Course Program

Save Par On Every Approach

Turn into birdies, for a 17-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Rancho Sierra Golf Course

Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 16.54 drills65% match to course practice profile

Program Snapshot

Handicap range

6 to 25

Average HCP

16.5

Duration (single session)

1 hr 44 min

1 drill/day: 4 days · 26 min/day

Ideal tee

All

Skill Distribution

Scoring27%

Accuracy17%

Distance Control15%

Visualization12%

Dispersion10%

Precision9%

Trajectory6%

Alignment5%

Overview

Program Structure

Save Par On Every Approach. Turn into birdies and up-and-down contest. Focus on Scoring, Accuracy, Distance Control, Visualization, Dispersion, Precision, Trajectory, Alignment. For a 17-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.

Shot

Pitch

What you will improve

Scoring
Accuracy
Distance Control
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

Pitch | Scattered Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to land a pitch 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 Pitch | Scattered Piles | 3 Landing Zones

Set up 3 target zones on the green in a straight line, 6 feet apart.

Make 6 piles of balls between 30 and 60 yards from the hole.

Split 36 balls into 3 groups of

Hit 12 shots to target zone 1 from any pile.

Hit 12 shots to target zone 2 from any pile.

Hit 12 shots to target zone 3 from any pile.

Count how many shots stop inside the correct zone.

Enter the number of successes out of 36 attempts in the app.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	30	28	26	22	17	13	9	6	3

Pitch | Deep Rough and Other | Above/Below Feet

Short Game

Hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the sloped deep rough and other extreme grass types; one bucket with balls above feet level, and one bucket with balls below feet level.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Pitch | Deep Rough and Other | Above/Below Feet

Put 4 piles of 9 balls on a slope, 2 piles above feet, 2 piles below feet, 30 to 60 yards from the hole.

Mark 3 target zones on the green: left, center, right, each about 6 feet wide.

Hit 36 pitch shots, 18 from above feet piles, 18 from below feet piles.

For each area (above and below feet), hit 6 shots to each zone.

Switch between piles of the same area as you hit, aiming for the target zone.

A shot counts if the ball stops in the right zone.

Count how many shots went in the target zones and enter score in the app, out of 36 attempts.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	29	27	24	20	16	12	9	6	4

Pitch | 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, and one bucket with balls below feet level.

26 minFocus: Short Game

Diagram for Pitch | Fairway | Above/Below Feet

Choose two starting spots on a sloped fairway—one where the ball is above your feet, and one where it is below your feet.

Put 3 piles of 6 balls each above your feet, spaced between 30 and 60 yards from the hole.

Put 3 piles of 6 balls each below your feet, spaced between 30 and 60 yards from the hole.

Mark three target zones on the green: Left, Center, and Right, spaced about 6 feet apart.

Hit 6 shots from each above-feet pile, aiming at each target zone (18 shots total from above feet).

Hit 6 shots from each below-feet pile, aiming at each target zone (18 shots total from below feet).

Count a shot as successful if the ball stays in the target zone.

When all 36 shots are done, add up 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	29	27	24	20	15	12	9	7	4

Pitch | Perpendicular Piles | 9 Stop Zones

Short Game

Up to 5 players compete to stop a pitch 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 Pitch | Perpendicular Piles | 9 Stop Zones

Place 10 piles of balls in two lines that cross each other, with 5 piles in each line, spaced 3 yards apart.

Put these piles on grass, 30 to 60 yards from the hole.

On the green, mark 9 clear stop zones using buckets, string, or tees, spaced evenly.

Hit 36 pitch shots, aiming 4 shots at each of the 9 stop zones.

From any pile, hit 4 balls trying to stop them in the first zone.

After 4 shots, aim at the next zone and hit 4 more shots, repeating for each zone.

Keep hitting 4 shots per stop zone until all 9 zones are done (total 36 shots).

Count each ball that stops in the target zone as a success.

After all shots, add the number of successful shots and enter your score in the app out of 36.

Scoring benchmarks

Repetitions36

Handicap	+9	+5	+1	5	12	19	27	36	54
Score	31	29	26	22	18	14	10	7	4

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