Course Program

Save Par From Bunker Consistently

Land 2-3 feet away, for a 18-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Pine Grove Cc

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 17.53 drills62% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

10 to 25

Average HCP

17.5

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Scoring37%

Accuracy17%

Visualization17%

Precision12%

Trajectory8%

Distance Control8%

Overview

Program Structure

Save Par From Bunker Consistently. Sand from longer range and save par consistently. Focus on Scoring, Accuracy, Visualization. For a 18-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Shot

Sand

What you will improve

Scoring
Accuracy
Visualization
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 | 3 Landing Zones

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to land a sand shot inside the landing zone(s). The player with the most points wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Sand | Scattered Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Make 3 target zones on the green using sticks or clubs. Space them 6 feet apart in a line.

Make 6 piles of 6 balls each in the sand, 20 to 40 yards from the hole.

Hit 36 sand shots: 12 shots to each zone.

Hit from any pile to Zone 1, then move to another pile and hit to Zone 2, then to another pile for Zone

Try to land the ball in the correct zone. Each ball that stays in the correct zone is a success.

After all shots, count how many balls landed in the correct zones 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	21	16	12	8	5	3

Sand Long

Short Game

Up to 5 players hit sand shot two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sand.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Set up two sand piles 5 yards apart, 40 to 60 yards from the hole.

Hit 18 shots from the first pile, then 18 shots from the second pile.

Mark three landing zones around the hole, each 3 to 5 feet wide.

Try to land 12 shots in each different zone.

Hit 12 shots at the first zone.

Hit 12 shots at the second zone.

Hit 12 shots at the third zone. After all 36 shots, count how many landed and stopped in the right zone for each stage. Enter your total successful shots out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	30	28	24	20	16	12	8	5	3

Sand Mid

Short Game

Up to 5 players hit sand shot two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sand.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Put two piles of 18 balls each on sand bunkers 5 yards apart, 20 to 40 yards from the hole.

Mark three target zones on the green near the hole, spaced 6 feet apart from left to right.

Hit 36 sand shots in three groups of 12 shots.

First 12 shots aim for left zone, second 12 for center zone, last 12 for right zone.

Hit shots from either pile, but use same setup and distance every time.

Count each shot that stops in the right zone as a success.

Add your total 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

Next Step

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