Course Program

Land 2–3 Feet From Hole

Land 2-3 feet away, for a 15-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Piney Point Gc

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 14.54 drills63% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

1 to 25

Average HCP

14.5

Duration (single session)

1 hr 44 min

1 drill/day: 4 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Scoring35%

Distance Control19%

Accuracy16%

Visualization11%

Dispersion9%

Precision6%

Alignment5%

Overview

Program Structure

Land 2–3 Feet From Hole. Land 2-3 feet away and sand from longer range. Focus on Scoring, Distance Control, Accuracy. For a 15-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Shot

Sand

What you will improve

Scoring
Distance Control
Accuracy
Visualization

Program details

Sessions: 4 focused drills
Recommended: 2–3 sessions / week
Total duration: 1 hr 44 min
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.

Drill 1 Drill 2 Drill 3 Drill 4

Sand Short

Short Game

Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sand.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Place 3 piles of 12 golf balls in the bunker, each pile in a different spot between 5 and 20 yards from the hole.

Mark 3 target zones on the green around the hole, each zone about 3 feet wide.

Hit balls from each pile and try to land them in each target zone, 12 shots per zone.

Count each ball that stops inside the right zone as a success.

After all shots, enter the number of successful balls out of 36 in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	28	26	23	20	16	12	9	6	3

Sand | Scattered Piles | Quadrants

Short Game

Scatter a bucket of balls in the sand (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 8 equal piles of 5 balls and stop sand shots inside quadrants. Count the number of successes.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Sand | Scattered Piles | Quadrants

Make 8 piles of 5 balls each (total 40 balls) in sand bunkers 20–40 yards from the hole.

On the green, make a 10-foot circle around the hole. Divide the circle into 4 quadrants.

Hit 36 shots from the sand. Aim for 9 shots in each quadrant.

Hit from different piles to change distance and angle.

Try to stop each ball in the right quadrant. Count only the shots that stop in the correct quadrant.

Count successful shots in the correct quadrants. 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	21	16	12	9	6	3

Sand | Perpendicular Piles | 9 Stop Zones

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a sand 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

Diagram for Sand | Perpendicular Piles | 9 Stop Zones

Set up 10 piles of 4 balls each in two crossing lines of 5 piles each, spaced 3 yards/meters apart, and 20-40 yards from the hole.

On the green, mark 9 target zones with buckets, tees, or string in a clear grid or pattern.

Split 36 shots into 9 groups of

Each group only aims for one target zone.

For each group, pick a pile and hit 4 sand shots, trying to stop each ball in the zone.

Move to the next zone and repeat until each of the 9 zones has had 4 shots (36 total shots).

Each ball that stops in the right zone counts as one success.

After all shots, count how many were successful 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	22	18	14	10	7	4

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

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