel Piles | Bullseye 2x
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 10 equal parallel piles of 4 balls and stop chip shots inside the Bullseye. Count the number of balls in the inner and outer Bullseye.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 10 piles of 4 balls each in two rows. Each row has 5 piles.
2
Keep piles about 2 meters apart, rows 5–10 meters apart.
3
Place piles 5–30 meters from the hole, not on the green.
4
Mark two circles around the hole on the green: a small one (2 meters out) and a big one (5 meters out).
5
Take turns hitting balls from different piles, trying to stop balls in the circles.
6
Hit 36 balls total: 18 try for the small circle, 18 for the big circle.
7
Count how many balls finished in each circle.
8
Add these for a score and enter your total out of 36 tries.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
28
26
23
20
16
12
8
5
3
Next Step
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