Course Program

Pick Line and Commit

Chip through gate, for a 25-handicap player, ~20 minutes at Quail Creek Golf Course

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 24.53 drills61% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

25 to 45

Average HCP

24.5

Duration (single session)

1 hr 18 min

1 drill/day: 3 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Distance Control28%

Aim23%

Scoring17%

Trajectory16%

Alignment16%

Overview

Program Structure

Pick Line and Commit. Chip through gate and hit intended line. Focus on Distance Control, Aim, Scoring. For a 25-handicap player, in ~20 minutes.

Skill

Aim

Shot

Chip

What you will improve

Distance Control
Aim
Scoring
Trajectory

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

Chip | Perpendicular Ball Lines | 3 Landing Zones

Short Game

Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 2 perpendicular lines 20 balls per line and hit-and-land chip shots inside landing zones. Count the number of successes.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Chip | Perpendicular Ball Lines | 3 Landing Zones

Set up two lines of 18 balls each so they cross each other. Place balls 1 foot apart.

On the green, mark 3 landing zones spaced 6 feet apart in a row using sticks or string.

Hit 36 chip shots total: 18 from each ball line.

From the first line, hit 6 shots to each landing zone (18 shots).

From the second line, hit 6 shots to each landing zone (18 shots).

Count each ball that lands and stays inside the right landing zone.

Add up all successful shots, 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	11	7	4

Chip | Fairway | Above/Below Feet

Short Game

Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped fairway; one bucket with balls above feet level, one bucket with balls below feet level.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Chip | Fairway | Above/Below Feet

Place 3 target zones on the green, 6 feet apart, in a line from the hole.

Use 36 balls, split into two groups of

Chip 18 balls from above feet level, 6 balls to each zone.

Chip 18 balls from below feet level, 6 balls to each zone.

Count balls that stop inside the correct zone.

Add up total successful shots and 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

Chip | Parallel Ball Lines | 3 Landing Zones

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a chip shot inside the landing zone(s). The player with the most points at the end wins the challenge. Up to 80 balls are needed.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Chip | Parallel Ball Lines | 3 Landing Zones

Set up 4 lines of 9 balls. Balls are 1 foot apart. Each line is 5 yards/meters apart.

Put the lines 5 to 30 yards/meters from the hole, off the green.

Mark 3 landing zones on the green, spaced 6 feet (2 meters) apart.

There are 36 chip shots, split into 3 groups of

Hit the first 12 balls to Landing Zone

Hit the next 12 balls to Landing Zone

Hit the last 12 balls to Landing Zone

Use any line of balls each time. Hit all balls for the current landing zone.

After 12 shots for each zone, switch to the next zone and change lines if wanted.

Count a shot as a success if it lands and stops inside the right zone.

When finished, count how many successes out of 36, and enter score in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	31	29	27	23	18	14	10	7	4

Next Step

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