Precision from tough lie, for a 17-handicap player, ~15 minutes at Red Rocks Country Club
Short GameAll teesProgram HCP 17.38 drills74% match to course practice profile
Program Snapshot
Handicap range
8 to 25
Average HCP
17.3
Duration (single session)
3 hr 28 min
or
1 drill/day: 8 days · 26 min/day
Ideal tee
All
Skill Distribution
Precision21%
Distance Control18%
Scoring15%
Alignment13%
Aim12%
Accuracy9%
Dispersion8%
Trajectory4%
Overview
Program Structure
Stick Chip Close To Hole. Pinpoint chips and thread the needle. Focus on Precision, Distance Control, Scoring, Alignment, Aim, Accuracy, Dispersion, Trajectory. For a 17-handicap player, in ~15 minutes.
Shot
Chip
What you will improve
Precision
Distance Control
Scoring
Alignment
Program details
Sessions
8 focused drills
Recommended
2–3 sessions / week
Total duration
3 hr 28 min
or
1 drill per day
8 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.
Up to 5 players compete to stop a chip shot inside the quadrant(s). The player with the most points wins the challenge. One bucket of balls per player is needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Mark 4 areas on the green with string or tees. Each area should be a circle about 6 feet wide.
2
Put 36 balls into 4 piles of 9 balls. Place the piles between 5 and 30 yards from the hole.
3
Hit 9 balls from each pile. Aim every group of 9 at a different circle.
4
Try to land each ball into the correct circle. Move to the next pile and repeat until all 36 balls are hit.
5
Count the balls that stop inside the correct circle.
6
Add up your 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
30
28
26
22
18
14
11
7
4
02
Chip | Deep Rough and Other | Flat
Short Game
Up to 5 players hit two buckets of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) from the flat deep rough and other extreme grass types.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 3 target zones on the green at 6, 12, and 18 feet from the hole.
2
Place 36 golf balls between 5 and 30 yards from the hole in the flat deep rough.
3
Split the 36 balls into 3 groups of 12, with each group aimed at one zone.
4
Hit from the same rough spot, aiming at the same zone, until you finish 12 shots for that zone.
5
Count a ball as a success if it lands and stays in the right zone.
6
Add up all successful chips. 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
26
22
18
14
11
7
4
03
Chip | Parallel Piles | 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. One bucket of balls per player is needed.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up three landing zones on the green in a line, 6 feet apart.
2
Make three piles of 12 balls each at the edge of the green.
3
Use the first pile to chip balls into the first landing zone, 12 shots.
4
Use the second pile to chip balls into the second landing zone, 12 shots.
5
Use the third pile to chip balls into the third landing zone, 12 shots. Count how many balls land and stay in each zone.
6
After all 36 shots, enter the number of successes out of 36 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 | Parallel Piles | 9 Stop Zones
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 10 equal parallel piles of 4 balls and stop chip shots inside 9 Stop Zones. Count the number of successful stops.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Set up 10 piles of 4 balls each in two rows (5 piles per row), spaced 2 yards/meters apart. Put the rows 5 to 10 yards/meters apart and place the piles 5 to 30 yards/meters from the hole.
2
Mark 9 stop zones on the green using buckets, string, or tees. Space them out so each zone is different.
3
Prepare to hit 36 chip shots, divided into 9 groups of 4 shots. Each group targets a different stop zone.
4
From any pile, hit 4 shots at the first stop zone. Move to the next stop zone and hit 4 shots at it. Keep going until you’ve aimed 4 shots at each of the 9 zones.
5
Count every ball that stops inside the right zone as a success.
6
When done, count up all successful stops 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
32
30
28
25
20
16
12
8
5
05
Chip | Perpendicular 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
Set up 10 piles of balls in two lines. Each line has 5 piles. Lines are 8 yards apart. Piles in each line are 3 yards apart.
2
Place the piles on grass between 5 and 30 yards from the hole. Keep the same setup.
3
On the green, mark 9 stop zones using buckets, string, or tees. Zones cover different short chip targets.
4
Take 36 chip shots in total. Chip 4 balls to each of the 9 zones.
5
For each shot, chip from any pile. Try to stop the ball in the assigned zone. Chip 4 balls to one zone before moving to the next.
6
Count each ball that stops in the correct zone as a success.
7
After 36 shots, count how many were successful. Enter your score out of 36 in the app.
Scoring benchmarks
Repetitions36
Handicap
+9
+5
+1
5
12
19
27
36
54
Score
31
29
26
22
17
13
9
6
4
06
Chip | Fairway | Flat
Short 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
07
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
08
Chip | Parallel Piles | 3 Landing Zones
Short Game
Align a bucket of balls (avg. bucket is 40 balls) into 10 equal parallel piles of 4 balls and hit-and-land chip shots inside landing zones. Count the number of successes.
26 minFocus: Short Game
1
Place 36 balls into 9 piles of 4 balls each. Arrange piles in two lines, with 4 in one line and 5 in the other, 5-10 yards apart and 2 yards between piles.
2
On the green, set up 3 landing zones side by side, 6 feet apart, using sticks, clubs, or string.
3
Hit 36 chip shots, 12 shots at each landing zone.
4
Hit 12 chip shots at the first landing zone from any piles.
5
Hit 12 chip shots at the second landing zone. Change piles if wanted.
6
Hit 12 chip shots at the third landing zone. Change piles if wanted.
7
Count a success each time the ball stays in the correct landing zone.
8
Add up all 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
30
28
26
22
18
14
10
7
4
Next Step
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