Turn into birdies, for a 26-handicap player, ~20 minutes at Pine Needles
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 26.34 drills61% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
10 to 45
Average HCP
26.3
Duration (single session)
1 hr 44 min
or
1 drill/day: 4 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Scoring31%
Alignment25%
Distance Control18%
Dispersion9%
Aim9%
Accuracy6%
Precision3%
Overview
Program Structure
Up-and-Down Contest. Save par clutch and up-and-down contest. Focus on Scoring, Alignment, Distance Control, Dispersion, Aim, Accuracy, Precision. For a 26-handicap player, in ~20 minutes.
Skill
Scoring
Shot
Chip
What you will improve
Scoring
Alignment
Distance Control
Dispersion
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.
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat fairway.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Divide balls into 3 groups of
2
Set up 3 target zones on the green: Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone
3
Start each shot from the flat fairway 5–20 yards from the hole, same ball setup every time.
4
Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone
5
Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone
6
Hit 12 shots trying to land in Zone
3
Enter score in app, out of 36 attempts.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
31
29
26
22
18
14
10
7
4
02
Chip | Scattered Piles | 9 Stop Zones
Short Game
Up to 5 players compete to stop a chip shot in the stop zone(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
1
Put 36 balls into 9 piles. Each pile has 4 balls. Put piles 5 to 30 yards from the hole.
2
Mark 9 target zones on the green.
3
Try to hit 4 balls into each zone. Do this for all 9 zones.
4
Always use the same ball setup. Only change which zone is the target.
5
Count each ball that stops inside the correct zone.
6
Add up all the successful shots out of
6
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
27
23
18
14
10
7
4
03
Chip | Rough | Flat
Short Game
Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat rough grass.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Divide 36 balls into 3 groups of 12 balls each.
2
Put 3 targets on the green, each about 3 feet apart.
3
From about 10-20 yards away, chip 12 balls and try to get them to stop inside Target
4
Chip 12 balls at Target 2, same way.
5
Chip 12 balls at Target 3, same way.
6
Count how many shots stop inside the right target.
7
Add up your total successful shots out of 36 and enter score in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
30
28
25
22
18
14
10
7
4
04
Chip | Perpendicular Piles | Quadrants
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 10 equal perpendicular piles of 4 balls and stop chip shots inside quadrants. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 2 lines with 5 piles of 4 balls each. There are 10 piles in total.
2
Space the 2 lines 5 to 10 yards apart. Space each pile 2 yards apart along each line.
3
On the green, use string or markers to make a circle 6 feet wide around the hole. Divide the circle into 4 equal parts.
4
Hit 36 chip shots, split into 4 groups of
5
For each group, try to stop the balls in one part of the circle. Move to the next part after each group.
6
Alternate where you chip from to practice different spots, but aim for the chosen part of the circle.
7
Count how many balls land in the right part of the circle.
8
Add all your successful chips out of 36 and enter the score 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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