Course Program

Land Close To Pin

Pick line and commit, for a 35-handicap player, ~30 minutes at Pine Lakes Golf Club

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 34.83 drills64% match to course practice profile

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

Aim23%

Alignment19%

Dispersion14%

Distance Control13%

Accuracy11%

Scoring10%

Precision10%

Overview

Program Structure

Land Close To Pin. Hit intended line and chip through gate. Focus on Aim, Alignment, Dispersion, Distance Control, Accuracy, Scoring, Precision. For a 35-handicap player, in ~30 minutes.

Shot

Pitch

What you will improve

Aim
Alignment
Dispersion
Distance Control

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

Pitch | Deep Rough and Other | Uphill/Downhill

Short Game

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

Diagram for Pitch | Deep Rough and Other | Uphill/Downhill

Find a place on the uphill slope, 30 to 40 yards from the hole, to hit all shots.

Put a target (like a pin or club) at the hole or a visible spot on the green.

Split 36 shots into 2 groups of

Hit 18 balls from the uphill slope, trying to stop them close to the target.

Move to a similar place on the downhill slope at the same distance.

Hit 18 balls from the downhill slope at the same target.

Count how many balls stop in the chosen scoring area around the target (example: within 3 feet).

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

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	31	29	26	22	18	14	10	6	3

Pitch | Perpendicular Piles | Multiple Targets

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch 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

Diagram for Pitch | Perpendicular Piles | Multiple Targets

Arrange 10 piles of balls in two lines that cross each other at a right angle. Each line has 5 piles, spaced about 3 meters apart.

Place the piles on grass, 30 to 60 meters from the hole.

Set 5 different targets around the green, spaced apart.

Make 36 pitch shots, in 6 rounds of 6 shots each.

For each round, pick one pile and one target. Hit 6 shots from that pile to that target.

After 6 shots, move to a different pile and a different target for the next round. Keep going until all 36 shots are done and each target has 6 shots.

Count each shot that lands closest to the target as a success.

Add up the number of successful shots from all 36 shots and enter this 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	17	13	9	6	3

Pitch | Parallel Piles | Multiple Targets

Short Game

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

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Pitch | Parallel Piles | Multiple Targets

Make 10 piles of balls in two lines, 5 piles in each line. Each pile has 4 balls.

The lines should be 7 yards apart. Each pile in a line is 3 yards apart from the next.

Put 3 flags on the green, at different spots, 20 to 40 yards away.

Hit 36 pitch shots in total, 12 shots at each flag.

Pick any pile to start. Hit shots from any pile to the first flag until you finish 12 shots.

Do the same thing for the second flag and then the third flag, 12 shots at each.

Count how many balls end within 10 feet (3 meters) from the flag.

After all 36 shots, add up the number of shots that were successful and enter score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	31	29	26	22	17	13	9	6	3

Next Step

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